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Wright, Brett A.; Schwab, Keri A.; Dustin, Daniel L. – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2017
The history of parks and recreation is deeply rooted in child's play. From Joseph Lee's writings about the developmental benefits of child's play at the beginning of the 20th century to the establishment of the University of Illinois's Motor Performance and Play Research Laboratory in the 1960s and 1970s, child's play has been a central focus of…
Descriptors: Play, Parks, Recreational Activities, Recreational Programs
Dustin, Daniel L. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1980
The integration of classroom learning with field experience provides students of recreation with an understanding of the applicability of their college course work to the problems facing recreation professionals. (JD)
Descriptors: Course Content, Field Trips, Higher Education, Learning Experience