The Recreation Management program planning course unites students and community members to develop, plan, market, and facilitate a recreation program. In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shifted course delivery to an online platform requiring faculty and community partners to create a fully online experience. This paper highlights the changes…

Teaching an online course was always something I resisted. Like many of the colleagues I have talked to, I was worried that the lack of face-to-face interaction would significantly take away from the quality of the education for the students. With a class like Recreation Programming, I knew that students needed hands-on experience with running a…

A nature center is an outdoor education area; a parcel of natural land where people, particularly the young, and nature can meet. It can be an educational section of a state or national forest or park set aside specifically to serve the people of one or several nearby communities. These centers usually include an educational or interpretive…

In planning urban recreational development, the developers must provide recreational opportunities that blend people with nature. (SK)

This book is directed primarily to the managers of recreation and leisure service organizations. Part 1 covers making and implementing policies. The focus is on the executive's role in policy making and developing and implementing personnel policies as the foundation of personnel management. Handling the problem of acquired immune deficiency…

The categorical sections of the proposed program for outdoor recreation research are (1) principal findings and recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences, (2) the social and behavioral dimensions of outdoor recreation, (3) the economics of outdoor recreation, and (4) the operation of recreation service systems. Among the specific topics…

Interest is being generated for personnel trained in exercise physiology, leisure and recreational counseling, and related fields to work in corporations. (JMF)

The purposes of this book, designed as a textbook for students, are to (1) present the fundamental concepts governing the field of recreational service, (2) to identify the chief components and concerns of the field, and (3) to research what history has provided for a contemporary comprehension of how ideas, philosophy, terminology, and practices…

This book covers the national conference and consultation in Leisure and the Quality of Life held in the leisure-oriented, residential community of Rancho La Costa, California, in March of 1970. Cosponsored by the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER) and the American Institute of Planners (AIP), the…

A look to the future indicates increased leisure and accelerated demand for qualified, creative people in the field. (JMF)

Programs of the Federal government which provide assistance to outdoor recreation projects are listed by governmental department. Various offices, bureaus, administrations, and services are described within each departmental section. The Federal legislation involved is cited where applicable. Programs include a variety of conservation activities,…

Twenty-eight agencies throughout the nation which are responsible for recruitment and training of teenagers into responsible leadership roles in the recreation field were surveyed for the purpose of producing a set of guidelines for creating and planning leadership programs through which the nation's youth might fulfill the need for more trained…

The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) helps people enjoy and protect our nation's most precious resource: Our wilderness areas. They have been training and certifying outdoor leaders around the world for nearly 30 years, teaching students safely and effectively to lead groups in the outdoors without harming the environment. In addition,…