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Jacob Tuber – ProQuest LLC, 2022
American summer camps employ over one million individuals every summer. However, little research has been conducted evaluating the experiences and outcomes for the camp staff. In particular, research efforts have done little to examine the subset of staff members working in formal leadership positions at summer camps. Often college-aged emerging…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Resident Camp Programs, Employees, Leadership Training
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Michael Riley; Jim Sibthorp; Shannon Rochelle – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2024
Research has articulated the benefits of autonomy in outdoor programming (e.g., Chang, 2017), and the independent student expedition (ISE) is one type of autonomous experience that has received attention across the literature. Research suggests that ISEs have the potential to foster personal growth and promote group development (e.g., Daniel et…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Young Adults, Adventure Education, Outdoor Leadership