| dc.contributor.author | Zurcher, Micky Lyn | |
| dc.description.abstract | Recent studies show playtime for youth has shifted from playing outdoors to being connected to a screen-based device. This study examines the amount of time youth ages 11-14 are spending in nature versus the amount of time they are spending connected to a screen-based device. The Drift Prairie group (N=16) spent a day in the great outdoors interacting with their peers and nature. The Comparison group (N=19) was randomly selected from a local 4-H organization. Both the Drift Prairie group and the Comparison group were surveyed using a questionnaire. The Drift Prairie group response was 62.6% active in nature whereas the Comparison group was 68.4%. The Drift Prairie group response to using a screen-based device was 6.3% whereas the Comparison group was 15.8%. The results of this study were not conclusive with the growing trend of youth spending more time with a screen-based device versus spending time with nature. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU Policy 190.6.2 | |
| dc.title | Nature Versus Technology: Which is More Appealing to Youth Ages 11-14? | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-16T19:24:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-16T19:24:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27977 | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Sociology and Anthropology | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Community Development | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Goreham, Gary A. | |
