https://www.acacamps.org/blog/5-year-impact-study-update-3-lessons-learned-so-far
5-Year Impact Study Update: 3 Lessons Learned So FarHello Camp Evaluators! If you are new to the Research 360 blog, you’ll see that our posts fall into three main categories: camp evaluation tips and tricks, creating powerful charts and reports,...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/more-exciting-research-finding-keeping-great-staff
More Exciting Research: Finding and Keeping Great StaffHello Camp Evaluators! In my last post, I wrote about ACA’s Impact Study and some of the things we are learning as we launch Phase 1. What I didn’t share is a second exciting ACA...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/care-ing-camp-committee-advancement-research-evaluation
CARE-ing for Camp: The Committee for the Advancement of Research and EvaluationHello Camp Evaluators! Spring is a busy time for camp people — with the ACA National Conference, several major regional conferences, and annual camp preparations, it is hard to believe camp people...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/data-visualization-camps-makeover-edition
Data Visualization for Camps: Makeover EditionGreetings Camp Evaluators! Today’s post is the first in a series built around ACA’s newest industry research: the ...
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/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/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...