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The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association (''B-PSA'') is a youth organisation in the United Kingdom, with affiliations in various countries. Baden-Powell Scouting focuses on the importance of tradition in the Scout Movement. Japan, Argentina, Malaysia, Germany, Denmark, Ghana, Canada and the United States have traditional organisations that are affiliated to the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association (B-PSA). The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association shares the heritage of the youth Scouting Movement, however they believe in a traditional way of Scouting which closely follows the program set out by Lt. General Robert Baden-Powell in his book: ''Scouting for Boys''. The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association was formed in the United Kingdom in 1970 by the Reverend William Dowling when it was felt that The Scout Association was abandoning the traditions and intentions set out by Baden-Powell in 1908. The Baden-Powell Scouts retain the belief that the essence of the movement should be based on outdoor activities related to the skills of explorers, backwoodsmen and frontiersmen. It is a voluntary, non-formal educational charity association for young people. It is an independent, non-political, and non-military program. The B-PSA believes this program should be available to everyone, youth and adult, regardless of religious beliefs, gender, or sexual orientation. As an independent Scout association, they are members of the World Federation of Independent Scouts (WFIS). The WFIS was formed in Laubach, Germany, in 1996 by Lawrie Dring, a Scouter and President of the B-PSA. The WFIS is an international body that recognises Independent Scouts Associations in countries across the globe which teach traditional Baden-Powell Scouting values. Their aim is to improve the standard of our future citizens with the object of using their efficiency for service for their fellows.〔(World Federation of Independent Scout Organisations )〕 ==History== For the origins and history of the Scout Movement generally see Scouting Following the origin of the Boy Scout Movement and, in 1908, the publication of Robert Baden-Powell's book,''Scouting for Boys'', The Boy Scouts Association was formed in 1910 and, until 1967, it followed the programme established by Baden-Powell. However, the publication of the '' The Chief Scouts' Advance Party Report '', introduced major changes to that association's name, uniform, sections and programme. In 1969, some of those, led by the Reverend William Dowling, who did not agree with changes being introduced following the ''Advance Party Report'' formed a pressure group within The Scout Association, known as The Scout Action Group. They asked that Scout Groups wishing to maintain a more traditional approach to Scouting should be allowed to do so. In mid-1970 The Scout Action Group published '' A Boy Scout Black Paper, '' which outlined their views. As a result of discussions, the whole organisation factioned into two groups on 20 September 1970 – The Scout Association and The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association.〔(Traditional Scouting Site United Kingdom )〕 In 1979, due to internal arguments, The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association split into two separate organisations, with both claiming the name and charity number of the Association. The two factions reconciled their differences in June 1990, and in 1994 there were nearly 70 Groups in the association. In the 1990s there was a dip in the number of active Groups in the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association, in common with a fall in numbers experienced by the various United Kingdom scout organisations at that time, and the number of Groups had dropped to around 40 in 2001. The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association, as with scouting in the United Kingdom generally, has shown subsequent growth in numbers with the opening of new groups. The B-PSA celebrated 100 years of Scouting in 2007, issuing centenary badges and holding their own Centenary Camp in Southampton. In 2008, leaders from the association put aside their association differences and organised Jamboree 2008, an event that was aimed at bringing all of the various factions of Scouting back together for an event marking the centenary of the first official Scout Camp held by Baden-Powell at Humshaugh. The event included parades at Hexham Abbey and a ceremony at the original Carr Edge camp site. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baden-Powell Scouts' Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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