The Recreation Management and Leadership (RML) program at Western Washington University utilizes a cohort-based model in which sequenced courses and overnight retreats work in tandem to cultivate an inclusive learning community. COVID-19 necessitated not only that we quickly move all of our courses online, but it challenged us to transition our…

Teaching an online course was always something I resisted. Like many of the colleagues I have talked to, I was worried that the lack of face-to-face interaction would significantly take away from the quality of the education for the students. With a class like Recreation Programming, I knew that students needed hands-on experience with running a…

U.S. higher education institutions are being called to question their central nature, priorities, and functions, with prominent and unprecedented attention being given to accountability and the measurement of student learning outcomes. As higher education evolves in how it assesses student learning and leisure studies and recreation departments…

The Unified Core is an innovative approach to higher education that blends content through linked courses within a major to create a community of learners. This article offers the theoretical background for the approach, describes the implementation, and offers suggestions to educators who would like to design their own version of this innovative…

Big ideas for the future is a joint report by Universities UK and Research Councils UK, published as part of the second annual Universities Week campaign. This new report explores the excellent research taking place in UK higher education today and what it will mean for us in 20 years' time. It demonstrates the value of public investment in higher…

Current information indicates colleges and universities are experiencing decreased enrollments in basic instruction programs for physical activity. One factor responsible for this phenomenon is many universities' decision to eliminate required participation in physical education courses in order to graduate with a college degree. Another factor…

The use of computers in campus recreation is a trend that cannot be ignored. This paper reviews some uses of software for tabulating, controlling, and scheduling in college recreation departments. (MT)

The report presented herein provides a comprehensive summary of the philosophical and educational structure of H.P.E.R. (Health Science, Physical Education and Recreation) and its relationship to general education at Briar Cliff College. The unique structure of H.P.E.R. is presented as well as its rationale and a conceptual view of its inner…

Intramural recreational sports directors from 117 universities were surveyed to obtain information about the status and trends in administration and activities of their intramural-recreational programs. Program personnel, administrative control, revenue sources, and activities are discussed. (DF)

This book is a biography of the college union from its conception in the early 19th century and how it grew into the concept of a social-cultural-recreational center in the 20th century. Highlighted are the influences of the world wars on the college unions, the shattering impact of student disruption and violence and the union's response to…

The use of user categories to explain campus recreation participation patterns and preferences is explored. User type variables were found to be helpful in campus recreation planning and administrative decision-making. (DF)

The guide offers a framework for approaching the assessment process of recreation and leisure service delivery to handicapped children and youth by college/university faculty and administrators. Twenty-five questions regarding manpower assessment are answered, including the following: why is manpower assessment important and how is it usually…

Organized programs for foreign students can no longer exist as they have in the past. (HS)

While educational institutions are intensifying efforts to professionalize leisure services, a nationwide examination of correctional recreation curricula reveals a lack of progress. Among constraints arising from this lack of progress are misleading documentation of nonexistent correctional recreation specializations, and inadequate definition of…

This study assessed the state of intramural-recreational (IR) programs at Peru State College (Nebraska) and offered suggestions for the improvement of existing IR programs. The existing IR sports program is directed by a part-time adjunct staff member with the aid of student assistants and receives limited support. Upgrading the directorship of…