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…

Critically examining common statistical approaches and their strengths and weaknesses is an important step in advancing recreation and leisure sciences. To continue this critical examination and to inform methodological decision making, this study compared three approaches to determine how alternative approaches may result in contradictory…

This article presents the results of a survey to investigate the current issues of computer use in public parks and recreation agencies and to document the experiences of agencies pioneering the use of electronic data processing. (PD)

Results are tabulated from an opinionnaire sent to 208 coeducational institutions on perceived advantages and disadvantages of merging departments of physical education. (PBS)

Many directors of college recreational programs are feeling pressure for increased accountability in the face of shrinking financial resources and increased demand for services. One method of providing that accountability and learning about the strengths and weaknesses of services offered is by assessing the level of client satisfaction. Developed…

Paraprofessional recreation personnel in hospitals, extended care centers, homes for the aged, and recreation departments were surveyed to define their roles and functions. Visits to 28 job analysis sites helped to identify a total of 79 job tasks and functions. A working model for a career lattice in recreation, and suggested content for a…

This report reviews the responses of 69 adolescent females who were incarcerated in a juvenile detention center to an exit questionnaire. All girls were promoted to the release phase of their incarceration. The questionnaire was given to determine the quality services received during their incarceration. Data were analyzed using quantitative and…

A pilot project investigating the feasibility of year-round recreational programs in rural counties of populations of less than 10,000 is described in this report. (Sheridan County, Kansas, was chosen as the project site.) Part I, the introductory section, briefly defines recreation and its relation to human needs. Part II provides a geographic…

The goal of this study was to determine the characteristics and continuing education needs of municipally employed recreation personnel in Ontario. An instrument consisting of a list of duties, a rating scale, and sections designed to secure data relative to the problem was developed and administered on a personal basis at 18 regional meetings.…

This report documents the results of a comprehensive survey of State, Catholic, and independent primary schools in Queensland and South Australia conducted in 1986 to identify the extent to which after-school care, recreation, education programs, and playgroup activities operated in school venues. A total of 1,927 schools were surveyed by mail;…

According to participants at Northern Illinois' Spring Colloquium on Adventure Education, adventure programs can spark enthusiasm, inspire vision, and bring to the level of consciousness the underlying questions of life and meaning. Such programs can prepare people to seek adventure safely and without damage to the environment and can be defined…

THE ACTIVITIES OF AN 8-WEEK SUMMER TRAINING INSTITUTE ON PROBLEMS OF SCHOOL DESEGREGATION ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. THE 54 PARTICIPANTS WERE RACIALLY INTEGRATED AND CONSISTED OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS. THE GENERAL GOAL OF THE INSTITUTE WAS TO INCREASE PARTICIPANTS' KNOWLEDGE OF UNDERACHIEVEMENT, THEIR…

Purpose of the Fort Gay-Thompson Urban/Rural project was to combine the efforts of school and community persons so as to provide a more effective educational program for the west central section of Wayne County, West Virginia. To date, the school-community planning process had resulted in needs assessment and career education programs,…

To help determine priorities for the use of student fees for campus services and to test the degree of importance to students of a wide range of programs, a survey of student perceptions of these services was conducted by the University of California at Davis in the spring quarter of 1976. A total of 1,365 students responded by completing a…

THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THIS 3-YEAR RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT WAS TO TEST THE FEASIBILITY OF EXTENDING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMUNITY WORK AGENCIES IN NEW YORK TO INCLUDE THE MENTALLY RETARDED. THE 13 PARTICIPATING GROUP WORK AGENCIES RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS WELL AS CONSULTATIVE, INTAKE, AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SERVICES FROM…