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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/your-mark-get-set-go-step-step-guide-reading-using-qualitative-research
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go: A Step-by-Step Guide to Reading and Using Qualitative ResearchIf you want to engage with research, I’ve created this easy guide to help you move from finding papers online to reading them, and ultimately implementing the suggestions in your own programs.
https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-academy/annual-accreditation-report-aar
Annual Accreditation Report (AAR)The Annual Accreditation Report is an educational tool and annual non-visit year touchpoint that focuses on camps' on-going improvement of their policies, procedures, and practices.
https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/volunteers/review-annual-accreditation-aar-report
Review the Annual Accreditation Report (AAR)ACA's accreditation volunteers support camps by providing educational feedback to camps on their Annual Accreditation Report (AAR). The AAR is an educational tool and annual touchpoint that...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/social-belonging-youth-success-research-promising-practices-part-1-what-do-we-know
Social Belonging for Youth Success — Research and Promising Practices, Part 1: What Do We Know?Have you ever walked in to a meeting, a class, or even a practice or activity and thought “wow, I do NOT belong here”? What kinds of feelings does an experience like that evoke in you? Positive...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/social-belonging-youth-success-research-promising-practices-part-2-how-can-we-improve-our-practice
Social Belonging for Youth Success — Research and Promising Practices, Part 2: How Can We Improve Our Practice?Hi everybody! Thanks for joining me again for Part 2 of the summary of the...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-you-should-nominate-your-camp-research-award
Why You Should Nominate Your Camp for a Research AwardHi! My name is Mary Rogers, and I am the executive director of Sherwood Forest Camp. I am also the chair of ACA’s Committee for the Advancement of Research and Evaluation (...
https://www.acacamps.org/about/get-involved/awards/eleanor-p-eells-award-excellence-evaluation-research
Eleanor P. Eells Award for Excellence in Evaluation & ResearchThe Eleanor P. Eells Award for Excellence in Evaluation & Research is designed to honor programs in which camp professionals conduct or apply meaningful, quality research or evaluation to...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-research-give-get-kind-thing
Camp Research: A Give and Get Kind of ThingI’m going to say this right up front: Today’s Research 360 post is a shameless plug for research — more specifically, a plug for participating in camp research, and encouraging others to do the same...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/have-data-party-share-evaluation-results
Have a Data Party to Share Evaluation Results!Greetings! I am Kendra Lewis, evaluation coordinator for the California 4-H Youth Development Program at University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources. I am going to share my experience...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-pro-camp-researcher-introducing-acas-new-research-assistant
From Camp Pro to Camp Researcher: Introducing ACA's New Research AssistantHi Camp Pros! I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and let you know a bit about what I’m doing here on the American Camp Association® (ACA) Research 360 blog and in the...