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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
Crawford-Ferre, Heather Glynn; Wiest, Lynda R. – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2016
Females are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. They also tend to display less favorable dispositions towards STEM than males. This study investigates the influence of a five-day residential summer mathematics and technology camp on middle school girls' beliefs about mathematics as a gendered…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Females, Student Attitudes, Gender Differences
Direct linkMusher, Deborah Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Despite increased inclusion of individuals with special needs in educational and leisure settings, people with disabilities continue to experience social isolation. Research indicates that negative attitudes play an important role in contributing to this marginalization. This study examined the impact of an inclusion program at a residential…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Inclusion, Summer Programs, Attitude Measures
Nicholson, Nannette; Shapley, Kathy; Martin, Patti; Talkington, Rebekah Ann; Caraway, Teresa H. – Volta Review, 2014
A camp-based conference was designed through collaborative efforts as a replicable intervention for infants and young children newly identified with hearing loss and their families. The educational curriculum was designed to target families choosing listening and spoken language as a communication outcome for their child. One of the goals of this…
Descriptors: Infants, Young Children, Hearing Impairments, Family Programs
Lingle, Kendall I. – Camping Magazine, 1980
Camping or other outdoor experience is seen as an alternative to incarceration for youth-at-risk, matching the excitement of the street-gang society or peer group, while simultaneously giving youth-at-risk a sense of the reason for teamwork, adherence to a group-respected value system, regard for skills and abilities of others, plus a…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitude Change, Camping, Comparative Analysis
Henderson, Karla, Comp. – 1985
Eight abstracts provide key points of papers presented at the 1985 meeting of the Camping Research Section of the American Camping Association. Topics discussed were: the effects of a one-week resident camp experience on environmental attitudes, goals and accomplishments of the National Outdoor Education Consortium for Research and Evaluation, the…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Attitude Change, Camping, Continuing Education
