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Davis, Dan W.; And Others – Parks and Recreation, 1972
Descriptors: Health Services, Injuries, Parks, Program Development
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
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
Download full textState Univ. of New York, Syracuse. Coll. of Forestry. – 1971
In this collection of 26 papers presented at the 1971 Forest Recreation Symposium held at Syracuse, N.Y., information is presented about the forest resource and forest recreation research. The symposium, designed to help meet the needs of the planner and the manager in both public and private areas o f the forest recreation resource, covered 5…
Descriptors: Administration, Athletics, Conferences, Development
Cross, Gertrude – Parks and Recreation, 1977
Recreational programming for older adults should provide for enjoyment, a sense of belonging, new learning experiences, new skills development, recognition and utilization of old skills, opportunities to serve others, and formation of new friendships. (JD)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Creative Activities, Human Services, Leisure Time
Mobley, Tony A. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1980
The planning of leisure time activities for college students should consider the academic as well as athletic traditions of the institution. It is important that one consider the traditional mission of the institution, involving instruction, research, and service, in determining the role of leisure. (CJ)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Intramural Athletics, Leisure Time
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
Henderson, Karla A. – Parks and Recreation, 1997
Summarizes recent research on diversity, examining similarities and differences between diverse groups and noting the implications for recreation professionals. Presents several common principles that recreation professionals must consider in programming for diverse populations (training and education about diversity, cooperation and advocacy,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Congdon, David M.; And Others – 1981
This program manual was developed by the Grant-Blackford Development Center in order to help other professionals and organizations working with developmentally disabled persons to improve their recreation and leisure programs. The manual's philosophy is to structure recreation programs for fun, not just for skill teaching: stressing abilities, not…
Descriptors: Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation Methods
