Park managers use personal interpretation to achieve a variety of outcomes for park visitors and the natural environment. This project examines whether these outcomes are achieved, the factors influencing how the outcomes are achieved, and the overlap among these factors across the outcomes. Based on interviews with visitors in three Alberta…

During the last few years the Italian school system has seen significant changes but geography continues to be considered a boring and un-useful discipline by public institutions. The main problem is the widespread geographic illiteracy and the fact that very often people do not know the objectives, methodology and tools of geographical studies.…

Information in this booklet was obtained from a survey questionnaire completed by individual municipal parks and recreation agencies throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. An overview is presented of parks and recreation agencies in the state with respect to such issues as budget strategies, personnel, use of volunteers, salaries, citizen…

The objectives of the reported conference were: 1) to determine what significant changes are occurring in campground management; 2) to view demonstration campground areas and discuss related information dissemination efforts; 3) to determine what campground research is presently underway, and whether more is needed; and, 4) to determine possible…

This two-part report seeks to outline the progress made to date by Maricopa Technical Community College (MTCC) through its first eight years of operation, and to recommend specific actions which might be taken in the future by the college to insure its continued progress and response to community needs in light of constraints on funding and…