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Henderson, Karla A.; Bialeschki, M. Deborah – New Directions for Youth Development, 2008
Camps have long addressed multiple components of young people's development, including spiritual development. In particular, transcendental communion with nature and the outdoors may provide one pathway for young people's spiritual development. The physical, mental, social, and spiritual growth of young people has been at the core of camps for…
Descriptors: Youth, Spiritual Development, Youth Programs, Individual Development
Ross, David M.; Driver, B. L. – Journal of Outdoor Education, 1988
Describes survey made as part of Youth Conservation Corps evaluation. Compares personal benefits of residential camping with benefits of nonresidential camps. Concludes residential participants benefited in different ways and to greater extent than nonresidential campers. Residential camping benefits measurable at least nine months after…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Camping, Conservation Education, Day Camp Programs