Outdoor Campus Recreation, Well-Being, and the Intersectionality of Constraints

Abstract

The experiences university students have during outdoor recreation opportunities have holistic benefits, yet there is a sizeable discrepancy in the representation of marginalized students in outdoor campus recreation. The structural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal constraints that marginalized students experience are often cited as a reason for this reduced participation. It is possible that viewing these constraints individually is an oversimplification. In the same way that a student has an intersection of identities, so too can constraints intersect to compound and multiply barriers to participation. If we wish to have a more just university community, in which all students can experience the benefits of outdoor recreation, we must think critically about the intersectionality of constraints that hinder these students from fully participating and take action to address them. Subscribe to JOREL

Systematic Review on The Integration of Universal Design in Architectural Outdoor Environments of Higher Educational Institutions

“…A total of ten studies focused on accessibility in High Educational Institution (Delnevo et al, 2018;Dinc Uyaroglu, 2021;Eldridge et al, 2022;Lawrence, 2021;Ozdemir & Sungur, 2022;Porto et al, 2022;Prandi et al, 2021;Rafferty, 2011;Torkildsby, 2017, seven studies focus on Student with Disabilities ((Dinc Uyaroglu, 2021; Edwards & Larson, 2022;Parker et al, 2021;Porto et al, 2022;Rantanen et al, 2015;Vogt et al, 2022), eight studies discussed on Universal Design theory and new term of UD (Dinc Uyaroglu, 2021; Edwards & Larson, 2022;Nah & Lee, 2016;Ozdemir & Sungur, 2022;Prandi et al, 2021.;Torkildsby, 2017;Van Eck et al, 2022;Xu et al, 2022, and out twenty-two studies, twelve concentrated on outdoor environment Boeri et al, 2020;Bozkurt, 2021;Delnevo et al, 2018;Dinc Uyaroglu, 2021;Gasparovic & Sladovic, 2021;Nah & Lee, 2016;Parker et al, 2021, Prandi et al, 2021, Rantanen et al, 2015Samsudin et al, 2019;van Eck et al, 2022;Ytterhus & Åmot, 2021. In addition, ten studies applied qualitative approach while two studies employed a mix methods (qualitative + quantitative) approach. The remaining studies (10) used quantitative analysis methods.…”

“…Accessibility in HEI environment often in the studies on physical spaces strategies. In United States of America, the experiences university students have during outdoor recreation opportunities have holistic benefits, yet there is a sizeable discrepancy in the representation of marginalized students in outdoor campus recreation (Lawrence, 2021). Apart from that, according to Delnevo (2018) moving across a university campus (outdoor, among the buildings, and indoor, among classrooms and offices) could represent a barrier for students with disabilities, affecting their independence while they conduct their daily activities.…”