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Learning beyond the classroom: Outdoor education as support for resilience and positive parenting Cover

Learning beyond the classroom: Outdoor education as support for resilience and positive parenting

Open Access
|Oct 2025

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Figure 1

Changes in resilience and parenting indicators pre- and post-intervention.
Changes in resilience and parenting indicators pre- and post-intervention.

Figure 2

The impact of outdoor education on resilience and parenting practices among the 37 families from Arad County.
The impact of outdoor education on resilience and parenting practices among the 37 families from Arad County.

Figure 3

Improvements in resilience indicators and parenting practices following outdoor education intervention (N = 37).
Improvements in resilience indicators and parenting practices following outdoor education intervention (N = 37).

Figure 4

Improvement in resilience and parenting practices post-program among the participant families.
Improvement in resilience and parenting practices post-program among the participant families.

Figure 5

Conceptual framework linking outdoor education to improvements in resilience and positive parenting.
Conceptual framework linking outdoor education to improvements in resilience and positive parenting.

Figure 6

Study limitations and proposed directions for future research.
Study limitations and proposed directions for future research.

t-test results_

Indicator t-value p-value
Emotional regulation44.086.33 × 10⁻33
Problem-solving skills38.537.31 × 10⁻31
Supportive parenting38.358.62 × 10⁻31
Adaptive parenting36.873.42 × 10⁻30

Characteristics of the participant families (N = 37)_

CharacteristicDescription
Number of families37
LocationArad County (urban and rural)
Sampling methodPurposive sampling
Participation criteriaActive involvement in outdoor educational programs and consent for interviews/surveys

Differences in resilience dimensions and parenting practices before and after outdoor learning intervention (N = 37)_

VariablePre-intervention mean valuePre-intervention SDPost-intervention mean valuePost-intervention SD t-value p-value
Sense of mastery2.90.63.40.54.210.0001
Relatedness3.10.73.70.64.555 × 10−5
Emotional reactivity2.50.83.20.73.980.0002
Warmth (parenting)3.00.73.60.54.71 × 10−5
Control (parenting)2.80.83.10.73.150.003
Autonomy support2.70.93.50.65.021 × 10−5

Pre- and post-intervention mean values for resilience and parenting domains (N = 37)_

DomainPre-intervention mean valuePost-intervention mean value
Emotional regulation2.53.2
Problem-solving skills2.93.4
Supportive parenting3.03.6
Adaptive parenting2.83.5
Language: English
Page range: 37 - 43
Submitted on: May 20, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 27, 2025
Published on: Oct 3, 2025
Published by: University of Oradea
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2025 Henrietta Torkos, published by University of Oradea
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