Peer-reviewed research2017 Otago review (McNatty & Boyes)
Adventure education and the acculturation of first-generation Chinese Canadians in Vancouver, Canada
First-generation Chinese parents in Vancouver steer their children's adventure education participation to correct their development and manage exposure to wider culture.
What's new
The article shows how parents in first-generation Chinese families in Vancouver control their children's involvement in local adventure education programmes to exert control over exposure to wider Canadian culture. For the parents, adventure education is more a method of improving or correcting their children's development than a cultural interchange.
Why it matters in Aotearoa
Helps providers understand family expectations of outdoor programmes.
How strong is the evidence
Peer-reviewed study
What to read
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