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Article: Youth development at summer camp.(Research Notes)
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- Camping Magazine
- Article date:
- May 1, 2003
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Youth attend camp for a variety of reasons, and research suggests that camp participation impacts youth in multiple ways by enhancing affective (self-esteem and self-concept); cognitive (knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes); behavioral (self-reported behaviors and behavioral intentions); physical; social; and spiritual growth (Shepard & Speelman, 1986; Gillett et al., 1991; Hopkins & Putnam, 1993; Chenery, 1994; Brannan & Fullerton, 1999; Henderson, 2001). Yet, there is still much to learn about the camp experience, especially from the staff perspective. The following studies were presented at the 2003 Camp Research Symposium at the American Camping Association ...
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