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Direct linkOlsen, Lisa K.-P.; Bixler, Robert D.; Powell, Gwynn M.; Garst, Barry A.; Stephens, Laura E.; Switzer, Deborah M. – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2021
The camp community understands that participation in camp produces a variety of impacts; what is less understood are the causal mechanisms leading to outcomes. In the past, research on the camp experience treated causal mechanisms as monolithic; this commentary argues that a weakness in existing camp research is the assumption that…
Descriptors: Classification, Summer Programs, Resident Camp Programs, Day Camp Programs
Dubin, Alexsandra; Garst, Barry A.; Gaslin, Tracey; Schultz, Beth E. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2020
Background: Summer camps engage millions of youth in enrichment opportunities during the summertime while employing a substantial young adult workforce to provide high-quality programs and services to camp participants. Workplace fatigue has been implicated in camp-related injury and illness events, yet few studies have targeted fatigue among camp…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Employees, Fatigue (Biology), Work Environment
Whittington, Anja; Garst, Barry A.; Gagnon, Ryan J.; Baughman, Sarah – Journal of Experiential Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the outcomes of all-female camp experiences on women's lives. Using a retrospective approach, this study collected qualitative data from 131 women to examine the benefits of all-female camp experiences, to analyze the skills they gained at camp, and to understand how they apply these skills to their…
Descriptors: Females, Qualitative Research, Gender Issues, Social Development
