Research Resources
RESEARCH RESOURCES
AEE values research and evaluation as one of the cornerstones of effective programming and advocacy. The organization is committed to helping our member programs to access pertinent research information and to engage in the evaluation of their own programs.
AEE Research
- Journal of Experiential Education
- Council on Reserach and Evaluation Symposium Proceedings Summary (The purpose of CORE is to use evidenced based research to statistically validate how experiential education methodologies work)
- AEE Conference Papers and Presentations
- How multiculturalism in a changing society can influence experiential education, Kurt Hahn Address by Nina Roberts, 2007 Annual Conference
- Out of the box and into the big wide world: Experiential education for the 21st Century, Kurt Hahn Address by Peter Higgins, 2006 Annual Conference
- 2004 AEE Annual Conference Selected Papers & Abstracts (downloadable PDF)
- Research and Evaluation of Adventure Programming (REAP) Symposium - Overviews and powerpoints from presentations at the 2008 REAP symposium
- Betty van der Smissen Grant Fund
- Join the AEE Listserv - send an email to aeelist-join@aee.org
- Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning
- Australian Journal of Outdoor Education
- Referred Journals that publish Outdoor Education Philosophy, Theory, and Research
- Outward Bound Philosophy, Theory, Research & Evaluation Publications
- Coalition for Education in the Outdoors Research Symposia Proceedings
Links to Research Sites
- Experience-based Training & Development Research Studies (Dr. Simon Priest & colleagues, 1989-1997)
- Outdoor Education Research A - Z
- Outdoor Education Research and Evaluation Center
- Indiana University Adventure Research Cache
Researchers
Findings on Specific Topics- Does Camp Enhance Self-Esteem?
- Positive Youth Development in the United States: Research Findings on Evaluations of Positive Youth Development
