Abstract
Empirical research documents the benefits of summer camps for young people, including disability-specific or medical-speciality residential camps. Using an ethnographic approach which utilized observation and individual and group discussions with the visually impaired young people who attended a summer camp, their parents, and school teachers who staffed the summer camp, we build on the extant research here by exploring, for the first time, the purpose and value of a summer camp for visually impaired young people. The qualitative data generated from our research were subjected to thematic analysis. We discuss the summer camp in relation to the following themes: (1) The summer camp facilitates peer interactions and relationship development; (2) the mixing of age groups facilitates the development of life skills; and (3) the summer camp supports the recruitment of visually impaired young people to Fieldway School [pseudonym].
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Divisions: | Carnegie School of Education |
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Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1177/02646196241261608 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2024 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | 11 Medical and Health Sciences; 13 Education; 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences; 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences; 39 Education; 52 Psychology |
SWORD Depositor: | Symplectic |
Depositing User (symplectic) | Deposited by Mann, Elizabeth |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2024 09:01 |
Last Modified: | 11 Jul 2024 08:13 |
Item Type: | Article |
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