Schiff, Jessica K2012-01-052017-04-142012-01-052017-04-142011https://hdl.handle.net/11299/187490Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Education in Environmental Education in the College of Education and Human Services Professions, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2011. Committee names: Mark Zmudy (Chair), Julie Ernst, Jennifer Niemi. This item has been modified from the original to redact the signatures present.The types of motivations, barriers, and constraints affecting youth participation in nature-based outdoor recreation are researched in this study. The participants represent underprivileged youth affiliated with a drop-in after-school youth program sponsored by a local soup kitchen in an upper-Midwest city. Guided by the Constraints Negotiation Theory and following previous leisure and recreation research on perceived motivations, barrier, and constraints, this study utilizes qualitative techniques to collect data. Results reveal sets of common motivations and constraints affecting underprivileged youths’ participation in nature-based outdoor recreation. This information will benefit public and private local and regional organizations that provide and promote nature-based outdoor recreation opportunities for a diverse youth population by helping them to better understand their audience.enOutdoor recreationMotivationBarriers to outdoor experiencesYouth participationUnderprivileged youthAfter school programsUpper MidwestAt-risk youthCollege of Education and Human Service ProfessionsUniversity of Minnesota DuluthCenter for Environmental EducationMaster of Education; Environmental Education ConcentrationOutdoor recreationOutdoor educationScholarly Text or Essay