In Their Own Words
Wilderness orientation programs, as a special type of orientation, have become commonplace at many colleges and universities. The First Ascent (FA) program is an example of one such program and is a small piece of a comprehensive first-year experience offered at Appalachian State University (ASU). T...
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| description | Wilderness orientation programs, as a special type of orientation, have become commonplace at many colleges and universities. The First Ascent (FA) program is an example of one such program and is a small piece of a comprehensive first-year experience offered at Appalachian State University (ASU). This program evaluation is intended to uncover the meaning of First Ascent through students' voices. Specifically, this qualitative study used naturally occurring data as an unobtrusive measure to gether feedback from participants over the eight-year period in which First Ascent has been in existence. Analysis of the data revealed that students spoke of the interpersonal and intrapersonal aspects of the experience as well as the importance of the natural world as a medium. Issues of personal welfare were notable but not prevalent. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b9abe106e4f445da2417bd857829a0a2022-12-21T21:25:36ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingJournal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention1534-22632690-45352010-06-0117210.24926/jcotr.v17i2.27202394In Their Own WordsDiane M. WaryoldJ. Joy JamesWilderness orientation programs, as a special type of orientation, have become commonplace at many colleges and universities. The First Ascent (FA) program is an example of one such program and is a small piece of a comprehensive first-year experience offered at Appalachian State University (ASU). This program evaluation is intended to uncover the meaning of First Ascent through students' voices. Specifically, this qualitative study used naturally occurring data as an unobtrusive measure to gether feedback from participants over the eight-year period in which First Ascent has been in existence. Analysis of the data revealed that students spoke of the interpersonal and intrapersonal aspects of the experience as well as the importance of the natural world as a medium. Issues of personal welfare were notable but not prevalent.https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/jcotr/article/view/2720psychosocial theorychickeringseven vectorsdevelopmentnational center for education statistics (nces)first ascentappalachian state universitycouncil for the advancement of standards in higher educationoutward boundastininterpersonalintrapersonal |
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| topic | psychosocial theory chickering seven vectors development national center for education statistics (nces) first ascent appalachian state university council for the advancement of standards in higher education outward bound astin interpersonal intrapersonal |
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