Most previous research on residential outdoor environmental education (ROEE) programs has focused on the outcomes associated with student participation in these learning experiences. In contrast to these previous studies, this research takes an interpretivist approach to understand how work as a short-term instructor in a ROEE setting may also…

Examines camping as a recreational, educational, and therapeutic institution to see what elements make it particularly adaptable to value and opinion types of objectives and to value and opinion development in camp programming. (Author/RK)

Describes how the Solomon Schechter Day Schools provide Jewish parents with a feasible choice for ensuring both the religious and secular education of their children. (SK)

Reports the visit of Nancy Reagan to Maine's Agassiz Village, a racially mixed, coed camp accredited by the American Camping Association and serving inner city youth. Emphasizes Mrs. Reagan's commitment to organized camping and to the Just Say No anti-drug campaign. (JHZ)

The major thrust of organized camping has focused on the development of recreational skills and the comradeship of group living. While the value of these activities is not denied, the true potential of camping should be realized in an attempt to change and improve the value system in our society. Future trends in camping will be (1) increased…

Morry's Camp specifically serves low-income and at-risk New York City youth by providing a maintenance and prevention program focused on the camp community, youth development, and education. Campers attend for 4 years, and there is a "post-grad" program for those who have completed the 4 years. The camp has a year-round component in which staff…

Evaluating 566 opinionnaires of the 1,400 distributed to parents whose children had participated in programs at 1 of 2 resident outdoor education centers in northern Illinois--the Rockford Outdoor School and the Lorado Taft Field Campus--this study sought (1) to determine what parents perceive to be the values and outcomes of the resident outdoor…

Overviews the philosophy and theory of camp experiences and discusses the special benefits of camps, including experiences that can lead to significant life-changing outcomes, sound educational goals, a sense of psychological and physical safety, and helping children to deal with social problems such as the degradation of the environment and human…

The purpose of this document is to provide an evaluation report of the Mohican School in the Out-of-Doors (funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act), which offers a residential camp program for sixth graders and special education children in north central Ohio. Project evaluation data were gathered from pupils who had…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of science and technology summer camps on the confidence, values, and future intentions of female and male campers. The week-long camps were administered by Actua, a national organization with a mandate to increase awareness of science and technology among Canadian youth. Campers completed a…

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…

The handbook is designed for use by the camp director, program director, and unit director, to help staff work effectively with campers on every-day values clarification, learning, and decision making. After an introductory discussion of seven key concepts in value education, the handbook is divided into seven chapters focusing on acquiring and…

Based on structured interviews with Interlocken students, staff, parents, and alumni, this book presents a historical account of the international coeducational camp, Interlocken, founded in 1961, and its practice and philosophy of experiential education. Section 1 explains the innovative summer-camp/youth-travel mission of Interlocken and its…