Characteristics, motivation, attitudes, and behaviour of selected outdoor participants

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dc.contributor.authorDurkin, John F. (John Frederick)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-13T20:22:09Z
dc.date.available2024-08-13T20:22:09Z
dc.date.copyright1982en_US
dc.date.issued1982
dc.degree.departmentFaculty of Education
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThe purposes of this study were to analyze the differences in characteristics, motivations, attitudes, and values related to outdoor activity between the Victoria Chapter of the Sierra Club and the Victoria Fish and Game Club. Specifically the following variables were compared (1) demographic characteristics, (2) motivation related to outdoor activity, (3) attitudes to the outdoors and outdoor activities (4) values related to the outdoors, and (5) behaviour in an outdoor setting. Twenty randomly selected members of each club were given a question­naire concerning their personal characteristics, their reasons for participating in outdoor activities, and their attitudes toward the outdoors and outdoor situations. Interviews were then conducted to obtain an understanding of personal values related to the outdoors. Finally, participant observation techniques were used to examine outdoor behaviour with a small number of subjects. A combination of chi-square tests of independence, t-tests, and factor analysis were used to examine the data. Sierra Club members were found to be better educated, work at higher status jobs, and have been born in larger urban areas than members of the Fish and Game Club. Fish and Game Club members had more money invested in outdoor equipment and spent more money per year on outdoor activities. Motivation for outdoor involvement was similar between the two groups, although members of the Fish and Game Club were significantly more likely to pursue outdoor activity for mental rewards such as self achievement, self-development, and excitement than were members of the Sierra Club. Sierra Club members scored higher on a wilderness-purist scale and were more likely to support a "no trace camping ethic" than members of the Fish and Game Club. When members of the Fish and Game Club were considered by themselves, however, significantly more members supported the "no trace camping ethic" than supported an ethic that allowed the building of fires and the cutting of trees. There was no difference in the degree of security members of the two groups felt when they were in the outdoors. No significant difference in behaviour was obtained, possibly because of the small number of subjects who were involved in the field observations However, valuable information was collected and discussed regarding the use of participant observation in an outdoor setting. Few significant correlations were obtained between the various tests used. This indicates that the tests were measuring different factors and raises a question as to the degree of consistency between the various aspects of the individual. A common vocabulary and uniform experimental procedures are needed to give a theoretical framework for these relationships and to structure future research.
dc.format.extent115 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/17675
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleCharacteristics, motivation, attitudes, and behaviour of selected outdoor participantsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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