Research 360

Read the latest blog posts on ACA's strategic focus in research.

Interested in contributing to the research blog? Contact research@ACAcamps.org.

 

Social Belonging for Youth Success — Research and Promising Practices, Part 2: How Can We Improve Our Practice?
November 28, 2017

Hi everybody! Thanks for joining me again for Part 2 of the summary of the Forum for Youth Investment webinar on social belonging for youth success. In Part 1, we discussed what social belonging is and why it’s important for youth to feel a sense... Read More

Social Belonging for Youth Success — Research and Promising Practices, Part 1: What Do We Know?
November 14, 2017

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 feelings? Do you want to return to that environment... Read More

A Major Opportunity: Learning How to Read and Implement Quantitative Research
October 31, 2017

The latest Research 360 blog from ACA Research Assistant Victoria Povilaitis.
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go: A Step-by-Step Guide to Reading and Using Qualitative Research
October 17, 2017

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. 
From Camp Pro to Camp Researcher: Introducing ACA's New Research Assistant
October 3, 2017

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 camp world!
Have a Data Party to Share Evaluation Results!
September 19, 2017

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 with a “data party” as a way to engage camp... Read More

Camp Research: A Give and Get Kind of Thing
September 5, 2017

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.

We can all agree that participating in... Read More

Why You Should Nominate Your Camp for a Research Award
August 22, 2017

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 (CARE).

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