The study seeks to investigate the effect of outdoor education camp toward group cohesion among second year undergraduate teacher trainees from selected Teacher Education Institutes of Malaysia. A pre-test and post-test approach with non-equivalent control group was utilised among 350 second year undergraduate teacher trainees from four selected campuses. A modified version of Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ) was used to gather data from pre-test and post-test. Results from MANCOVA procedures suggested that the camp had positively improved the group cohesion aspects of the experimental group with significant gain in ATG-T, ATG-S, GI-T and GI-S. Furthermore, results also highlight the improvement of group outcome aspects (GI-T and GI-S) which surpassed individual aspects (ATG-T and ATG-S). Overall, the results of this study showed that outdoor education improves teacher trainees' group cohesion...

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Many investigations have explored the benefits of outdoor education, with numerous researchers finding positive benefits for participants. The literatures suggest positive results in team performance in such training in outdoor program, but with inconclusive finding of quantitative and qualitative data gathered. This paper focuses on the qualitative methods used to examine the effect of outdoor education camp on group cohesion based on previous experience of the three categories of participants. The qualitative nature of this study reveals insights into effect of outdoor education through its focus on emerging themes and patterns that developed over time. Methods used was structured interviews with ex-outdoor education student (n=2), service provider in outdoor education (n=2) and private sector (n=2). Six interviews were conducted and results found that six components which cohesion, natural environment, activity, style of the program, personal and social development, and escapism hav.....

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Tujuan kajian ini dijalankan adalah untuk mengenal pasti persepsi atlet murid terhadap tingkah laku kepimpinan jurulatih di Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Terengganu. Responden kajian terdiri daripada enam (6) orang atlet murid dari Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu telah bersetuju untuk ditemu bual. Daripada jumlah enam (6) orang responden, lima (5) orang merupakan atlet murid lelaki dan seorang atlet murid perempuan. Empat (4) jenis sukan terlibat dalam kajian ini iaitu, tiga (3) orang atlet murid daripada sukan olahraga, seorang atlet murid lelaki daripada sukan basikal, seorang lelaki daripada sukan sepak takraw dan seorang atlet murid perempuan daripada sukan angkat berat. Empat (4) tema utama telah diperolehi daripada hasil analisis iaitu tingkah laku maklum balas positif, tingkah laku latihan dan arahan, tingkah laku sokongan sosial dan tingkah laku autokraktik. Dimensi tingkah laku maklum balas positif merupakan faktor utama persepsi atlet murid terhadap kepimp.....

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