Character Development among Youth of Color from Low-SES Backgrounds: An Examination of Boy Scouts of America’s ScoutReach Program by Kaitlyn A. Ferris, Rachel M. Hershberg, Shaobing Su, Jun Wang, Richard M. Lerner

“…This study examined character attributes associated with participation in ScoutReach, Boy Scouts of America’s recent program innovation created to deliver Scouting curriculum to underserved populations. …”
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You Can Quit Me But I’m Not Going to Quit You:” A Focus Group Study of Leaders’ Perceptions of Their Positive Influences on Youth in Boy Scouts of America by Rachel M. Hershberg, Paul A. Chase, Robey B. Champine, Lacey J. Hilliard, Jun Wang, Richard M. Lerner

“…As part of a longitudinal, mixed-method study with Boy Scouts of America, we conducted five focus groups with a diverse group of 46 program leaders in order to better understand their perceptions of how they influence youth. …”
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Gendering the Boy Scouts: Examining Hegemonic Masculinity at a Co-Ed Backpacking Camp by Samantha Pentecost

“…This study relies on nine in-depth interviews conducted with outdoor educators and sixteen hours of ethnographic research completed at Mountain View Scout Camp, a backpacking program for youth operated by the Boy Scouts of America. Findings indicate that Mountain View is gendered both through its organizational aesthetics, which valorize a hegemonically masculine ideal, and via sta members’ conception of nature as feminine and forestry work and tools as masculine. …”
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