I do think that this proposition is of interest for this discussiongroup
Ton Duindam
>Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 16:43:58 +1000
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>From: Mary-Faeth Chenery <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Proposed discussion for late October on recent article
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>Dear Colleagues,
>I would like to propose that a discussion take place beginning in late October
>(say, around the 27th) to consider an article which has recently been
>published. The article is a meta-analysis of a considerable body of literature
>(96 studies, largely, but not exclusively Outward Bound) in the adventure
>education field. The reference is as follows:
>
>Hattie, John, Marsh, H.W., Neill, James T., and Richards, Garry E. (1997)
>Adventure education and Outward Bound: Out-of-class experiences that make a
>lasting difference. Review of Educational Research, 67(1), pp. 43-87.
>
>This paper is an interesting article which could provide a good theme around
>which to generate discussion about research, adventure, and our philosophies
>and thoughts about the value of both. The article reaches conclusions such as,
>"In the most general terms, the average effects from attending adventure
>programs of .34 is not too dissimilar to the effects of many innovations in the
>classroom" (p.70); however, "the effects of adventure programs on self esteem
>(.26) exceeds that of other educational programs (.19)"(p. 70) [referring to
>the concept of effect sizes].
>
>Meta-analysis is statistical procedure "designed to synthesize the findings
>across many studies, assess the effects of various moderators, and ascertain
>the major sources of variability in the program effects" (p. 49). Basically,
>the article is a literature review where the method used to analyse and
>synthesize the literature is a statistical technique. Beyond the statistics,
>discussion is provided about what the stats mean and about what the literature
>says. It is somewhat hard going to read if you are unfamiliar with some
>statistics, but it is still worth reading and worth discussing and considering
>the issues within the article.
>
>I am interested in discussing some of the points made and conclusions reached.
>Some philosophical and research questions are worth addressing, as are some of
>the practical implications of the article's conclusions (for example, do we
>want to use the concept of "benchmarking" to statistical standards within the
>field of outdoor education?). The question of the validity and value of
>meta-analysis could be addressed (though we'll need some expert help here, or
>someone to study the topic between now and then), and a consideration of what
>is learned through a meta-analysis of this type in comparison to what is
>learned from a more traditional literature review. Comparisons of what is
>learned about outdoor education from research based on statistical measures
>with research based on qualitative methods could be useful.
>
>I am suggesting that we begin the discussion from the 27th of October for two
>reasons: one is that it will give people time to get the article from a
>library, read it and do some extra reading and thinking if needed; the second
>reason is that I will be overseas from the 19th of September until the 20th of
>October, and I don't want to miss the conversation.
>
>Concerning how we might go about this, I think we would simply begin lines of
>discussion and see how it flows. I would invite the authors of the article to
>join the list for the period (two are already on the list) of the discussion.
>
>It is not necessary for people to respond to this proposal, unless you wish to,
>or unless you wish to make a suggestion about how the discussion should be
>carried out.
>
>I hope some of you will join the discussion in late October when the first
>responses are floated.
>
>Regards, Mary-Faeth
>
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>Mary-Faeth Chenery, Ph.D. Ph (03) 5444-7801
>Deputy Head of School, School of Arts and Education
>Department of Outdoor Education
>La Trobe University, Bendigo
>Post Office Box 199
>mailto:[log in to unmask]
>Bendigo, Victoria 3552 Australia
> http://redgum.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au/~chenery
>
>
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