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Kraus, Richard G. – 1964
The main feature of this book is an analysis of organized recreational programs including their development and future. The use of leisure time problem, provisions for leisure education in the public schools, and community-school recreation programs are discussed. One chapter of the book is devoted to reviews of some effective school sponsored…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Services, Educational Objectives, Leisure Time
AVEDON, E.M. – 1966
IN A DISCUSSION OF RECREATION AND MENTAL RETARDATION, RECREATION AND ITS ROLE IN PROVIDING ENJOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LET OFF STEAM, RESOLVE CONFLICTS, AND IMPROVE FEELINGS OF PERSONAL WORTH ARE DEFINED. THE IMPORTANCE OF RECREATION IN PREVENTING MOTOR RETARDATION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS IN THE MENTALLY RETARDED IS…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Community Recreation Programs, Community Resources
Virginia State Dept. of Conservation and Historic Resources, Richmond. – 1986
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…
Descriptors: Parks, Program Budgeting, Program Development, Recreation Finances
Download full textBureau of Outdoor Recreation (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1968
A series of 10 Community Action Guides was developed to assist public officials and community leaders in establishing comprehensive outdoor recreation programs. The importance of providing parks and recreation facilities in metropolitan areas and the importance of protecting the natural environment are emphasized. Methods of organization,…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Resources, Guidelines
Ditton, Robert B. – Parks and Recreation, 1971
Descriptors: Ecology, Land Use, Natural Resources, Physical Environment
Kraus, Richard G.; Curtis, Joseph E. – 1977
This book is designed to serve as a basic text for those who seek to enter the field of operating recreation programs and park facilities. Emphasis is given to the administration of public departments, and guidelines are also provided for the management of voluntary agencies and therapeutic recreation programs. In addition to background…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Community Organizations, Evaluative Thinking, Federal Legislation
Crompton, John L.; Younger, Leon E. – Parks and Recreation, 1983
Ways in which community recreation departments have developed programs for industrial employees of the corporate sector of the community are described. (CJ)
Descriptors: Community Recreation Programs, Industrial Personnel, Industry, Program Development
Bane, David C., Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1978
The document offers proceedings of the First National Conference on Special Recreation for the handicapped which coincided with the dedication of White Oak Village/Mountwood Park (West Virginia), a recreational facility designed to serve as a national model for meeting the recreational needs of the handicapped. An introductory paper by E. Lehew…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Day Care, Disabilities, Parks
Calloway, Jim – Parks and Recreation, 1981
A brief history of correctional recreation from the late 1800s through the time of the Attica riots is presented. Since the prison population is 60 to 70 percent Black, there is an obvious need for greater minority participation in the development of correctional recreation. (JN)
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Decision Making, Minority Group Influences
Catherall, Thomas, Ed.; Hafen, William J., Ed. – 1983
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…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Leisure Time, Outdoor Education, Parks
National Foundation for the Improvement of Education, Washington, DC. Resource Center on Sex Roles in Education. – 1977
The materials included in this booklet are designed for use by participants in Application Session A and B for Physical Activity Personnel working in postsecondary institutions. These materials are initial drafts prepared for field testing only. They are not the final products to be delivered at the completion of the project. The materials include…
Descriptors: Athletics, Facility Guidelines, Physical Education, Physical Education Facilities
Litman, Todd – Small Town, 1990
Discusses community planning for bicycling programs with emphasis on safety education for children and adults, enforcement of bicycle laws, engineering improvements, and special events. Describes how Olympia improved existing bicycling facilities and summarizes planning, communication, engineering, and policy issues addressed. (SV)
Descriptors: Bicycling, Community Planning, Community Recreation Programs, Facility Improvement
Florida State Dept. of Natural Resources, Tallahassee. – 1971
A comprehensive program for meeting outdoor recreational needs in Florida is described in this planning and reference document in terms of objectives for the program through the year 1975 (with projections to the year 2000). The scope and nature of outdoor recreation are defined, and a justification for an outdoor recreation program is presented.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Resources, Maps, Natural Resources
Fulton, Eulyne, Comp.; Loomis, Charlotte Ann, Comp. – 1970
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…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Camping, Conservation Education, Elementary School Science
Nesbitt, John A., Ed.; And Others – 1970
This book proposes the approach that, regardless of the present turmoil, regardless of technology and other social considerations, there is a fundamental inequity in the availability of cultural, recreational, and leisure experience that men of goodwill abhor. Seeing beyond hostile rhetoric, the book seeks to search out the foundations within the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Disadvantaged, Employment Potential, Federal Programs
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