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Henderson, Karla A.; Bialeschki, M. Deborah – Camping Magazine, 1993
Discusses the importance of systematically evaluating camp programs to provide the best possible experience to campers. Provides suggestions for evaluating staff, program, facilities, and administration in terms of objectives, outcomes, and standards. Discusses methods of evaluation and data collection. Stresses the significance of evaluation in…
Descriptors: Camping, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Download full textConservation and Environmental Science Center for Southern New Jersey, Browns Mills. – 1969
The purpose, scope, problems, and evaluations of a summer camping program for children of migrant laborers are featured in this report. Because these children (ages 10-13) are often cast in the role of assistant parents, they lack the opportunity to actively participate in activities children of their age should enjoy. The design of the summer…
Descriptors: Camping, Counselor Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment
Henderson, Karla A.; Bialeschki, M. Deborah – 1985
Two participant observers evaluated the week-long camp experience of adult women in order to assess the appropriateness of participant observation research methods in the camp setting, to identify strengths and weaknesses of this method, and to develop guidelines for its use. The study was part of a larger evaluation of the 9th annual Women's Week…
Descriptors: Bias, Camping, Data Collection, Ethnography
Jordan, Debra J.; And Others – Camping Magazine, 1994
Addresses the importance of camp evaluation, including the role of formative and summative evaluations; overviews areas of evaluation such as administration, facilities and grounds, programming, and staff; describes functions of evaluation, including human relations, technical function, and conceptual function; describes evaluation tools; and…
Descriptors: Camping, Day Camp Programs, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Belknap, Larry K.; Rickards, William – 1984
To examine the impact of Camp Limberlost, a two-week residential camp for socially and economically disadvantaged children, various methods were used to obtain evaluation data in the form of parental feedback on the 1982 and 1983 camps. The four research objectives were (1) to identify changes in children resulting from the camp experience, (2) to…
Descriptors: Camping, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Gilfillan, Warren C.; Burgess, Robert A. – 1969
Materials available in this manual are designed to aid camp counselors in working effectively with students and with other camp personnel in making the overall camping experience as meaningful as possible. The manual includes sections on (1) the role of the junior counselor in relation to all other persons at the camp, (2) how the Outdoor School…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Behavior Standards, Camping, Counselor Role
van der Smissen, Betty, Comp. – 1976
Attended by 250 persons, the workshop was directed toward assessing participant outcomes of resident outdoor experiences, effectiveness of camping and environmental education programs, and leadership strategies related to quality outdoor experiences. Its keynote theme was "The Dynamics of Research". Focus was on the utilization of research and the…
Descriptors: Behavior, Bibliographies, Camping, Conference Reports
