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An Evaluation Program for the Eckerd Foundation Therapeutic Wilderness Camping Program: An Evaluation of an Atypical Alternative Education Program.
Griffin, William H.; Carter, James D. – 1979
The strategy used in evaluating an out-of-doors resident camping program for emotionally disturbed children is outlined. This strategy calls for examining the following elements in the program: (1) program goals and objectives; (2) collection and processing program data; (3) camper progress assessment; (4) program audit; (5) assessment of past…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Educational Assessment, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation Criteria
A Comparative Study of Two Training Programs in Florida for Delinquent Youths: Eckerd Wilderness Camping and State Training Schools.
Carter, James D. – 1979
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of the Eckerd Wilderness Camping Program with those of the Florida Training Schools (rehabilitation institutions) on delinquent youths. Effects of these different treatment modes were measured in terms of school adjustment and court contact of each group at 6, 12, and 18 months after release or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Schools, Comparative Analysis, Correctional Education
A Descriptive Study of the Ex-Campers Completing the Eckerd Wilderness Program Between March 1, 1968 and December 31, 1971.
Carter, James D. – 1979
In an effort to assess program effectiveness, demographic data derived from institutional records on 161 emotionally troubled youth having participated in the Eckerd Wilderness Program were analyzed in terms of interview data derived from a sample of 27 males and 22 females enrolled in the Eckerd camps March 1, 1968-December 31, 1971. The static…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Camping, Cooperative Planning, Correctional Rehabilitation
A Descriptive Study of the Ex-Campers Completing the Eckerd Wilderness Program Between January 1, 1972 and December 31, 1975.
Carter, James D. – 1979
In an effort to assess program effectiveness, demographic data derived from institutional records on 335 emotionally troubled youth who had participated in the Eckerd Wilderness Program were analyzed in terms of interview data derived from a random sample (32 males and 32 females) of youth enrolled in the Eckerd camps March 1, 1968- December 31,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Camping, Cooperative Planning, Correctional Rehabilitation