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dc.contributor.authorCooper, Lucas
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-22T20:00:33Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-22
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/5745
dc.description.abstractThe experience of a strong sense of community developed while participating in extended wilderness expeditions is one of the most significant and meaningful experiences associated with taking part in this form of outdoor recreation. The experience of returning to a home community from an extended wilderness expedition is explored through the impacts associated with psychological sense of community (McMillian & Chavis, 1986; McMillian, 1996). A phenomenological approach was used to investigate the re-entry experiences of six individuals through the use of semi-structured interviews. Twelve main themes and seventeen subthemes emerged within the findings and illustrate a lack of preparation for the difficulties associated with re-entry, negative impacts associated with the experience of sense of community, and problems transferring aspects of a wilderness community into participant’s post-expedition lives.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectpsychological sense of communityen_US
dc.subjectextended wilderness tripsen_US
dc.subjectphenomenologyen_US
dc.subjectre-entryen_US
dc.subjectpost-expeditionen_US
dc.titleReturning from the Wild: Exploring Participant's Experiences of Re-entry from Extended Wilderness Tripsen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.A. Applied Health Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentApplied Health Sciences Programen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Applied Health Sciencesen_US
dc.embargo.lift2015-09-17T20:00:33Z
dc.embargo.terms12 Monthsen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-08-04T02:53:03Z


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