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This study examined parent expectations of an Extended Stay Outdoor Education School Program for Year 9 boys at Prince Alfred College, an all-boys school situated in the heart of Adelaide, South Australia. The study focused on adolescent qualities parents thought needed improvement and those qualities parents believed could be enhanced throughout the 27 day program. The top five qualifies that parents considered most in need of improvement were organisation and planning, self-belief, communication, courage and conscientiousness. The findings also suggest parents thought that an Extended Stay Outdoor Education School Program for adolescent boys should focus on positive risk taking, improving confidence and developing leadership and decision making skills.
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He is the Director of Wambana, a Year 9 Extended Stay Program based a Point Turton on the Yorke Peninsula. Dale completed his Master’s Degree in Education in 2006 at Monash University. His passion is educating young people through immersion in outdoor, environmental and community based programs. Dale can be contacted via email dhobbs@pac.edu.au or write to Wambana P.O Box 187 Warooka 5577, SA. Ph.: 0427790 300
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Hobbs, D.G. Parent Expectations of a 27 Day Extended Stay Outdoor Education School Program (ESOESP). Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education 15, 36–43 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03400926
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