Call for Papers - Jewish Summer Camps as Educational Resources

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2017

The editors of the Journal of Jewish Education are planning a themed issue on Jewish summer camps. We are seeking research on day or residential summer camps that self-identify as Jewish camps. The focus of the research is to be on camps as a Jewish educational resource. The camps may be located in North or South America, Europe or Israel and serve a camper population from between the age range of 5-17. Research on educational staff at camp and camp alumni is also most welcome.

We are interested in papers from a range of disciplinary vantage points including (but not limited to):

The history of Jewish camps
Sociological and ethnographic studies of the social and cultural dynamics of camp life
Evaluation studies of the educational impact of camp programs
Analyses of the educational challenges of creating Jewish programming at camp
Analyses of the challenges of creating and sustaining Jewishly-committed staff at camp

Intents are requested by August 15, 2017 and should include the name of the author(s), author contact information and working title.

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