The guide provides standards for self study and evaluation by social work and recreation and leisure programs for blind and visually handicapped persons. Standards are classified according to four components for social work and for recreation and leisure programs: planning and organization, personnel, program services, and program evaluation. It…

The administrator of a recreational program needs to constantly evaluate that program to be sure it is accomplishing the objectives for which it is established; while objective and subjective evaluation on the part of leaders and participants are valuable, factual computerized data are also a reliable tool. (JD)

Intrinsic motivation is discussed as the main concern of evaluation of leisure and recreational programs. Two factors influencing leisure behavior are perceived freedom and perceived competence. Two types of intrinsic rewards are possible from leisure participation: rewards and those obtained from a change in environment. Evaluation should then…

Evaluation is one method of determining accountability in human service programs. A generic evaluation approach contains several steps: (1) stating a purpose for evaluating the program; (2) identifying evaluation questions; (3) identifying the nature of evaluation information; (4) collecting evaluation information; (5) analyzing evaluation…

Study explored the perception of parents of campers with mental retardation regarding the benefits of summer camps. Parents rated the relative importance of 22 possible benefits and indicated 6 dimensions of benefits in an ideal program: social skill development, social competence, respite care, cognitive development, expressive development, and…

International sources suggest that Australian human service agencies must implement meaningful processes to meet increasing demands for accountability in service delivery. The development of adequate services for the disabled in Australia is influenced by the principles of normalization--the use of culturally valued means in order to enable,…

This is a series of seven reports describing and evaluating the following physical or basic skills development programs: Bicycle Program, Camping Program, Swim For Your Life, Outward Bound, Physical Skills Development Program, Community Summer School Programs, and Operation Recover. Modes of program operation and statistical data about students…

In the fall of 1978, a study was conducted to ascertain the status of recreation personnel and programs in state maximum security facilities. The frequent criticism that correctional recreation is too sports oriented was supported by the findings of the survey. (JN)

Several aspects for the evaluation of leisure programs are addressed: theoretical frameworks for evaluation; practical rationales for instituting the evaluation process; information about evaluation for persons with varying abilities and needs; and processes for the evaluation of outdoor recreation programs and public leisure sports. (CJ)

Public leisure service agencies were surveyed in eight states in the Great Lakes region to examine the extent of public leisure service programs directed toward drug and alcohol abusers or programs directed toward neighborhoods at risk. The article offers descriptive information and survey results. (SM)

The Crockett Therapeutic Wilderness Camp, a program designed as a remedial group treatment program for juvenile delinquents and conducted by the Texas Youth Council, is described. The review addresses the following areas: student population; camp life routines; treatment strategies; and program evaluation procedures. (HLM)

The government attempted to set up a viable management information and feedback system for evaluating accountability in services delivery. Conceptual models for agency goals and services delivery were designed and measures were developed in the provision of leisure and recreational services. Two citizen surveys are described. (Author/CTM)

Attempts to look at some of the factors which influence the scope of secondary school swimming programs. (Author/RK)

A symbolic interactionist approach to evaluation views the evaluator as an observer of group behavior in which individual action aligns with collective action. The evaluator attempts to discover what is actually going on in the program being evaluated. Though the interactionist approach frees the program manager from having to articulate goals, it…