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Garst, Barry A.; Browne, Laurie P.; Bialeschki, M. Deborah – New Directions for Youth Development, 2011
The organized camp experience has been an important part of the lives of children, youth, and adults for over 150 years and is a social institution that touches more lives than any other except for schools. Camp is more than a location or a program; it encompasses the affective, cognitive, behavioral, physical, social, and spiritual benefits that…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Learning Experience, Outdoor Education, Educational Opportunities
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Sklad, Marcin; Diekstra, Rene; De Ritter, Monique; Ben, Jehonathan; Gravesteijn, Carolien – Psychology in the Schools, 2012
To answer the question of whether teaching social and emotional skills to foster social-emotional development can help schools extend their role beyond the transfer of knowledge, the authors conducted a meta-analytical review of 75 recently published studies that reported the effects of universal, school-based social, emotional, and/or behavioral…
Descriptors: School Role, Social Development, Emotional Development, Behavior Development
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Shelton, Andrea; Harvin, Sheila; White, Janeana – Substance Abuse, 2006
This paper describes a community-based substance abuse prevention program utilizing a cognitive-behavioral curriculum to children and adolescents affected by a substance use disorder in a parent or caretaker.
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Prevention, Program Descriptions, Family Life