ERIC Number: ED204082
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1974
Pages: 41
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Day Camp Manual: Staff. Book II.
Babcock, William
Book II of a 5-book day camp manual focuses on staff selection and training. Following the philosophy that developing an effective staff is the responsibility of the camp director, the book contains major sections on staff recruitment (sources of staff, problems, selection procedures, job descriptions, personnel practices); guidelines for job negotiations developed by the Ontario Camping Association (interview techniques for applicants and directors, basic aspects of interviewing, contracts); staff training (prior to camp; in camp; examples of staff training at a municipal day camp, an agency day camp, and a private day camp; counselor-in-training programs); supervision; and evaluation (purpose, practices). A reading list is included. (SB)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Day Camp Programs, Employment Interviews, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Occupational Information, On the Job Training, Outdoor Education, Personnel Evaluation, Personnel Selection, Questioning Techniques, Recruitment, Staff Development, Staff Orientation, Summer Programs, Supervision, Workshops
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation, Toronto.
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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