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Direct linkOwens, Megan H.; Erceg, Linda E.; Faricy, Alli – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2021
The American Camp Association and Association of Camp Nursing collaborated for the creation of the Healthy Camps initiatives from 2006-2020. During that time, the initiative developed a holistic approach to a healthy camp framework by examining and addressing a range of challenges experienced by camp programs in the United States. Camper and staff…
Descriptors: Health Services, Camps, Mental Health, Behavior Problems
Michelle E. E. Bauer; Ian Pike – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2025
Children's microcultures consist of small peer communities that they develop with distinct rules and roles operating outside of traditional daily activities. Presently, there is little understanding for how children may develop microcultures during competitive play, where they attempt to outperform their peers. In this study, we address the…
Descriptors: Competition, Outdoor Education, Play, Gender Differences
Hyunyi Jung; Corey Brady – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2025
In this article, we investigated how a class engaged in whole-class discussions of modeling solutions, across two different types of modeling tasks: a Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) and a Three-Act Task. We analyzed whole-class discourse as small groups presented and responded to each other's solutions to a MEA and a Three-Act Task. We have also…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Class Activities, Simulation
Download full textStephanie Femrite; Rebecca Mott; Steven Krauss – Journal of Youth Development, 2025
Summer camp programs provide adolescent counselors with opportunities to work alongside adult staff, aiming to develop critical skills such as communication, responsibility, independence, and teamwork. Growing research supports the value of camp-based developmental relationships through youth-adult partnerships. However, tensions often arise as…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Youth Programs, Counselor Attitudes, Adolescents
Students' In-Moment Challenges and Developing Maker Perspectives during Problem-Based Digital Making
Ng, Oi-Lam; Liu, Minnie; Cui, Zhihao – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2023
We report on a case study of eight grade 5 to 6 students (ages 12-14) involved in a three-day "digital-making summer camp" focused on mathematical problem-solving through block-based programming combined with programmable electronics. Data analysis focused on the computational thinking (CT), mathematics, and problem-solving challenges…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Summer Programs, Camps
Desmet, Ophélie A.; Cakmakci, Huzeyfe; Tuzgen, Abdullah – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2023
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the online delivery of an affective curriculum for gifted and talented youth to gain further understanding of its effectiveness and perceived advantages and disadvantages of delivering affective curriculum online. Using convergent parallel mixed-methods design, we evaluated data from 38 secondary…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Academically Gifted, Humanistic Education
Lepore-Stevens, Maria; Schugar, Heather – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2023
Introduction: This mixed-methods study examined self-determination at a summer sports camp for youths with visual impairments (i.e., those who are blind or have low vision). Educators of students with visual impairment have reported that the expanded core curriculum should be taught outside of the school day and have reported placing a lower…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Summer Programs, Camps, Visual Impairments
Emily N. Cyr; Kathryn M. Kroeper; Hilary B. Bergsieker; Tara C. Dennehy; Christine Logel; Jennifer R. Steele; Rita A. Knasel; W. Tyler Hartwig; Priscilla Shum; Stephanie L. Reeves; Odilia Dys-Steenbergen; Amrit Litt; Christopher B. Lok; Taylor Ballinger; Haemi Nam; Crystal Tse; Amanda L. Forest; Mark Zanna; Sheryl Staub-French; Mary Wells; Toni Schmader; Stephen C. Wright; Steven J. Spencer – Child Development, 2024
Girls and women face persistent negative stereotyping within STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). This field intervention was designed to improve boys' perceptions of girls' STEM ability. Boys (N = 667; mostly White and East Asian) aged 9-15 years in Canadian STEM summer camps (2017-2019) had an intervention or control…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, STEM Education, Summer Programs
Marie Kirkpatrick; Mariela E. Tankersley; Gennina Noelle A. Ferrer; Roberta Carrillo Vega – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2024
Video activity schedules are a combination of video modeling and activity schedules that teach a singular task or a series of tasks to be completed. Instead of a sequence of pictures, videos demonstrate to the learner what is expected to be done. Research has focused heavily on using video activity schedules to teach daily living or vocational…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Video Technology, Educational Games, Visual Aids
Hyunjun Choi; Hyowon Kim; Nooree Kim – Cogent Education, 2024
The study explored the impacts of the two-day Living LAB urban regeneration idea camp, which enhanced college students' divergent thinking skills and creative self-efficacy. Quantitative and qualitative empirical data were obtained from 35 camp participants from three universities in Korea. The quantitative results of the study revealed that camp…
Descriptors: Creativity, College Students, Problem Based Learning, Creative Thinking
Grey House Publishing, 2024
Careful research and compilation of the best data available has earned "The Complete Resource Guide for People with Disabilities" the honor of being a repeat recipient of the National Mature Media Award and the National Health Information Award, as well as being a go-to resource among educators, librarians and the disability community.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Independent Living, Resources, Information Sources
Ivánková, Petra; Halakova, Zuzana; Colláková, Denisa – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2022
One of the main goals of the work of teachers is to increase and maintain the motivation of pupils to learn. However, many studies have confirmed that traditional teaching, without problems that activate students and with the use of only the teacher's interpretation of the topic, does not increase, or even reduce motivation. Pupils behave…
Descriptors: Camps, Science Education, Student Experience, Natural Sciences
Domka, Margaret; Arthur-Banning, Skye G.; Oh, Young Suk; Windbiel, Kirsten – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2023
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Clemson University Paralympic Soccer program transitioned its in-person soccer camps for veterans with a disability to a virtual format. Providing veterans with experience playing the game rather than just learning about the game in a classroom environment is an effective way to increase buy-in, activity,…
Descriptors: Athletics, Team Sports, Physical Disabilities, Camps
Rae, Erin – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Research studies suggest that professional development would better prepare the 84% White teaching force to serve diverse classrooms. Schools have begun providing professional development with desired outcomes of better serving their diverse student body. This research study focused on educators who received summer camp-style immersive…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Attendance, Bias, Racism
Kimberly Maljak; Jayla Sotelo; Katelyn Paulus – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2024
Most high school and collegiate athletic teams attend some type of camp to prepare for their upcoming season. This article provides a 30-day challenge to help high school and college dance teams to improve their overall physical fitness while they prepare for summer camp. The ideas can also be modified to meet the needs of other athletic teams.
Descriptors: Dance, Camps, High Schools, Colleges
