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Download full textBrian, Ali; Taunton, Sally; Haibach-Beach, Pamela; Lieberman, Lauren J. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2018
Introduction: Children with visual impairments (that is, those who have low vision or blindness) often demonstrate lower levels of perceived and actual motor competence and physical activity compared to peers who are sighted. The purpose of this study was to assess the way in which seven-day sports camps specially designed for children with visual…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Children, Blindness, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedFlynn, Timothy M.; Beasley, Jack – Adolescence, 1980
Descriptors: Adolescents, Awards, Children, Competition
Peer reviewedChenery, Mary Faeth – Journal of Leisure Research, 1981
Eight to eleven year-old girls and their counselors in a summer camp were studied to ascertain the impact of the camp experience on the campers' self-concept and social competence behavior. Among the findings were that the campers' perceptions of the counselors as accepting and controlling were associated with significant changes in self-concept…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Behavior Change, Camping, Children
Moorman, Marta – 1998
A study examined features of camps and camp staff that might affect the personal and social benefits of organized camping for children. Questionnaires were completed by 29 camp directors and 270 campers aged 8-14 from 33 residential camps across the United States. Results indicate that higher personal and social outcomes were associated with…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Camping, Child Development, Children
O'Brien, Laurie J.; And Others – Camping Magazine, 1995
Stresses the importance of communicating to parents how camping meets the developmental needs of youth through encouraging positive social interaction with adults and peers, providing a structured environment, promoting physical activity, encouraging creativity, empowering campers to achieve success, providing meaningful participation in the camp…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Camping, Child Development, Childhood Needs
Henderson, Karla A., Comp.; Bialeschki, M. Deborah, Comp. – 1984
Twenty abstracts represent papers on: an agenda for camping research, use of alternative learning environments in an outdoor setting for emotionally disturbed children and youth, effects of specialized camping program on coronary heart disease risk factors in children, efficacy of physical activity programs for overweight pre-adults at specialized…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Anxiety, Autism
Koss, Larry; Ketcham, Michael – 1980
A camp program is described which reflects the Young Men's Christian Association's traditional commitment to the development of the whole person, introducing the development of a "wellness" lifestyle. A wellness lifestyle is described as one that involves living fully and abundantly while recognizing and assuming responsibility for one's…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Camping, Children, Counselors
