Evaluating your camp program. From: Camping Magazine | Date: November 1, 1997| Author: Gass, D.D.; Sanders, Edward; Welch, Suz | COPYRIGHT 1997 American Camping Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Camp Fire Boys and Girls has developed an evaluation technique consisting of a methodology and an assessment tool for camp counselors and agency administration. The evaluation of two day camp programs was started in 1995.

In the last several years, many agencies have been under increased pressure from funding sources to document the impact they have on the lives of the young people they serve. Camp Fire Boys and Girls in Des Moines, Iowa, undertook the following steps to develo...

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