Table 3.
Number of studies by outdoor learning context and measured outcome.
| Adventure therapy | Adventure education | Regular field trips | Curricular lessons in local outdoors | Residential camp | School grounds | School gardens | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-concept and intrapersonal skills | 4 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Social and interpersonal skills | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | |
| Mental/ emotional health and wellbeing | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Environmental knowledge/attitude | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Engagement with learning (motivation) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Academic Progress | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| General Learning Skills | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| School attendance rate | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Other | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Studies which had multiple outcomes were counted for each category.