https://www.acacamps.org/resources/youth-outcomes-battery-norms
Youth Outcomes Battery NormsOverview of the Norming Process for the ACA Youth Outcomes Battery *We wish to acknowledge the contributions and leadership provided by the ACA Committee for the Advancement of Research and...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/youth-camp-outcomes-analysis-tools
Youth Camp Outcomes Analysis ToolsFor use with ACA's Youth Camp Outcomes Battery Please be sure to save the Excel files to your computer before adding data! Also download the instructions...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/healthy-camp-toolbox
Healthy Camp ToolboxThe "Toolbox" provides a variety of resources for addressing health, safety, & mental health issues in camps.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/show-you-build-21st-century-learning-skills
Show You Build 21st Century Learning SkillsCamp. Learning. Outcomes. College. Can you prove that you improve the 21st Century learning skills of your campers? ACA offers data-gathering measures that focus on 21st Century learning...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/research-reports-summaries-data-maps
Research Reports, Summaries, Data, and MapsAll the data from all the research.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/let-your-research-flag-fly-how-magnify-your-camp-story-research
Let Your Research Flag Fly! How to Magnify Your Camp Story with ResearchIn one of her 2010 commentaries in Camping Magazine, former American Camp Association CEO Peg Smith reflected on her conversations with award-winning researcher Marge Scanlin nearly a decade...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/snapshot-camper-enrollment-2015
A Snapshot of Camper Enrollment in 2015After reviewing the results of the 2015 Enrollment Survey, in general, camps had a good year as enrollment continued to rise. The majority of camps reported at least maintaining the same enrollment...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/big-r-little-r-big-little
Big R, Little r; Big A, Little aWith ACA’s new strategic focus on accreditation and research comes the need to evolve our practices and services at a national level. In order to accomplish these important tasks, two special task...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/activities-programs-outcomes-impact
From Activities and Programs to Outcomes and ImpactHelping Kids Change Their Stories — A Taste of Camp Measurement North of the Border is a short blog series that explores Tim Hortons Foundation Camps’ summer and school programs and their...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/refining-survey-instruments-amplifying-youth-voice
Refining Survey Instruments: Amplifying the Youth VoiceThrough our ongoing efforts to inform and continually improve, we’re building a multi-faceted approach to collecting camper impact data and feedback.