Organized Camping and the Handicapped Child: A Three-Year Study.

Sessoms, H. Douglas

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ERIC Number: EJ201441

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979-Feb

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Organized Camping and the Handicapped Child: A Three-Year Study.

Sessoms, H. Douglas

Rehabilitation Literature, v40 n2 p40-43 Feb 1979

Results of a three-year study on the effects of camping on approximately 450 physically handicapped children are examined in terms of changes in self- concept and behavior patterns, parental expectations of the camping experience, and implications for counselor training and selection. (CL)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Camping, Exceptional Child Research, Parent Attitudes, Physical Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Self Concept

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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