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Article: Case studies reveal camper growth.
- Article from:
- Camping Magazine
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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Every year camp directors receive letters from campers' parents describing growth experiences that began at camp and have continued to impact their son's or daughter's life in the home and community. Counselors often note similar descriptions of growth in the same campers during program sessions. Most likely, though, camp administrators do not include these testimonials and descriptions of change in evaluations of their camp program. In other words, the data are available, are recognized as important, but probably aren't being effectively utilized.
In these times of increasing pressure to engage in program evaluation and demonstrate the benefits of camp programs, ...