Effects of a tall ship sail training experience on adolescents’ self-concept

The Social System in Outdoor Adventure Education Programs

“…It also creates a physical and psychological separation that may allow participants the opportunity to experiment with new ways of behaving and interacting (e.g., Johnson, Goldman, Garey, Britner, & Weaver, 2011). However, this disconnection from the larger social community may be one aspect of OAE programs that limits transfer of learning as participants may struggle to apply behaviors that functioned in their small, supportive group to other dissimilar contexts (e.g., Capurso & Borsci, 2013).…”

A Qualitative Analysis of Participant Learning and Growth Using a New Outward Bound Outcomes Instrument

“…Hunter et al (2013) also discussed the sustained effect of this change in self-esteem: "Study 2 replicated these results and further revealed that (a) elevated self-esteem was still apparent over 12 months; and (b) perceived self-efficacy and belonging each made a unique contribution to these findings" (p. 1960). Capurso and Borsci (2013) contradicted this finding, which is discussed in the following section.…”

“…In other cases, researchers went outside the sail training research to find questionnaires or information on which to base their questionnaires. Examples of this include Capurso and Borsci (2013), who used Bracken's (1992) self-concept scales, and Grocott and Hunter (2009), who used the Self-Description Questionnaire (SDQ III; Marsh & O'Neill, 1984).…”

Missing the tide? Workplace cultural differences as a barrier to seafarer mobility in the U.S. workboat and sail training sectors

“…Research on sail training finds positive benefits for trainees in those areas (Norris and Weinman 1996, McCulloch 2004, McCulloch 2007, McCulloch 2010, Capurso and Borsci 2013, Huey et al 2014. Although existing research focuses on the trainee crew members of sail training vessels, we expect that similar benefits are likely to accrue to the professional crew members aboard such vessels as well.…”

“…Several other recent studies find measurable psychological and social skills benefits of sail training experience (Grocott and Hunter 2009;Hayhurst et al., 2015;Henstock, Barker and Knijink 2013;Kafka et al., 2012). Capurso and Borsci (2013) used a quasi-experimental design to measure the benefits of sail training experience on adolescent trainees' self-concept (15). Huey et al.…”