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"WOW Them and Show Them How Exciting Social Studies Can Be": Exploring a Self-Sustaining Social Studies Summer Camp for Young Learners Led by Teacher Candidates
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Moore, Daneell D.; Sartin, Loleta D. – Social Studies, 2021
The Junior Knight Camp is an annual summer program that specifically supports elementary school students in an effort to increase knowledge of social studies using an interdisciplinary thematic approach. This interdisciplinary approach includes STEM, the arts, literacy, and physical education. The camp operates on multiple campuses of the…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Camps, Summer Programs, Elementary School Students
Improving Youth Financial Literacy: A Profile of Middle School Camp Attendees
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Byram, Jamie Lynn; Grable, John; White, Kenneth J.; Thomas, Michael; Watkins, Kimberly – Journal of Extension, 2021
The purpose of this paper is to present a profile of middle-school-age youth who participated in a weeklong experiential residential camp focused on helping campers learn about and interact with money, personal finance topics, and mainstream financial service providers. Based on pre- and post-test data, it was determined an experiential real-world…
Descriptors: Money Management, Middle School Students, Profiles, Camps
Understanding Emerging Adult Identity Development through Work at a Residential Outdoor Environmental Education Program: An Application of Social Practice Theory
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Mateer, Timothy J.; Taff, B. Derrick; Hunt, Carter A.; Allison, Pete; Will, Ellen – Environmental Education Research, 2021
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…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Environmental Education, Resident Camp Programs, Identification (Psychology)
Integrated Outreach: Increasing Engagement in Computer Science and Cybersecurity
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Wolf, Shaya; Burrows, Andrea Carneal; Borowczak, Mike; Johnson, Mason; Cooley, Rafer; Mogenson, Kyle – Education Sciences, 2020
Research on innovative, integrated outreach programs guided three separate week-long outreach camps held across two summers (2018 and 2019). These camps introduced computer science through real-world applications and hands-on activities, each dealing with cybersecurity principles. The camps utilized low-cost hardware and free software to provide a…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Summer Programs, Camps, Program Length
An Earth Hazards Camp to Encourage Minority Participation in the Geosciences
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Sherman-Morris, Kathleen; Clary, Renee M.; McNeal, Karen S.; Diaz-Ramirez, Jairo; Brown, Michael E. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2017
Summer camps have proven to be effective tools to engage students in the geosciences. Findings from this study highlight perceptions and experiences of middle school students from predominantly African American school districts in Mississippi who attended a 3-d residence camp focused on increasing interest in the geosciences through an earth…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, African American Students, Middle School Students, Resident Camp Programs
Gender Test Differences During an Environmental Camp.
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Burrus-Bammel, Lei Lane; Bammel, Gene – Journal of Environmental Education, 1986
Discusses a study which sought to determine the effects of gender on test scores from participants of a week-long environmental camp. An analysis of three years of data of student attitudes, knowledge, expectations, and perceptions indicated that females were lower on knowledge pre-tests but made greater gains between knowledge tests. (ML)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Females