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Schleien, Stuart J.; And Others – Exceptional Parent, 1989
The article offers eight questions for parents to consider in evaluating and developing a disabled child's recreation program. (DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Parent Role, Program Evaluation, Quality of Life
McLean, Christine; Spears, Charles R. – Parks and Recreation, 1975
Descriptors: Community Recreation Programs, Community Services, Leisure Time, Program Design
Bailey, Bruce E.; And Others – 1978
The Crockett Therapeutic Wilderness Camp, a program designed as a remedial group treatment program for juvenile delinquents and conducted by the Texas Youth Council, is described. The review addresses the following areas: student population; camp life routines; treatment strategies; and program evaluation procedures. (HLM)
Descriptors: Camping, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Disadvantaged Youth
Download full textCenter for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA, 2007
Recent trends have resulted in schools implementing an extensive range of preventive and corrective activity oriented to students' needs and problems. Some programs are provided through a school district, others are carried out at, or linked to, targeted schools. Some are owned and operated by schools; some are owned by community agencies. Few…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, School Involvement, After School Programs, Barriers
Adams, William A. – 1998
This practicum report describes a project which evaluated the extent to which the weekend programming calendar for first-year students at Clarion University (Pennsylvania) was meeting program goals and integrating freshmen into the social setting of the campus. A questionnaire was used to survey 200 freshmen. Survey results indicated that students…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Extracurricular Activities, Higher Education, Program Evaluation
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
PAINTER, GENEVIEVE – 1965
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES OBSERVED AT SIX SUMMER DAY CAMPS (REPRESENTATIVE OF 26 SUCH CAMPS SPONSORED BY THE KENNEDY FOUNDATION) ARE REPORTED. EACH CAMP WAS VISITED AND THE FIRST 25 ACTIVITIES PRESENTED WERE ANALYZED BY ONE OF TWO THEORETICAL MODELS. THE MODEL FOR MEANINGFUL (COGNITIVE) ACTIVITIES WAS USED TO RATE ACTIVITIES IN TERMS OF…
Descriptors: Adults, Camping, Children, Day Camp Programs
Direct linkPhipps, Maurice, Ed.; Hayashi, Aya, Ed. – Wilderness Education Association, 2006
The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) helps people enjoy and protect our nation's most precious resource: Our wilderness areas. They have been training and certifying outdoor leaders around the world for nearly 30 years, teaching students safely and effectively to lead groups in the outdoors without harming the environment. In addition,…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Outdoor Leadership, Recreational Activities, Recreational Programs
BIRENBAUM, ARNOLD; SCHWARTZ, ARTHUR L. – 1966
THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THIS 3-YEAR RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT WAS TO TEST THE FEASIBILITY OF EXTENDING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMUNITY WORK AGENCIES IN NEW YORK TO INCLUDE THE MENTALLY RETARDED. THE 13 PARTICIPATING GROUP WORK AGENCIES RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS WELL AS CONSULTATIVE, INTAKE, AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SERVICES FROM…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Children
