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| Parks and Recreation | 14 |
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| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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| Community | 1 |
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| New Hampshire | 1 |
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| Americans with Disabilities… | 2 |
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Romano, Tina – Parks and Recreation, 1978
A community recreation program for Spanish speaking migrant children in Dade County, Florida, is described. (JD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Recreation Programs, Family Mobility, Field Trips
Artz, Robert M. – Parks and Recreation, 1974
This article focuses on the need for teamwork in establishing community school programs. (PD)
Descriptors: Community Schools, Recreational Programs, School Community Programs, School Community Relationship
Pendleton, Clarence M., Jr. – Parks and Recreation, 1971
Descriptors: Agencies, Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Aid
Sugerman, Deb – Parks and Recreation, 1996
Organizations that offer outdoor adventure activities can integrate programs to include individuals with disabilities. The paper describes how one organization includes diverse groups of people with and without disabilities in its outdoor activities, focusing on each member's strengths and encouraging cooperation. (SM)
Descriptors: Adults, Adventure Education, Community Programs, Cooperation
Mundy, Jean – Parks and Recreation, 1996
Review of the research on at-risk youth and resilient youth (successful youth despite adverse family and environmental situations) focuses on environmental protective factors such as positive relationships and youth participation. Application to park and recreation systems suggests leisure systems can provide such positive factors as a caring…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Mundy, Jean – Parks and Recreation, 1997
Recreation and park personnel can be influential in beginning a concerted and systematic effort to develop anger- and aggression-management programs for youth. The article outlines examples of anger- and aggression-control program content, typical training procedures, possible program sessions, and organizational implementation. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Anger, Community Programs
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
Christie, Charles – Parks and Recreation, 1978
Recreational programs in New Hampshire that are fiscally conservative and rely heavily upon citizen cooperation and ingenuity are described. (JD)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Community Recreation Programs, Creative Activities
Chase, Ronald W. – Parks and Recreation, 1973
How to meet demands for increased facilities without raising taxes. (Editors)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Community Recreation Programs, Local Government, Recreational Facilities
Galambos, Linda; And Others – Parks and Recreation, 1994
Including individuals with disabilities into community recreation programs has become more popular recently. The ADA stresses the need for true inclusion, where people with disabilities can actively participate and interact in programs in a meaningful way. The paper describes two special programs that help include individuals with disabilities.…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Children, Community Recreation Programs
McLean, Christine; Spears, Charles R. – Parks and Recreation, 1975
Descriptors: Community Recreation Programs, Community Services, Leisure Time, Program Design
Frederickson, William, Jr. – Parks and Recreation, 1975
This article relates different ideas that park and recreation centers should consider when given federal funds for recreation. (MK)
Descriptors: Community Recreation Programs, Community Services, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Clift, Edward C. – Parks and Recreation, 1974
This article describes the programming system of the local park and recreation department in Oxford, Ohio. (PD)
Descriptors: Classes (Groups of Students), Community Involvement, Community Recreation Programs, Cooperative Programs
Artz, Robert M. – Parks and Recreation, 1976
The effectiveness of any recreation and park organization depends upon the involvement, cooperation and work of many individual citizens and groups. (JD)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Citizen Participation, Citizens Councils, Community Action
