Influences on College Outdoor Program Staffs’ Connectedness to Nature

Abstract

The article discusses a survey on staff connectedness to nature and how select factors influence connectedness to nature and operate under the assumption that college and university outdoor programs has a role in influencing the connectedness to nature of staff and participants with almost 300 program staff completing the survey. It suggests that neither outdoor education nor environmental education training is statistically different between those receiving it and those who do not.