Papers by Erik Rabinowitz
Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, Oct 21, 2022
The COVID-19 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2]) pandemic has impacted... more The COVID-19 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2]) pandemic has impacted much of society, including those organizations involved in the fields of outdoor adventure and experiential education (OAEE). This study examined the organizational characteristics held by a select group of OAEE organizations in an effort to identify practices associated with crisis resiliency as the OAEE fields transition to a Post-Vaccine Rollout (PVR) setting and beyond. Data for this study came from Phase 4 of a parent study examining the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on outdoor adventure education fields (OAEE) (Leonard et al., 2021). Data were collected via online survey using Qualtrics and examined at three points: 1) pre-pandemic, 2) pandemic, and 3) post-vaccine rollout (PVR). Both demographic and organizational resilience items were collected. Organizations were asked to grade themselves (A, B, C, D, E) on their levels of resilience during the three pandemic phases. From an initial sample of 860, 94 usable surveys were obtained for a 10.9% response rate. Overall, the organizations studied graded themselves as fairly effective in dealing with the pandemic. Moreover, the level of organizational resilience they reported started high (pre-pandemic), went down (during the pandemic), and rose during the post-vaccine rollout phase, but generally not to prepandemic levels. Dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity for OAEE
Recreational Sports Journal, Sep 1, 2020
To help workers to stay at work in a healthy productive and sustainable way and for the developme... more To help workers to stay at work in a healthy productive and sustainable way and for the development of interventions to improve work functioning, it is important to have insight in prognostic factors for successful work functioning. The aim of this study is to identify prognostic factors for successful work functioning in a general working population. Methods A longitudinal study (3 months follow-up) was conducted among the working population (N = 98). Work functioning was assessed with the Work Role Functioning Questionnaire 2.0 (WRFQ). The total score was categorized as follows: 0-90; [90 B95; and [95-100 (defined as 'successful work functioning'). Ordinal logistic regression analyses were performed to examine bivariate relationships between potential prognostic factors and the dependent variable (successful work functioning) to identify potential prognostic factors for the multivariate models (p \ 0.10). A stepwise approach was used to introduce the variables in the multiple ordinal regression analyses. Results Baseline work functioning and work ability were significant prognostic factors for successful work functioning at 3 months follow-up. No prospective associations were identified for psychological job demands and supervisor social support with successful work functioning. Conclusion To our knowledge this is the first longitudinal study to identify prognostic factors for successful work functioning in the general working population. High work ability is predictive for future successful work functioning, independent of baseline work functioning.
... Tangibles in an inclusive art program used by soldiers with upper-limb impairments or amputat... more ... Tangibles in an inclusive art program used by soldiers with upper-limb impairments or amputations ... An easy-to-implement strategy is to place a sign at the entrance to a ... day expedition-style adventures with youth diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or learning ...
Journal of facility planning, design, and management, 2016
Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2019
Literature on best practices for reporting incidents in college and university outdoor programmin... more Literature on best practices for reporting incidents in college and university outdoor programming is limited. This study explored benchmarking standards for incident reporting in college outdoor programs. The researchers accomplished this by examining how outdoor program directors record incidents and near misses, constraints to recording, overall performance perceptions, and their recording preferences. The researchers found that programs that use database reporting systems are less constrained and have a higher perception of success than those without such systems. They also found that 26% of programs do not record near misses at all. Further findings and recommendations for recording incidents and near misses are discussed. Subscribe to JOREL
Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, Jun 30, 2012
There are no uniform, national standards governing the design, construction, operation, and maint... more There are no uniform, national standards governing the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of climbing walls and climbing facilities (CWA, 2007), and there appear to be no studies or research on cleanliness policies, procedures or protocol for indoor climbing wall facilities. Although no exact figures on participation rates of climbing walls exist, approximately one million Americans age 18-24 participated in bouldering/indoor/sport climbing in 2010 representing a 22.3% increase from 2009 (OIA, 2010). Although participation rates in 2010 are similar to years 2006-2008, it follows that a significant percentage of the one million participants ages 18-24 are using university climbing walls. Recognizing that there may be a real increase in indoor climbing on university campuses and with it related concerns associated with wall sanitation, the primary purpose of this study was to examine sanitation practices, procedures, and policies presently being used at University climbing wall facilities in the United States.
The Physical Educator, Jul 26, 2010
Journal of physical education, recreation & dance, May 1, 2010
Perceptual and Motor Skills, Oct 1, 2008
Traditional and virtual modeling were compared during learning of a multiple degree-of-freedom sk... more Traditional and virtual modeling were compared during learning of a multiple degree-of-freedom skill (fly casting) to assess the effect of the presence or absence of an authority figure on observational learning via virtual modeling. Participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups: Virtual Modeling with an authority figure present (VM-A) (n = 16), Virtual Modeling without an authority figure (VM-NA) (n = 16), Traditional Instruction (n = 171, and Control (n = 19). Results showed significant between-group differences on Form and Skill Acquisition scores. Except for one instance, all three learning procedures resulted in significant learning of fly casting. Virtual modeling with or without an authority figure present was as effective as traditional instruction; however, learning without an authority figure was less effective with regard to Accuracy scores
Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2020
This article will explain prioritized steps on how to create a reporting system for the outdoor r... more This article will explain prioritized steps on how to create a reporting system for the outdoor recreation organization, including the components to incorporate an effective risk management reporting system. Research reports that the majority (91%) of outdoor programs are using paper forms to report incidents and that 26% of programs do not record near misses at all (Bartram & Rabinowitz, 2018). These steps were designed collaboratively and incorporate perspectives from program management and literature. This outline may assist those seeking to further enhance their incident reporting system and improve organizational incident reporting practices.
SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2007
SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2010
Abstract The following activity should only take 20–25 minutes of class time and is specifically ... more Abstract The following activity should only take 20–25 minutes of class time and is specifically targeted for leisure and recreation introductory courses. By using an unstructured debate, this activity should foster classroom discussion beyond the clear-cut definitions of leisure to its nuances, similarities, and the student's own preconceived notions. This activity should help students to verbalize, question, and discuss definitional challenges of leisure, recreation, and play. In a short period of time, students should be able to utilize course definitions and content and apply their knowledge to specific activities as well as become familiar with non-traditional leisure activities.
The purpose of this investigation was to examine (a) how Multiple Intelligence (MI) strengths cor... more The purpose of this investigation was to examine (a) how Multiple Intelligence (MI) strengths correlate to learning in virtual and traditional environments and (b) the effectiveness of learning with and without an authority figure in attendance. Participants (N=69) were randomly assigned to four groups, administered the Multiple Intelligences Developmental Assessment Scales (MIDAS™), were taught to fly cast, and were assessed on skill, form and accuracy. Results from this investigation imply that participants who score high in verbal/linguistic will be more likely to excel in virtual environments for tasks that require skill and accuracy, whereas when tasks require extensive form acquisition components the traditional classroom environment will most likely be more effective. Additionally, traditional instruction correlated with more MI profiles than any groups suggesting that for the gamut of MI in an instructional setting, traditional methods may be more effective than virtual lear...
Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership
This article will explain prioritized steps on how to create a reporting system for the outdoor r... more This article will explain prioritized steps on how to create a reporting system for the outdoor recreation organization, including the components to incorporate an effective risk management reporting system. Research reports that the majority (91%) of outdoor programs are using paper forms to report incidents and that 26% of programs do not record near misses at all (Bartram & Rabinowitz, 2018). These steps were designed collaboratively and incorporate perspectives from program management and literature. This outline may assist those seeking to further enhance their incident reporting system and improve organizational incident reporting practices.
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