U.S. Scouting Service Project



ARE WE REALLY DELIVERING THE PROMISE?

A Dissertation

Presented to

the Faculty of the University of Scouting

Gulf Ridge Council

In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Degree

Doctorate of Boy Scouting

by

Thomas M. Kochansky

October, 1998

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to thank my wife Jean for the many years of support in my Scouting career. She has endured time spent at home while I vacationed at monthly campouts, summer camp, Wood Badge, high adventure treks and jamborees. Without that support, I would never have experienced the camaraderie of the world brotherhood of Scouting.

I would also like to thank all the Scouters from across the nation who responded to my request to complete the questionnaire. Their willingness to help was most reassuring.

I would especially like to thank Jeffrey Anderson, Ph.D., an Assistant Scoutmaster with Troop 339 whose expertise was most beneficial in analyzing the questionnaires.

John Alline, Boy Scout Training Director at the National Office was most helpful in supplying statistics on a national level and his help is greatly appreciated.

Finally, I would like to thank all the Scouts and Scouters who over the years have assisted me and contributed to my growth.

PREFACE

Throughout my years in Scouting, I have seen many successful troops and I§Ž?íå»ò

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ud?k™0f–ÖWªù,¹S¤MZ˜?’ve seen a number of troops that failed. My general impression is the ones that failed were small and the reason they were small was because they did not have an active outdoor program. I’ve had 40 years in scouting, the vast majority with the Boy Scout program. Although I’ve served on unit, district and council levels, my most fulfilling times have been during the 15 years spent as Scoutmaster. I’ve served in five different councils and in three different states.

Over the years, I’ve asked Scoutmasters about their outdoor programs and found that a surprising number did not consider year-round camping a priority. Many did not attend summer camp with their troops and some did not even consider summer camp anything other than a luxury. On the other hand, some led troops who camped every month of the year, had two summer camp experiences each year and conducted some type of high adventure on a frequent basis. Others with small troops claimed that was the way they liked it because they were æÀ |ÊeÓ1ŸÓ[iii]! ................
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