Gina McGovern
Biographic Data
| ID | 6088092 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gina McGovern |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gina |
| FAMILY NAME | McGovern |
| SIGNATURE | MCGOVERN G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9533-3996 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Navigating towards justice
This qualitative scoping review describes practices used in out-of-school programs for Black youth that support their racial-ethnic identity and sociopolitical development. Database searches yielded 321 articles. Inclusion criteria prioritized studies that contained rich descriptions of programs and practices, yielding 28 articles for analysis. Through reflexive thematic analysis, we identified four main practices across programs: (1) Program lea…
Outward Bound Instructors’ Experience of Stress
Background: Outward Bound (OB) provides experiential outdoor learning programs where students grow through overcoming challenges. Instructors leading these wilderness courses face numerous demands and situational conditions which may create stress. Purpose: This study sought to describe instructors’ experience of stress on OB courses with adolescents. Methodology/Approach: In semi-structured interviews, 31 OB instructors from two sites provided i…
Responding to Teenagers’ Emotional Meltdowns
Rates of intense anxiety among teenagers have risen dramatically, a major concern. Outward Bound (OB), a wilderness expedition program that promotes learning through challenge experiences, is found to help youth decrease anxiety. To understand how program staff support this learning, we asked 30 OB instructors to describe their successful work with a youth following an intense anxiety episode (a “meltdown”). Using grounded theory analyses we iden…
How Outward Bound co‐instructor relationships create a context for emotional support during stressful course situations
Youth program leaders may experience considerable stress when they encounter emotionally demanding situations in their work. This stress can negatively affect their well‐being or interfere with their ability to provide meaningful experiences for youth. Using Outward Bound (OB) youth expedition courses as a context, this study examined how co‐instructors provided emotional support to instructors during stressful situations. Qualitative analysis of…
How challenges and peers contribute to social‐emotional learning in outdoor adventure education programs
INTRODUCTION: Many youth development programs view adolescents' process of grappling with challenges as a major driver of social-emotional learning. Our goal was to understand these processes as experienced and enacted by youth. We focused on the program Outward Bound in the United States because its students experience significant physical and social challenges and it has well-developed staff practices for facilitating learning from challenges. …
Leaders’ Cultural Responsiveness in a Rural Program Serving Latinx Youth
To provide examples of culturally responsive practices used by leaders of a rural Latinx-serving youth program, this case study focused on a community youth program in a small, rural Midwestern town. Program leaders (one White man and one Latinx woman) were both middle-aged and had postsecondary degrees. Nine Latinx youth participants (four girls, five boys; M age = 15.5 years) were primarily from Mexican immigrant families. Repeated semi-structu…
Leaders’ Cultural Responsiveness in a Rural Program Serving Latinx Youth
To provide examples of culturally responsive practices used by leaders of a rural Latinx-serving youth program, this case study focused on a community youth program in a small, rural Midwestern town. Program leaders (one White man and one Latinx woman) were both middle-aged and had postsecondary degrees. Nine Latinx youth participants (four girls, five boys; M age = 15.5 years) were primarily from Mexican immigrant families. Repeated semi-structu…
Leaders’ Cultural Responsiveness in a Rural Program Serving Latinx Youth
To provide examples of culturally responsive practices used by leaders of a rural Latinx-serving youth program, this case study focused on a community youth program in a small, rural Midwestern town. Program leaders (one White man and one Latinx woman) were both middle-aged and had postsecondary degrees. Nine Latinx youth participants (four girls, five boys; M age = 15.5 years) were primarily from Mexican immigrant families. Repeated semi-structu…
How challenges and peers contribute to social‐emotional learning in outdoor adventure education programs
INTRODUCTION: Many youth development programs view adolescents' process of grappling with challenges as a major driver of social-emotional learning. Our goal was to understand these processes as experienced and enacted by youth. We focused on the program Outward Bound in the United States because its students experience significant physical and social challenges and it has well-developed staff practices for facilitating learning from challenges. …
How Outward Bound co‐instructor relationships create a context for emotional support during stressful course situations
Youth program leaders may experience considerable stress when they encounter emotionally demanding situations in their work. This stress can negatively affect their well‐being or interfere with their ability to provide meaningful experiences for youth. Using Outward Bound (OB) youth expedition courses as a context, this study examined how co‐instructors provided emotional support to instructors during stressful situations. Qualitative analysis of…
Outward Bound Instructors’ Experience of Stress
Background: Outward Bound (OB) provides experiential outdoor learning programs where students grow through overcoming challenges. Instructors leading these wilderness courses face numerous demands and situational conditions which may create stress. Purpose: This study sought to describe instructors’ experience of stress on OB courses with adolescents. Methodology/Approach: In semi-structured interviews, 31 OB instructors from two sites provided i…
Responding to Teenagers’ Emotional Meltdowns
Rates of intense anxiety among teenagers have risen dramatically, a major concern. Outward Bound (OB), a wilderness expedition program that promotes learning through challenge experiences, is found to help youth decrease anxiety. To understand how program staff support this learning, we asked 30 OB instructors to describe their successful work with a youth following an intense anxiety episode (a “meltdown”). Using grounded theory analyses we iden…
Navigating towards justice
This qualitative scoping review describes practices used in out-of-school programs for Black youth that support their racial-ethnic identity and sociopolitical development. Database searches yielded 321 articles. Inclusion criteria prioritized studies that contained rich descriptions of programs and practices, yielding 28 articles for analysis. Through reflexive thematic analysis, we identified four main practices across programs: (1) Program lea…
Psychology (5 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (5 works) · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Outdoor and Experiential Education (4 works) · Positive Youth Development (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Applied Psychology (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Best practice (2 works)