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A BULLETIN by H. W. Oxley, director of civilian conservation corps camp education, issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior (No. 19, 1937), describes the growth and development of camp education, particularly its achievements in vocational guidance and in recreation. The programme endeavours to develop powers of self-expression, self-entertainment and culture, and to promote co-operation ; in addition to vocational instruction, attempts have been made to remove illiteracy and to correct common school deficiencies. The Bulletin also includes a summary of three university studies in counselling and guidance technique in camp education, which indicate that only a beginning has been made in the camps with job and vocational instruction. Most of those enrolled come from the working class, and about 12 per cent of those interviewed had received no vocational guidance. Many of those enrolled regarded the camp as a transition from home to employment, and the studies indicated the necessity for much more comprehensive vocational training and more careful interviewing. A further study of successful practices in the development of a coordinated recreational programme in these camps, in which four universities participated, is also summarized in the Bulletin. This analysis of activities indicated the pressing need for adequate space, equipment and instructors, and led to a number of definite recommendations for the development of a co-ordinated programme for leisure time in C.C.C. camps.
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Education in Civilian Camps. Nature 142, 1153–1154 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/1421153b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1421153b0