Evaluating Recreation Services 4th Ed

Author : Karla A. Henderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781571678478
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evaluating Recreation Services, 4th Ed written by Karla A. Henderson and published by . This book was released on 2017-04 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluation is a process that each of us uses every day. Professionals in any field of human services must have the means to access and assess information. Having information is not enough, however, unless that information can be applied and used. To organize and manage recreation services (i.e., all elements related to the various specialties in the field such as parks, tourism, sports, arts, therapeutic recreation, camping, event management), information is needed about people's preferences, needs, and behaviors and the programs, administrative structures, and resources that comprise the organizations. To build a body of knowledge and to document the value of recreation, systematic processes are necessary. Evaluation and research can provide information that will enable "enlightened decisions." Evaluating Recreation Services: Making Enlightened Decisions, Fourth Edition, is about systematic evaluation and research that focuses specifically on identifying explicit evaluation criteria or research questions, collecting evidence or data, and making judgments about the value or the worth of something applied to service improvement or knowledge development. This book aims to provide a basic overview and working knowledge of procedures. Knowing basic steps in evaluation research and having some familiarity with evaluation and research tools can help you to begin a process of lifelong learning about systematic inquiry.

Author : Charles C. Bullock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781571678072
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Recreation Services for People with Disabilities, 4th Ed written by Charles C. Bullock and published by . This book was released on 2017-03 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Recreation Services for People With Disabilities continues to reflect a broad-based explanation of the role of practitioners in the interrelated fields of therapeutic recreation, inclusive recreation, and special recreation. This fourth edition represents a major revision, including the most current research and thinking about the interdisciplinary fields of recreation and disability studies. This book is intended to be an introductory text for all students in parks and recreation/leisure studies departments. Every student, whether she or he intends to work in a provincial park or a state hospital, a community recreation center or a community mental health center, a public school or a cruise ship, needs a basic level of knowledge about people with disabilities. The central theme of this book is that people with disabilities are people who have the same needs and wants as anyone else and deserve the right to be at the center of their services. Each person with a disability is a person first, not a disability. Recreation services must be centered around the person who is being served. That is, whether treatment-oriented recreation therapy, goal-oriented special recreation, or activity-oriented inclusive recreation, it is the person and not the professional or even the activity that must be at the center of service delivery. It is our hope that you will begin to see people with disabilities as people as you learn about recreation and therapeutic recreation services. If you emerge from this book (or your class) with this person-centered knowledge, then you will have learned a lot about how to provide recreation services to people with disabilities. Whether or not you happen to be a person with a disability, our more earnest hope is that you will emerge with a commitment to ensure that people with disabilities are treated as people who are at the center of their programs and services. This means that you will become an advocate, maybe even a zealot, on behalf of people with disabilities. You will encourage friends and colleagues to use people-first and respectful language. You will refrain from jokes that perpetuate stereotypes. You will be part of a new breed of recreation and therapeutic recreation professionals who celebrate differences and strive to provide person-centered and responsive services.

Author : Karla A. Henderson
Publisher : Venture Publishing (PA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evaluating Leisure Services written by Karla A. Henderson and published by Venture Publishing (PA). This book was released on 1995 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book fills a void in our literature with a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of evaluation in recreation, park and leisure services. The book provides a basic over view and working knowledge of evaluation procedures for upper level undergraduate students, beginning graduate students, and practitioners who wish to apply evaluation research in their work. The authors have written the book in concise, clear chapters in which they not only outline key points, but also provide examples of various evaluation issues.

