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Direct linkOlsen, Lisa K.-P.; Bixler, Robert D.; Powell, Gwynn M.; Garst, Barry A.; Stephens, Laura E.; Switzer, Deborah M. – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2021
The camp community understands that participation in camp produces a variety of impacts; what is less understood are the causal mechanisms leading to outcomes. In the past, research on the camp experience treated causal mechanisms as monolithic; this commentary argues that a weakness in existing camp research is the assumption that…
Descriptors: Classification, Summer Programs, Resident Camp Programs, Day Camp Programs
Olsen, Lisa K. P.; Garst, Barry A.; Powell, Gwynn M. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2019
Year-round school is the organization of days within a school calendar year to provide students with regular breaks and instructional blocks. This study surveyed 502 parents to identify factors influencing parental support for, or opposition to, year-round school. Three themes were constructed based on parent responses: children need educational…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Year Round Schools, Educational Benefits, Camps
