Conceptualizing Structured Experiences

Monitoring Structured Experiences during Youth Programs: Development of Brief Measures of Perceived Value and Engagement

“…That adage is particularly notable to organizations that provide meetings, competitions, practice sessions, classes, and related "structured experiences" (Duerden, Ward, & Freeman, 2015) for youth. The extent to which structured experiences are engaging and valued by youth has substantial impact on attrition and on long-term developmental outcomes.…”

Creating Experiences for Study-Abroad Tourists

“…That theory was constructed on the premise that any structured activity encounter, or experience, such as an interpretive talk at a heritage site, a dining experience at a restaurant, or involvement in a spectator event, includes both observable behavior and a subjective experience component (Duerden et al, 2015). From the perspective of observable behavior, the theory of structured experience proposes that the majority of tourist activities can be classified as being one of three types (Ellis et al, 2017): engagement, immersion, and absorption.…”

“…Research integrating literature on immediate subjective experiences of tourists (e.g., Cutler & Carmichael, 2010;Duerden, Ward, & Freeman, 2015;Ellis & Rossman, 2008;Jennings & Nickerson, 2006) stresses that tourists are not passive pawns (DeCharms, 1968) of experience providers. Rather, the quality of their experiences is a result of the manner in which tourists choose to attend to and participate in the activity.…”

“…From this co-creation perspective, tourists are active agents in determining the quality of their immediate subjective experiences. Value is cocreated through provider structure and tourist attention, motivation, and behavior (Binkhorst & Dekker, 2009;Duerden et al, 2015;Kim, Ritchie, & McCormick, 2012;Morgan, Lugosi, & Ritchie, 2010;Mossberg, 2007;Prebensen, Chen, & Uysal, 2014).…”

“…This interaction between the participant and the provider has been described as both coproduction and co-creation in the tourism, hospitality, and leisure literature (Binkhorst & Dekker, 2009;Campos, Menders, Valle, & Scott, 2016;Chathoth, Altinay, Harrington, Okumus, & Chan, 2013;Duerden et al, 2015;Mathis et al, 2016;Mossberg, 2007). Chathoth et al proposed that the differences between co-production and co-creation exist on a continuum, rather than as a dichotomy.…”