Out-of-school time (OST) settings are powerful contexts for youth development when programs and services are intentionally designed. "Youth Development Principles and Practices in Out-of-School Time Settings" increases the capacity of students and professionals to facilitate youths' optimal transition to adulthood through maximizing the…

Presented is a conceptualization of risk recreation based upon stress-producing outdoor pursuits requiring a participant response to chosen landscape challenges. Emphasis is less upon risk and more upon response to graded stress situations. (MJB)

Existing university and college degree programs in recreation, park, and leisure services are in a logical position to support risk recreation programming, by providing necessary training in outdoor recreation leadership. In addition, private educational organizations and community organizations provide opportunities for such training. (Author/MJB)

The training manual for use with personnel concerned with outdoor education for the handicapped provides a guide to program development in the areas of background knowledge, skills and methods of outdoor education, individualized planning, and program evaluation. The five units are titled: "Defining,""Introducing,""Individualizing,""Implementing,"…

The City of Phoenix offers a five-day river-based camping experience to at-risk and disabled teens. Describes how professional river outfitters are contracted to run the trips, staffing considerations, liability and safety considerations, and camper orientation. Evaluation showed that participants received lasting measurable benefits, including…

The following papers are included in these proceedings: (1) "A Needs Assessment for Computer Applications" (Bruce Holley); (2) "The Home, School, Community Partnership through Community Education" (Jim Burgon); (3) "Building Level Coordinators--How They Spend Their Time" (Burton Olsen and Murray Meszaros); (4) "Programming and Financing the…

Described in the handbook is the Merrill Area (Wisconsin) Public Schools program to prepare handicapped youth for occupations in recreational-environmental vocations. In Part I, a school forest summer curriculum workshop already tested with handicapped children is outlined in terms of purpose and philosophy (to increase the special vocational…

The educational and recreational programs of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) are carried out to help achieve the overall mission of the FWS, which is to provide federal leadership to conserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuous benefit of people. A set of standards and related questions…

This revised edition of a 1961 publication outlines the steps involved in establishing a new day camp, and presents guidelines for day camp operation. Four chapters cover: (1) preliminary decisions and planning for a new camp; (2) site selection, legal and regulatory considerations, and property management; (3) deciding on buildings and equipment…

The resource guide for use with personnel concerned with outdoor education for handicapped children provides a guide to activities, techniques, resources, and equipment. The first section consists of analyzed activities as they relate to individual education plans and treatment plan objectives. Provided for each activity is a description of the…

Outdoor education is discussed as a means of enriching and enhancing the interdisciplinary curriculum. Topics covered include urbanization effects, patterns of outdoor education, planning for outdoor education, Federal programs, teacher and leadership preparation, and consultant resources. The document concludes by pointing to planning as the…

A survey of colleges offering 2-year programs in some phase of recreation was undertaken to determine what should be the major thrust of the recreation-education program for SUNY Agricultural and Technical College in Delhi, New York. In planning the curriculum, it was recommended that there be a flexible educational program which would allow a…

Some 134 documents published between 1952 and 1969 are cited in this annotated bibliography on outdoor education. These materials were selected from the total ERIC collection through December of 1969 and are listed with complete abstracts. Documents selected deal with outdoor education, recreation, conservation education, and instructional…

Describes Korea's Camp Gonee for mainstreaming disabled children, based on American continuum-of-services approach to therapeutic recreation. Describes camp's systematic design, planning, objectives, program development, and volunteer training. Describes campers' experiences, progress, and relationships with volunteers. Discusses implications of…

Presented for environmental designers and program planners serving handicapped children in urban settings is information on using the natural environment both as a therapeutic modality and to facilitate child development; planning, administering, and evaluating innovative educational recreational and camping programs; and developing standards for…