Students’ attitude to and motivation for outdoor life

• Authors: Inga Liepina , Daina Krauksta
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Background: The aim of the research was to find out how the process of the study course Tourism at the Latvian Academy of Sport Education affects the formation of the students’ attitude towards outdoor life education. Material/Methods: In order to find it out, first of all, we clarified the students’ previous knowledge, understanding of outdoor education, as well as their previous outdoor life experience. The total number of participants was 97 students. Both theoretical and practical classes, as well as a five-day outdoor camp with various outdoor activities were included in the study course Tourism. The method of inquiry was used in the research. Results: The results of the first inquiries showed that students have very small previous outdoor life experience. The study course Tourism helped students develop a positive attitude and at least short-time motivation for the development of further outdoor experience. Conclusions: Research shows that Latvian Academy of Sport Education students’ prior outdoor living experience compared to experiences of other country students, such as Norway, the Czech Republic, or Sweden, is very small. The study course program Tourism increased students outdoor living experience. The course comprised a positive attitude and at least a temporary motivation for further formation of an outdoor experience. However, to ensure long-term motivation, further studies are required

Keywords

EN

outdoor education; outdoor life experience; motivation; attitude

• Publisher: Versita
• Journal: Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 314-321

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2014

received

1 - 11 - 2013

accepted

1 - 9 - 2014

online

30 - 12 - 2014

Contributors

author

Inga Liepina

• Latvian Academy of Sport Education, Riga, Latvia

author

Daina Krauksta

• Latvian Academy of Sport Education, Riga, Latvia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/bjha-2014-0031