Volume 2(3): Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership is now available

Bowling Green, Ky. The Western Kentucky University Research Foundation, the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education; and the Wilderness Education Association are pleased to announce publication of Volume 2(3) of the Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership.

The Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership publishes quality manuscripts to disseminate the latest knowledge related to outdoor recreation, education, and leadership to help develop theory and practice. The journal seeks quantitative and/or qualitative research findings; conceptual or theoretical discussions; or program practices. Relevant topic areas (centered on outdoor recreation, outdoor education, or outdoor leadership) for the journal include, but are not limited to: outdoor recreation, adventure recreation, outdoor education, outdoor leadership, pedagogy, administration, programming, risk management, wilderness medicine, certification, participant behavior, trends, diversity, training, and outcomes.

Abstracts (free) and full articles (available by subscription) are available at www.ejorel.com. Volume 2(3) includes the following:

1. Editors’ Notes – (Aram Attarian and Raymond Poff)

2. Residential Outdoor Education and Environmental Attitudes: An Examination in a Malaysian University (Md Amin Md Taff, Azlizam Aziz, Raja Nor Safinas Raja Haron, Nelfianty Mohd Rasyid, & Mazuki Mohd Yasim)

3. Can Family Outdoor and Countryside Recreation Help Reconnect Children with the Outdoors? Affluent Middle Childhood Perspectives of Countryside Recreation in the United Kingdom (Debbie Pearlman Hougie)

4. The Validity of Petzoldt’s Energy Mile Theory (Maridy McNeff Troy & Maurice Phipps)

5. Appalachian Trail Hiking Motivations and Means-end Theory: Theory, Management, and Practice (Edwin Gómez, Barbara Freidt, Eddie Hill, Marni Goldenberg, & Laura Hill)

6. An Exploratory Investigation of the Roles Friends Groups Play in National Park Management (Melissa L. Baker, Shashi Dhungel, Mae A. Davenport, Jessica E. Leahy, & Christopher A. Bridges)

7. Developing Trends and Issues in U.S. Outdoor and Adventure-Based Programming (Andrew J. Bobilya, Tom Holman, Betsy Lindley, & Leo H. McAvoy)

The journal advisory group (representing AORE, WEA, and WKURF) includes: Tom Stuessy, Ph.D., Green Mountain College; Raymond Poff, Ph.D., Western Kentucky University; Eric Frauman, Ph.D., Appalachian State University; Connie Foster, MLS, Western Kentucky University; Mary Williams, B.S., Wilderness Education Association; Rachel Collins, M.S., University of Utah.

Support for The Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership

The journal, hosted at WKU, uses resources available through TopSCHOLAR™ http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ a University-wide, centralized digital repository dedicated to scholarly research, creative activity and other full-text learning resources that merit enduring and archival value and permanent access. TopSCHOLAR™ uses the Digital Commons platform from Berkeley Electronic Press http://www.bepress.com

The Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE) http://www.aore.org/ provides opportunities for professionals and students in the field of outdoor recreation and education to exchange information, promote the preservation and conservation of the natural environment, and address issues common to college, university, community, military, and other not-for-profit outdoor recreation and education programs.

The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) http://www.weainfo.org/ promotes the professionalism of outdoor leadership through establishment of national standards, curriculum design, implementation, advocacy, and research driven initiatives.

The Western Kentucky University Research Foundation (WKURF) is organized to support Western Kentucky University efforts to promote the development, implementation, and coordination of extramurally sponsored programs involving research, instruction, public service, and to legally protect, manage and commercialize intellectual property resulting from research, scholarship and creative activities on behalf of Western Kentucky University.

Contact:
Dr. Aram Attarian, Editor-in-Chief
(919) 515-3709, aram_attarian@ncsu.edu
www.ejorel.com

Raymond Poff, Ph.D.
WKU Dept. of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport
E.A. Diddle Arena 2042    Phone: (270) 745-2498
Associate Professor, Recreation Administration
Executive Director, Nonprofit Administration (American Humanics)

Please consider subscribing and submitting manuscripts to these two great resources for practitioners and academicians:

Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership
Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership

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