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Experiential Learning In Dietetics: Can Diabetes Camp Make A Difference?, Mallory Jean Mount
Experiential Learning In Dietetics: Can Diabetes Camp Make A Difference?, Mallory Jean Mount
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This longitudinal qualitative case study explored the knowledge, perceptions, confidence, and empathy gained by dietetics students during experiential learning at a residential diabetes camp. Qualitative research methods were used to explore and understand participants’ experience of hands-on involvement with type one diabetes, and what they learned at camp that cannot be learned in a classroom. Data were collected over two years at Camp Kno-Koma, the diabetes camp of West Virginia. This study suggests that experiential learning at diabetes camp can make an important contribution to the overall education of dietetics students. One year of experiential learning was beneficial to participating …