Background: Within the field of coach development, previous research has ascertained that elite coaches learn through a variety of formal, non-formal, and informal sources. Little is known, however, about how coaches from different coaching contexts such as recreational and developmental learn to coach. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to…

A changing society has resulted in different recreational needs for infants to senior citizens. Programs for pre-school children, six-to-twelve-year olds, teens, adults, and senior adults are suggested. Title of activities include Urban Picnic, Hot Dog Ski Clinics, and Romancing the Song. (MT)

In spite of its obvious deficiencies, the club system in West Germany represents a powerful model for lifelong education in the sphere of sports and recreation. (Author)

A project was designed to identify and define training needs at the operative level in the sport, leisure, and recreation industry in the United Kingdom. The industry is attracting increasing attention in further education (FE) as a result of rapid development. The industry, however, is diverse. Provision of FE must be flexible if it is to meet…

Describes and discusses the development of the Chautauqua movement in the late nineteenth century, its success, and its impact on American education and culture. Started to improve Methodist Sunday School teaching, the movement grew to educational facilities for liberal educational programs, combined with recreational experience. (MF)

Recreation, leisure, and personal enrichment education and training programs play an important role in the total education and training undertaken in Australia. Depending on the State or Territory, personal enrichment programs are delivered by registered and unregistered community providers; technical and further education (TAFE) and other…

This is a report by the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education which identifies adult and continuing education responsibilities between the elementary-secondary and postsecondary education levels and presents a proposal for an integrated adult education delivery system. In the first of four sections, the history of Nebraska's…