Author : Charles C. Bullock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781571678089
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Recreation Services for People with Disabilities written by Charles C. Bullock and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Introduction to Recreation Services for People With Disabilities continues to reflect a broad-based explanation of the role of practitioners in the interrelated fields of therapeutic recreation, inclusive recreation, and special recreation. This fourth edition represents a major revision, including the most current research and thinking about the interdisciplinary fields of recreation and disability studies. This book is intended to be an introductory text for all students in parks and recreation/leisure studies departments."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Christopher R. Edginton
Publisher : Sagamore Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services written by Christopher R. Edginton and published by Sagamore Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been over twenty years since the first edition of 'Productive Management of Leisure Service Organizations' was conceptualised, written, and published. Now in its second edition, 'Managing Recreation, Park, and Leisure Services' considers three critical changes in the leisure service field: technology and information resolution; nature of the workforce; and the basic revision of our economy. These changes have made a great impact on the management of human resources, which is the main focus of this book.

Author : Debra Jean Jordan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781571678553
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leadership in Leisure Services written by Debra Jean Jordan and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often requested and fully updated, the 4th edition of Leadership in Leisure Services: Making a Difference by Deb Jordan and Ronald Ramsing, includes fully updated chapters with contemporary practices for leadership in the broad field of recreation and parks. In addition, the first two chapters of previous editions (introductory material and leadership theories) have been combined into one chapter; this enhances the flow of material while still setting the stage for understanding leadership as an important construct in our discipline. The text continues to integrate issues of diversity throughout the chapters and includes new information about the impact of microaggressions on participants in a range of recreation settings. Additional emphasis is put on professional practicebecoming a recreation and parks professional and continuing professional development are addressed in such a way as to encourage students to view professionalism as a journey rather than an end. Group development is presented using the Tuckman model and social issues have been updated to include the role of professionals in addressing the obesity epidemic as well as bullying and violence. All material has been updated to reflect the current state of research in each topic area. Test questions and PowerPoint presentations for each chapter are included as ancillaries.

Author : John Dattilo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781571678690
Total Pages : 565 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inclusive Leisure Services written by John Dattilo and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Inclusive Leisure Services (4th ed.), John Dattilo discusses the importance of including all people in leisure services, offering an educational model for learning about considerations and strategies to promote inclusive leisure services. He begins each chapter with an orientation activity including questions to stimulate reflection on the topic. He then introduces the chapter topic, followed by a rich discussion including examples from research studies and quotes from inside and outside the leisure field. To end each chapter, he offers final thoughts and discussion questions, allowing the reader to review the material, identify important points, and problem solve. He divides the book into six sections beginning with developing an awareness of ethics, inclusion, barriers, and legislation relevant to inclusive leisure services. The next three sections provide strategies to promote social, psychological, and physical leisure engagement for everyone. In the fifth section and throughout the book, Dattilo encourages readers to consider and endorse peoples culture (e.g., ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation), embrace their abilities, sustain healthy aging, address their economic resources, and support each individual and their family. The final section helps the reader learn about people, inclusion, and specific disabilities. Inclusive Leisure Services is a well-thought-out book based on Dattilos own experiences as a person within society and as a leisure service practitioner, his discoveries as a clinician and researcher, his reflections of relevant literature, and his observations of the operative assumptions within the leisure profession.

Author : Debra Jean Jordan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Programming for Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services written by Debra Jean Jordan and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 936 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ken Marriott
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000198383
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community Leisure and Recreation Planning written by Ken Marriott and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community Leisure and Recreation Planning offers an up-to-date, evidence-based approach to planning community leisure and recreation facilities, programs and services. It introduces readers to key theory and best practice in the planning of effective leisure and recreation projects. The book defines planning, leisure, recreation and other key concepts and explains why a thorough planning process is essential to achieving effective outcomes. It presents a comprehensive, integrative four phase model for undertaking leisure and recreation planning, including: pre-planning, planning research, preparing a plan, and implementing, monitoring and evaluating the outputs and outcomes of a plan. It provides a conceptual rationale for each component of the planning process, a detailed explanation of the tools and techniques that can be used, and extensive examples and international case study materials to demonstrate their use. The principles and techniques explained in the book are applicable at a range of community levels from small individual sites to regions, states and even countries. This is an essential course text for all leisure and recreation courses, and invaluable reading for academics, practitioners, stakeholders and students working in leisure and recreation planning, events, culture and sport.