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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Boy Scouts of America"”.
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A Cartographic Depiction and Exploration of the Boy Scouts of America's Historical Membership Patterns
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the historical membership patterns of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on a regional and council scale. Using Annual Report data, maps were created to show membership patterns within the BSA’s 12 regions, and over 300 councils when available. The examination …
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"We will be prepared" : scouting and civil defense in the early Cold War, 1949-1963
… Defense Administration (FCDA) (1950-1957), the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) (1958-1960), and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) (1961-1963), regarded children and young adults as essential to American civil defense. Youth-oriented, voluntary organizations, including the Boy …
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The Effects of Youth Organizations on High School Graduation
Organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of America, church groups, community recreation sports, high school sports, and other youth organizations provide educational, recreational, and social interaction opportunities for many adolescents in the United States. As …
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A survey of the Boy Scout movement in its relation to the development of character
… stressed by such societies and agencies as The Boy Scouts of America, The Camp Fire Girls, The Young Men's' Christian Association and the Young Women's Christian Association.</p><p>In the scouting program all activities are of a voluntary process. There is an age requirement connected with the …
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Resilient Leadership: A case study about a gay man's journey of coming out and running for public office.
The purpose of this instrumental case study was to understand how the lived experiences of an openly gay male elected official living in the Midwest impacted his journey in running for public office. The aim of this study was to explore how sexual orientation impacted the journey to become a …
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Philmont Scout Ranch : National Boy Scout Reservation, Leadership Training Area, Working Ranch
… is devoted to the understanding and importance of the scouting movement with·emphasis on the redevelopment of its national scout reservation, Philmont, near Cimarron, New Mexico. In this document sufficient data will be established for the design and development of all these structures necessary …
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MUSIC ON THE MARCH: AMERICANISM, VETERANS’ ORGANIZATIONS, AND DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
The American Legion and other military veterans’ organizations played a significant role in shaping twentieth-century American politics, civic life, and cultural (including musical) identity in service of Americanism: their conception of the political, social, and cultural values of the United …
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A Study of the Influence of Boy Scout Experience on Educational Achievement
The purpose of this study was to compare the academic achievement of boys involved in Scouting with that of boys who were non-scouts but who had equal aptitude for learning as measured by standardized intelligence tests. The null hypothesis, that there was no difference in achievement between …