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Dubin, Alexsandra; Garst, Barry A.; Gaslin, Tracey; Schultz, Beth E. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2020
Background: Summer camps engage millions of youth in enrichment opportunities during the summertime while employing a substantial young adult workforce to provide high-quality programs and services to camp participants. Workplace fatigue has been implicated in camp-related injury and illness events, yet few studies have targeted fatigue among camp…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Employees, Fatigue (Biology), Work Environment
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Garst, Barry A.; Erceg, Linda E.; Walton, Edward – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2013
Background: Camp experiences contribute to a range of positive developmental youth outcomes, but camp experiences also pose a risk for youth because of potential exposure to injuries and illnesses. The camp community has lacked both a methodology and effective benchmarks for injury and illness monitoring. Furthermore, camp-related policy…
Descriptors: Injuries, Diseases, Safety, Intervention
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Gillard, Ann; Roark, Mark F.; Nyaga, Lewis Ramsey Kanyiba; Bialeschki, M. Deborah – Journal of Experiential Education, 2011
Examining mindfulness in a non-clinical and non-therapeutic setting such as a summer camp is an area of growing interest. Our study tested three mindfulness scales with staff in a summer camp setting, and we conducted preliminary reliability and validity analyses for any modifications needed in the scales. Results indicated two major findings: (a)…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Resident Camp Programs, Day Camp Programs, Attention Control