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.

 

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).
The End Is Near! Grab Social Emotional Learning Data While You Can
August 1, 2017

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 93 percent of camps today intentionally target skills related to social-... Read More

"Data" Isn't a Four-Letter Word: Team-Based Ways to Make Sense of the Information You Have
July 18, 2017

Greetings, camp evaluators!  If you are a summer-only program, your camp season is well under way; in fact, you are might feel like you are rounding third and starting down the home stretch.  For our year-round programs, you might already be... Read More

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