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Peer reviewedOuellette, Pierre – Canadian Journal on Aging, 1986
The study examined relationships of 8 categories of leisure participation and enjoyment with 10 selected demographic variables. A Likert-type questionnaire was designed to ascertain the degree of participation and enjoyment in 89 activities. Results indicate that planners should consider the ethnic orientation of senior clubs in delivery of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ethnography, Leisure Time, Older Adults
Hammitt, Sally A.; Hammitt, William E. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1980
Survey results indicate the preferences of recreationists for program and facilities planning. Indoor campus recreation users have strong reasons for participation, prefer to decrease programs rather than increase fees or decrease operating hours, and value the recreational facilities and the opportunities they provide. (CJ)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Participant Characteristics, Participant Satisfaction, Program Development
PDF pending restorationWebster, Elaine – 1976
A pilot project investigating the feasibility of year-round recreational programs in rural counties of populations of less than 10,000 is described in this report. (Sheridan County, Kansas, was chosen as the project site.) Part I, the introductory section, briefly defines recreation and its relation to human needs. Part II provides a geographic…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Budgeting, County Programs, Geographic Location
Balthaser, Barbara A.; Farrell, Pat – Parks and Recreation, 1981
A survey, consisting of demographic, leisure, and personal data, was conducted on middle-aged-adults in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Questions were designed to elicit information concerning the subjects' expectations of increased or decreased leisure activity during the years preceding retirement. Results show that activity patterns for…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Community Programs, Leisure Time, Life Style
Download full textFisher, Susanne G. – 1973
The national survey results present the perceptions of extension professionals viewing 4-H programs from a State level as they relate to the following survey goals: (1) to determine extent of current State 4-H programs, level of participation, methods or approaches being used, and plans for future programs for children under nine, (2) to collect…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Elementary School Students, Extension Agents, Extension Education
Woods, Ruth Dial; And Others – 1978
Robeson County, North Carolina, has the largest Indian population in the state. There are 25,684 Lumbee Indians in the county; Indian students comprise 61 percent of the school population. In compliance with Title IV-A regulations, a 1978-79 needs assessment was conducted to allow the Indian community participation in the development of cultural…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Compensatory Education, Counseling Services
