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“There Was More Out There Than Our Street”: Exploring Summer Camp Programming As A Context To Foster Social Capital And Civic Engagement After Camp, Tracy L. Mainieri, Denise M. Anderson
“There Was More Out There Than Our Street”: Exploring Summer Camp Programming As A Context To Foster Social Capital And Civic Engagement After Camp, Tracy L. Mainieri, Denise M. Anderson
Research in Outdoor Education
The social capital and civic engagement literature indicate a similar concern: Americans today are less connected to their communities than in the recent past. The purpose of this study was to explore intentional summer camp programming as a possible avenue to engendering social capital and civic engagement in campers' home communities. Eight campers and their parents were interviewed at least three months after the campers participated in a structured camp program designed to increase campers' civic engagement and social capital. Campers experienced post-camp gains in their motivation for civic engagement and their bonding and bridging social networks; however, not all …