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Alan W. Ewert

  • Professor, Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies Department
  • Graduate Coordinator, Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

Education:

  • Ph.D. at University of Oregon, 1982
  • M.S. at Eastern Washington University, 1978
  • B.S. at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1972

Contact Information:

(812) 855-8116
[send e-mail]
HPER Building, Room 133A

Background:

  • Fellow and Past President, Academy of Leisure Sciences
  • Past Editor, Journal of Experiential Education
  • Recipient of the Julian Smith Award
  • Awarded a Senior Fullbright Scholarship
  • J. B. Nash Award
  • One of the Founding Editors of the International Journal of Wilderness
  • Reynold Carlson Award

Research:

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Constructs related to the phenomenon of adventure recreation; environmental attitudes especially as related to response sets; the development of resilience and empowerment variables through outdoor activities; risk-taking behavior in recreational environments.

Publications:

Ewert, A. (1989). Outdoor adventure pursuits: Foundations, models, and theories. Columbus, OH: Publishing Horizons.

Ewert, A. (1996). Human dimensions research and natural resource management. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Gilbertson, K., Bates, T., McLaughlin, T., & Ewert, A. (2005). Methods and strategies for teaching outdoors. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Ewert, A., McCormick, B., & Voight, A. (2001). Outdoor experiential therapies: Implications for TR practice. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, Second Quarter, 2 (XXXV), 107-122.

Ewert, A., & Baker, D. (2001). Standing for where you sit: an exploratory analysis of the relationship between academic major and environmental beliefs. Environment and Behavior, 33(5), 687-707

Ewert, A. (2004). The effect of outdoor experiential programs upon environmental beliefs. Research in Outdoor Education, (7), 32-38.

Ewert, A., Place, G., & Sibthorp. J. (2005). Early-life outdoor experiences and an individual's environmental attitudes. Leisure Sciences, 27, 225-239.

Ewert, A., Voight, A., Calvin, D., & Hayashi, A. (2005). Outdoor programs and environmental beliefs: Investigating the stability of outcomes and levels of salience. In: Watson, A., Dean, L., & Spoull, J. comp. 2005 Science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values: Eighth World Wilderness Congress Symposium; 2005, Sept. 30-October 6, Anchorage, AK. Proceedings RMRS-P-00. Fort Collins, CO; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.

Ewert, A., Attarian, A., Hollenhorst, S., Russell, K., & Voight, A. (In press, 2006). Evolving adventure pursuits on public lands: Emerging challenges for management and public policy. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration.

Courses Recently Taught:

HPER R385/585 Wilderness in the American Mind

HPER R413 Outdoor Adventure: Foundations and Administration

HPER R429 Resource-Based Tourism

HPER R490 Research and Evaluation

HPER R504 Outdoor Experiential Education: Methods and Techniques

HPER R512 Principles of Outdoor Experiential Therapy

HPER R515 Theoretical Foundations of Adventure and Experiential Education

HPER R515/317 Advanced Outdoor Leadership

HPER R567 Issues and Concepts in Adventure Education

HPER R704 Doctoral Seminar in Leisure Behavior

Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education (CORE) Outdoor Leadership Semester