Reconnecting Youth to Nature: A Camp on Campus Model

Autor/in	Hill, Eddie
Titel	Reconnecting Youth to Nature: A Camp on Campus Model
Quelle	In: Physical Educator, 79 (2022) 1, S.73-83 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-8981
Schlagwörter	Day Camp Programs; Youth Programs; Service Learning; Recreation; Majors (Students); College Students; Experiential Learning; Program Design; Program Implementation; Program Evaluation; Partnerships in Education; College School Cooperation; Attitudes; Natural Resources; Evidence Based Practice; Outdoor Education; Conservation (Environment); Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jugendsofortprogramm; Service-Learning; Re-creation; Erholung; Collegestudent; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Freiluftunterricht; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt
Abstract	Day camps are a powerful context for youth development. The American Camp Association and Leave No Trace have been integral in supporting youth development by identifying outcomes associated with participation in outdoor recreation. Recreation majors in the programming class used the camp as a service-learning component of the class that offered them valuable hands-on experience in program design, program facilitation, working with youth, and program evaluation. Therefore, this study evaluated the impact of camp on identified youth outcomes. The outdoor recreation camp was a partnership from a private school and local university. The Youth Outcomes Battery provided measures that focus on common outcomes (e.g., affinity for nature). Thirty-one of the 32 campers completed the retrospective questionnaire. The sample was 61% female, with an average age of 9 years. On a scale of 1 to 10, campers scored a 9.32 on Level of Enjoyment. Findings show that over 50% of the campers learned "a little" or "a lot" about the desired outcomes (e.g., affinity for nature). This work provides an example of an evidence-based nature camp. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01