Implementation of environmental education programs in nature reserve areas in southwestern China faces challenges because of a highly exam-oriented educational system and financial constraints. We examined a relatively successful case at the Caohai Nature Reserve in Guizhou by analyzing its development from 1993 to 2014. Results suggest that…

The focus on the quality of a student's entire academic experience has led to a greater emphasis on student life activities and facilities. In response, many campuses are renovating, expanding, or creating new buildings that support student life. While many of these are traditional stand-alone student dormitories, dining facilities, unions, and…

This article presents an overview of the rise of modern-day collegiate recreational sports and their relevance to student learning and quality of life. The author discusses planning considerations for collegiate recreational sports facilities and the importance of these facilities as a recruitment and retention tool. (Contains 4 figures.)

Research reports, summaries, and investigations relative to establishment of a recreation-education facility at Valley Campus, Delhi, New York, are presented in this first volume of the 4-part series prepared in August of 1969. Items pertinent to the content and operation of a recreation-management curriculum are discussed. The purpose of the…

Prepared in August of 1969, the master plan for a recreation-education facility is the application of principles established in the prototype study, volume 2 (RC 004 157) of the 4-volume report. The present volume coordinates these principles with the objectives of the State University Agricultural and Technical College at Delhi, New York. Factors…

This paper describes the social context for and the provision of child care services in Scandinavia. Particular emphasis is given to Denmark and Sweden. Occasionally, comparisons are made in the paper between Scandinavian countries and the United States, and differing attitudes toward the poor are pointed out. In the Scandinavian countries…