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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 Research

If 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/camp-pro-camp-researcher-introducing-acas-new-research-assistant

From Camp Pro to Camp Researcher: Introducing ACA's New Research Assistant

Hi 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...

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-research-give-get-kind-thing

Camp Research: A Give and Get Kind of Thing

I’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/camp-evaluation-capacity-its-about-quality

Camp Evaluation Capacity — It's About Quality

Hi everyone!  Thanks for joining us as we dive a little deeper into the Research 360 circle; specifically, the part of the circle we are calling "local camps'...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-you-should-nominate-your-camp-research-award

Why You Should Nominate Your Camp for a Research Award

Hi! 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/article/camping-magazine/five-low-cost-tech-tools-further-your-mission

Five Low-Cost Tech Tools That Further Your Mission

Camp operates as a business, when we all know it is more. In order to focus on what matters at camp, it is crucial that camp operations run without friction. That means adopting the best business...

https://www.acacamps.org/download/briefing-paper-emotional-intelligence-canadian-study

Briefing Paper - Emotional Intelligence- Canadian Study

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/end-near-grab-social-emotional-learning-data-while-you-can

The End Is Near! Grab Social Emotional Learning Data While You Can

Social emotional learning. It’s the good stuff we know kids get out of camp: responsibility, interest in exploration, teamwork skills, independence. We also know that...