日本における冒険教育の評価研究に関するシステマティック･レビュー

抄録

The purpose of this study was to provide a systematic and comprehensive review of evaluation studies on the effectiveness of adventure education in Japan. The characteristics of each study were presented qualitatively, and to present quantitatively, its effectiveness was estimated by meta-analysis. 8,676 articles were extracted from a database (CiNii) search and other sources. After exclusion of duplicate articles and evaluation of eligibility criteria, 113 studies were subjected to be reviewed.

As a result of the qualitative review, 12 diverse programs including mountaineering, were conducted. 47 measurement concepts were addressed as indicators of effectiveness, ‘self-related’ was the most common. Regarding the duration of the programs, many of them were conducted for 5 days and 4 nights or 7 days or more.

A quantitative meta-analysis showed an effect size of 0.55 (95% CI = 0.43-0.66), but very high heterogeneity was detected. An analysis that excluded outliers and combined the results of 92 studies showed an effect size of 0.36 (95% CI = 0.32-0.41) and no heterogeneity. Based on the results of this study, we propose ES=0.55 as the expected value and ES=0.36 as the criterion value for the effectiveness of adventure education. The impact of the moderator variables on the variation in effect size was examined, and while the form of issuance and the measurement concept had an impact, the factors involved could not be fully analyzed.