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O'Conner, Constance – Parks and Recreation, 1976
Some local mental health organizations and park and recreation agencies have joined forces to help women with problems. (SK)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Counseling Services, Females, Mental Health Clinics
Cipriano, Robert E. – Parks and Recreation, 1976
Advocated is a training program to prepare qualified prisoners soon to be eligible for parole for employment in the field of therapeutic recreation. (GW)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Job Training, Prisoners, Program Development
Howard, Dennis – Parks and Recreation, 1976
It is argued that community recreation directors must seek the backing of influential private individuals to succeed in obtaining community support for recreational opportunities. (GW)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Decision Making, Parks, Power Structure
Chase, Ronald W. – Parks and Recreation, 1973
How to meet demands for increased facilities without raising taxes. (Editors)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Community Recreation Programs, Local Government, Recreational Facilities
Peer reviewedMeldrum, K. I. – Comparative Education, 1971
Examines the growing recreational participation in some European countries in which individuals, seeking to escape the confines of their everyday environment, engage in adventurous activities. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Athletics, Individualism, Political Attitudes, Recreation
Weinberg, Warren; And Others – American Journal of Diseases of Children, 1971
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Program Evaluation, Recreational Programs, Remedial Programs
Kirchner, Richard; Doyle, Patrick – New Campus, 1970
Descriptors: College Students, Extension Education, Field Experience Programs, Majors (Students)
Koenemann, Edward J.; Tapply, Richard A – J Health Phys Educ Recreation, 1969
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Cooperative Programs, Recreation Finances, Recreation Legislation
Sternloff, Robert E. – Parks and Recreation, 1981
The question of how close a recreation program approximates the original objective of the programer can only be answered by extensive evaluation. The true value of the total recreation program may be determined by evaluating the benefit of a recreation program to the participant. (JN)
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation Methods, Objectives, Participant Satisfaction
Sprague, Kim – Parks and Recreation, 1980
Park and recreation professionals are facing a dual challenge: to offer comprehensive recreation programs for all ages and income levels; and to establish trends, providing opportunities for development and assimilation of new skills and interests into the public's repertoire of leisure activities. (Author)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Resources, Innovation, Leisure Time
Fabian, Lou; And Others – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1980
The use of recreational sports as a less competitive alternative to intramurals is described. The background for development of such a program at the University of Pittsburgh is presented, along with an outline of its benefits. (JMF)
Descriptors: Competition, Higher Education, Intramural Athletics, Lifetime Sports
Frith, Greg H.; And Others – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1980
The authors encourage the inclusion of recreation in the individualized education plans (IEPs) of retarded students by selectively reviewing the literature. In addition, specific instructional concepts are presented (such as integration with nonhandicapped and use of task analysis). (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs, Mainstreaming, Mild Mental Retardation
Henderson, David D. – Parks and Recreation, 1979
A program is described that provides physical therapy and a wide variety of activities for the handicapped. (JD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Enrichment Activities, Physical Activities, Program Design
Leitner, Michael Jay; Merenbloom, Sara – Parks and Recreation, 1979
Suggestions are made for developing a day care center for older adults who have some physical impairment. (JD)
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Day Care, Older Adults, Program Development
Strobell, Adah Parker – Parks and Recreation, 1979
Suggestions are made for recruiting and training staff members for recreational summer programs. (JD)
Descriptors: Employment Interviews, Employment Qualifications, Recreational Programs, Staff Development
