Browsing by Author "Passmore, Tim"
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Access to an outdoor classroom and changes in classroom environment: Elementary school teachers' perspectives
Mckenzie, Emily Ayers (2015-05)The current climate of education is focused on student outcomes. Outdoor and Environmental Education have been shown to positively impact academic achievement, classroom environment and culture, as well as increased ... -
Assessing African American women with preexisting health conditions perception of aquatic activities on quality of life in rural communities
Gilbert, Breleisha (2022-07)Aquatic activities are activities that are performed in water. While there are many types of aquatic activities, many African American women do not participate. To understand why African American women do not participate ... -
Buzz about bees: Serious leisure as a beneficial tool for veterans transitioning into post-service: A mixed methods study
Brenner, T (2022-07)After retirement, veterans experience a loss of identity, support, and community (Duvall & Kaplan 2013; Duval & Kaplan, 2014; Caddick & Smith, 2014; Bennett et al., 2014). Some researchers have begun to look at how recreation ... -
Comparing personality traits and undergraduate student enrollment choices in adventure-based courses vs. non-adventure-based courses at Northeastern State University
Stangl, Chad (2022-05)The purpose of this study was to compare personality traits of undergraduate students who chose to enroll in adventure-based (a-b) courses vs. undergraduate students who chose to enroll in non-adventure= based (n-a) courses ... -
Discriminate analysis of the personality characteristics of major college baseball umpires
Winters, John Charles (2010-12)Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify a cluster of personality characteristics and traits possessed by Big XII Conference baseball umpires to inform the selection process of ... -
Does therapeutic horseback riding improve symptoms in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Barrett, DeAmber (2020-05)The purpose of this study was to determine if an 8-week therapeutic horseback riding program would decrease symptoms among children with ASD. The researcher hypothesized that the program would cause a decrease in the five ... -
Effects of COVID-19 at Lake Carl Blackwell
Bruns, Michael (2022-07)COVID-19 had a major impact on many facets of life including the recreation habits of the public. Outdoor recreation was considered to be a safer alternative to indoor recreation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lake Carl ... -
Effects of recreational therapy balance exercise program in individuals with Parkinson's disease as part of a multidisciplinary treatment: A secondary data analysis study on fall risk and disease severity
Brickell, Brandt Auston (2020-12)INTRODUCTION: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease which produces motor symptoms that increase the fall risk those individuals. This secondary data analysis studies what impact does a 16-week dual treatment ... -
Examination of Place Attachment in Camp Staff and Its Association with Connectedness to Nature over the Course of a Seven Day Camp
Doss, Hailey Brooke (Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)The purpose of this study was to expand on the limited body of knowledge that exists on place attachment (PA) to a site specific area after participating in an activity over a short period of time; and to assess if there ... -
Examining the impact of incorporating virtual reality into airline pilot training: A mixed methodology study
Johnston, Matthew (2022-05)The purpose of this study was to analyze the potential of Virtual Reality (VR) employment in airline pilot training. Specifically, this study conducted an experiment that introduced VR equipment into the Multi-Crew Cooperation ... -
Extremely meaningful lived events linking to survivorship
Bhatta, Jyoti (2020-07)The purpose of this study was to examine extremely meaningful lived events recalled by centenarians. Data for this study originated from N = 111 centenarians (n = 43 men; n = 68 women) who participated in Oklahoma 100-year ... -
Group Size Impact on Participant Experience at Festivals
Brenner, Tiffany Gebhart (2019-07)This paper focuses on group size impact on participant experience at festivals. This research utilized the Multi-Phased Theory and the Event Experience Scale to determine if there were any significant difference in how ... -
How culture shapes motivation to engage in recreation activities: A cross-cultural perspective
Good, Cristina (2017-12)The purpose of this study was to determine the type of motivation that triggers participation in recreational activities, and to contrast and to compare two ethnic groups of college students. Motivational data collected ... -
Identification of perceived stressors within recreational lifeguards
Gump, Madison (2020-07)Utilization of recreational aquatic facilities has become increasingly popular. With many recreational aquatic facilities maintaining operation year around, the increase usage of recreational aquatic facilities may give ... -
Impact of COVID-19 on exercise motivation and adherence
Christensen, Todd (2021-12)The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on exercise motivation. The survey instrument used was the Markland and Ingledew (1997) Exercise Motivations Inventory-2 questionnaire. Of the ... -
Impact of heroes on the water kayak fishing program on post-traumatic growth in U.S. military veterans: A case report
Jackson, Shelby (2022-07)The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of Heroes on the Water’s kayak fishing program on post-traumatic growth (PTG) in U.S. military veterans. PTG is a theory that suggests positive psychological changes can ... -
Impact of moderate intensity physical activity on symptom severity of PTSD among military veterans
Miller, Michelle Marie (2018-05)The rates of PTSD among military veterans are much greater when compared to the general population, and are higher in the U.S. than any other country. Due to the known benefits of physical activity on mental and physical ... -
Impact of sensory stimulation on the transitions of children with autism spectrum disorder
Dao, Brittany (2022-07)Research pertaining to the transition behaviors and transition difficulty for children with ASD and other disabilities has been broadly researched, however there is little published research focused on the impact of sensory ... -
Impact sensory stimulation interventions have on transitions for children with disabilities in aquatic therapy
Morris, Carlie (2022-12)This study examines children with ASD, and the impact sensory stimulation techniques have in an aquatic therapy setting on transitional behaviors. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of sensory stimulation ... -
Influence of a challenge course experience on learned resourcefulness and cohesion within a subgroup of a student learning community
Jordan, Scott (2013-07)Scope and Method of Study: The Purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a challenge course experience on the development of learned remorsefulness skills and cohesion with in a college student learning community. ...