Management of child camps

a structured literature review and new directions

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https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.123548

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Structured Review, Child Camps, Sport Management, Events

Abstract

The study of child camps has grown over the last years. Still, the common use of different terminology and the dispersion of the information in literature regarding camps management, makes it difficult to clarify research and hinder the improvement of managerial practices. This study aims to synthetise existent knowledge in child camps’ management, identify inconsistencies and gaps in the literature, and set directions for future research and practice on child camps. A structured review of peer-reviewed articles published between 1950-2021 was conducted. Results indicate that half of the studies used the term “summer camp”; but other ten different terms were also used. Five different management areas were identified: safety, consumer behaviour, human resources, event planning and camp research. Gaps were also identified in the literature. These findings are important to set new research avenues and to improve practice.

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Author Biographies

Marisa Sousa, University of Porto, Faculty of Sport, Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Porto, Portugal

Degree in Sport and Physical Education - Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto;

Master's in High Performance Training - Swimming - Faculty of Sports of the University of Porto;

Masters in Sports Management - Faculty of Sports of the University of Porto;

Professor at the University of Maia

Superior Technique at the Sports Center of the University of Porto

Author and co-author of numerous articles and chapters in national and international books.

Celina Gonçalves, Maia University – ISMAI, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança & CIDESD, Portugal

Celina Gonçalves is Adjunct Professor of Sports Department at the University Institute of Maia (ISMAI). She is a member of CIDESD and collaborator at CIFI2D.

She has a Phd in Human Motricity in the specialty of Sports Sciences, Master's in management of sports organizations (FMH-UTL), Master's in psychology Issues (FPCE-UP) and currently Post Doctoral Researcher (FADEUP).

Author of scientific articles (18), supervisor of master's theses (13) and PhD (1), reviewer of scientific articles (18), made part of Master's (25) and Doctoral (1) juris, participation in the organization of events and conferences (13), presentations at national and international conferences (47), participation in national and international conferences (73).

Rui Biscaia, University of Bath, Department for Health, Bath, United Kingdom

He joined the University of Bath in June 2021. Previously he worked at Coventry University, University of Lisbon and Universidade Europeia, Lisbon. His main research focus is on bridging sport consumers, organisations, athletes, and sponsors. In doing so, He is interested in aspects such as consumption experiences, fan wellbeing, online environments, service quality, sport brand management, sponsorship management, mega sport events, among others. 

He had developed projects with researchers from Portugal, Spain, England, France, Germany, Estonia, Brazil, United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, and have published 40+ peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Journal of Business Research, Journal of Sport Management, European Sport Management Quarterly, Sport Management Review, International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, Sport Marketing Quarterly, International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, Leisure Studies, among others. He had co-authored two books and co-edited one sport management textbook.

He is am a member of the editorial board for European Sport Management Quarterly, Sport Management Review, Sport Marketing Quarterly, International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship, and Sport, Business, and Management. He has also been co-principal investigator of a Marie Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange on 'Addressing inequality, enhancing diversity and facilitating greater dialogue in the hosting of sporting mega events'.

Maria José Carvalho, University of Porto, Faculty of Sport, Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Porto, Portugal

Assistant Professor with Aggregation at the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto.
Director of the 2nd cycle in Sport Management, between February 2012 and October 2017.Aggregation Tests (2016)

PhD in Sports Science (2007)
Master in Sport Management (2001)
Degree in Law from Universidade Lusíada (1997)
Degree in Physical Education at the Higher Institute of Physical Education (1988)

During the last 20 years, they have been linked to Entrepreneurship in the undergraduate, master's and doctoral courses in Sports Management, Sports Law, Sports Policies and Development, Development.

In the same period he is best known of 100 conferences in Portugal and in different countries and continents. He has 5 published books, about 50 articles published in peer-reviewed journals and 25 articles/chapters in books. Her main areas of research are Sports Management, Sports Law, Sports Policies and Women and Sport.

Since 2010 he has been a member of the Disciplinary Board of the Portuguese Football Federation.

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SOUSA, M.; GONÇALVES, C.; BISCAIA, R.; CARVALHO, M. J. Management of child camps: a structured literature review and new directions. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 28, p. e28041, 2022. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.123548. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/123548. Acesso em: 24 jun. 2025.

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