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Kiley Foss; Hung-Ling (Stella) Liu; Christin L. Carotta – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2024
Parents play a vital role in influencing their children's outdoor recreation participation. Families can enjoy nature and stay active in state parks, which provide abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation and education. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between parents' experiences with, and attitudes toward, outdoor…
Descriptors: Parents, Recreational Activities, Student Participation, Parent Influence
Kenney, Rich – Exceptional Parent, 2007
In this article, the author describes the Sports, Habilitation, and Recreation Program (SHARP), a program of the Foundation for Blind Children in Phoenix, Arizona. The SHARP program aims to help children, who have visual impairments, achieve goals, develop independence, and make friends. One of the unique features of the SHARP program is that it…
Descriptors: Recreational Programs, Blindness, Visual Impairments, Volunteers
Kramer, Herbert J. – Parks and Recreation, 1974
This article describes Families Play To Grow, a new program of family play and recreation activity sponsored by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. (PD)
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Family Programs, Handicapped Children, Recreation
Geiger, Brian F. – 2002
Passport in Time (PIT), a volunteer program of the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, is an excellent recreational learning experience. Families work side-by-side with professional archaeologists and historians to excavate, record, and restore historic and prehistoric sites across the United States. In addition, families…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Discovery Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Schleien, Stuart J., Ed.; And Others – 1995
This collection of readings is intended to help parents of children with disabilities join together or with professionals to advocate for inclusive recreational programs for their children. The following 15 readings are included: "To Play or Not To Play? A History of Recreation in America" (Carla E. S. Tabourne et al.); "Why Is…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Community Recreation Programs, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities