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Simon Priest; Melinda Martin-Tollette; Sanford Tollette – Schools: Studies in Education, 2025
Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 participated in a monthlong experiential program conducted at a residential camp. The children were deemed "at risk" due to one or more of the following concerns: poor academic performance, behavioral issues, and extremely low self-esteem. The program consisted of tutoring in social issues and academic…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4
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Mullenbach, Lauren E.; Andrejewski, Rob G.; Mowen, Andrew J. – Environmental Education Research, 2019
Connecting to nature and spending time outdoors as children have been indicated as predictors of environmentally responsible behavior. This study examined whether a residential outdoor environmental education (ROEE) program contributed to the development of children's connection to nature and their attitudes and involvement in spending time…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Environmental Education, Resident Camp Programs, Program Effectiveness
Petty, Gregory C.; Hanson, Bob – 1989
Ethnographic research examined the culture of a Knoxville, Tennessee, middle-school technology education classroom before, during, and after a summer youth development experience. The summer camp provided technology education and leadership development to middle- and lower-class students. Several observations of salient behavior were made with…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Junior High Schools, Leadership Training, Lower Class Students