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Ruzicka, Sue – Camping Magazine, 1987
Decribes a two-year research study of attitude of first-year male and female camp counselors toward handicapped campers. Finds significant differences between males and females: females having more positive attitude toward the handicapped and more internalized locus of control. Emphasizes importance of counselor self-esteem and actual experience.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Camping, Counselor Attitudes
Stein, Emily – 1976
To further validate the locus of control (LOC) construct and to counterbalance the present tendency in LOC literature to downgrade the external LOC personality, the relationship between LOC and social acceptance or popularity was examined. It was hypothesized that a relationship exists between LOC and social acceptance; and secondly, that a high…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Correlation, Intermediate Grades, Interpersonal Competence
Ruzicka, Susan Helen – 1986
Research was conducted at Camp ASCCA (Alabama's Special Camp for Children and Adults) to investigate the effects of an 11-week outdoor residential camp experience with handicapped campers on their self-esteem, attitude toward handicapped individuals, and locus of control scores of first year counselors with no previous experience. Self-esteem was…
Descriptors: Adults, Adventure Education, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Camping
