Introduction

Mandi Baker

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-32501-5_1

Introduction

Mandi Baker

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This chapter gives a brief introduction to recreational children’s summer camps with a specific focus on those in Canada and the United States of America. The chapter outlines the governing bodies that guide camp delivery, the diversity of organised camping and offers a description of who make up summer camp staff. The chapter includes background to the author’s involvement in summer camps and summarises the research process undertaken for the study which informs the book. The chapter closes by giving a brief orientation to the chapters that follow.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Becoming and Being a Camp Counsellor
Subtitle of host publication	Discourse, Power Relations and Emotions
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
Pages	1-21
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Print)	9783030325015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32501-5_1
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Name	Leisure Studies in a Global Era

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