Research Library

This page is updated on a regular basis with additional studies.  Please contact jfrankel@outwardbound.org if you have a study that you would like to submit for posting.

• A National Study of Outdoor Wilderness Experience. Kellert & Derr, 1998.
• A Primer on Outward Bound Theory. Nold, 1978.
• Adding Value to the Outward Bound Educational Process. Martin, 2003.
• Adventure Education and Outward Bound: Out-of-Class Experiences that Make a Lasting Difference. Hattie, Marsh, Neill & Richards, 1997.
• An Ethic of Care and Educational Practice. McKenzie & Blenkinsop, 2006.
• An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Outward Bound in Substance Abuse Treatment. Colan, Googins & Schneider, 1989.
• Beyond “The Outward Bound Process”: Rethinking Student Learning. McKenzie, 2003.
• Effects of Outward Bound Experience as an Adjunct to Inpatient PTSD Treatment of War Veterans. Boyd, Burke, Hyer, Scurfield & Smith, 1996.
• Evolution of the Outward Bound Process. Bacon, 1997.
• The Impact of Outward Bound Programming Over Time.  Sakofs, 1995
• Investigating the Long-Term Impact of Adventure Education. Gassner, Kahlid & Russell, 2006.
• One Year Outcome Study of Outward Bound Experience on the Psychosocial Functioning of Women with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Lemmon, LaTourrette & Hauver, 1996.
• Outward Bound and Education for Personal Growth. Katz & Kolb, 1967.
• Treatment Intervention with Battered Women. Israel, 1989.
• Understanding the Impact of Wilderness Therapy on Adolescent Depression and Psychosocial Development [Abstract]. Norton, 2007.