Date of Award
5-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Legacy Department
Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management
Committee Chair/Advisor
Dr. Gwynn Powell
Committee Member
Dr. Robert Barcelona
Committee Member
Dr. Teresa Tucker
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine international camp professionals' perceptions of the importance and performance of Eccles and Gootman's (2002) Eight Features that Maximize Positive Youth Development. Members of the International Camping Fellowship, ages 18 and older and of different demographic backgrounds, were asked for their perceived importance and performance ratings of the eight features on a five point Likert scale. The data were used to create importance-performance matrices using Martilla and James' (1977) Importance-Performance Analysis technique in order to create visual depictions of the recorded perceptions. This cross-cultural, cross-sectional study utilized Importance-Performance Analysis to create a snapshot of perceptions of positive youth development worldwide. Overall, worldwide perceptions of the positive youth development features turned out to be positive, with some differences based on the respondents' region of origin. Survey participants' age, level of education, and gender (with one feature exception) were found to have no effect on the perceptions of positive youth development.
Recommended Citation
Schwabe, Chelsea Marie, "Identifying the Importance and Performance Perceptions of Positive Youth Development Features in Camps Worldwide" (2015). All Theses. 2173.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/2173