| Summary: | The focus of this masters thesis was to examine wilderness adventure
programming from the perspective of the participants through use of the focus
group technique. This study has revealed that the field of wilderness
programming as a therapeutic intervention has a great deal of work to do in the
areas of theory and research. Researchers need to begin using qualitative
methods such as the focus group technique to build a theoretical base that can
guide practice. Furthermore, programme descriptions must become more
detailed so that research can be adequately evaluated and compared. The
results of this study indicate that there are critical factors such as group work
and difficulty that are crucial to the design of wilderness adventure programmes.
They further suggest that the programmes examined help to build the self
esteem of participants and to deter them from further involvement with the
criminal justice system. === Education, Faculty of === Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of === Graduate
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