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Cardarelli, Albert P. – 1977
This policy paper, prepared for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and focused on institutional strategies for prevention of juvenile delinquency, begins with a definition of delinquency prevention and a framework which classifies delinquency theories according to the individual, social institutions, or social interaction.…
Descriptors: Children, Community Involvement, Counseling Techniques, Delinquency Prevention
Carlson, Bernice Wells; Ginglend, David R. – 1968
Intended for recreational leaders, classroom teachers, volunteers, and parents, the text presents guidelines for planning and conducting activities for mentally retarded youth and young adults. Consideration of understanding the maturing retardate and his social needs includes different kinds of beneficial social experiences, the maturing…
Descriptors: Activities, Adolescents, Community Involvement, Exceptional Child Education
Download full textBureau of Outdoor Recreation (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1968
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,…
Descriptors: Community Action, Conservation Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
National Recreation and Park Association, Arlington, VA. – 1968
Included are articles on the status of physical education for the retarded, the visually handicapped, the hearing impaired, and the emotionally disturbed. Concepts in research and demonstration needs in physical education and recreation for the physically handicapped are presented. Papers consider the status of recreation for the handicapped as…
Descriptors: Camping, Community Recreation Programs, Evaluation Needs, Exceptional Child Education
National Commission on Resources for Youth, Inc., New York, NY. – 1973
Ways in which young people have delivered needed services to their communities and have improved on previously established systems for delivering these services are described. The forty projects suggest some of the ways to provide teenagers with learning experiences that meet their own particular needs and, at the same time, offer a genuine and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Action, Community Services, Delivery Systems
Iowa Univ., Iowa City. Recreation Education Program. – 1976
Presented are duplications of the responses given by the Berkeley Outreach Recreation Program (California) as part of a project to collect, share, and compile information about, and techniques in the operation of 18 community action models for recreation services to the disabled. Model programs are categorized as consumer, client competency,…
Descriptors: Activities, Budgets, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs
Iowa Univ., Iowa City. Recreation Education Program. – 1976
Presented are duplications of the responses given by Leisure Services of the State Technical Institute and Rehabilitation Center (Plainwell, Michigan) as part of a project to collect, share, and compile information about, and techniques in the operation of 18 community action models for recreation services to the disabled. Model programs are…
Descriptors: Activities, Budgets, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs
Caplan, Judith G.; Calfee, Carol S. – Learning Point Associates, 2006
Afterschool programs are rich with educational opportunities. Programs can make what is learned during the traditional day vibrant and relevant to the lives of children. Comprehensive programs that are integrated into the regular school program and draw on resources within the community can yield positive outcomes for children. Key to this…
Descriptors: Program Design, School Activities, Parent Participation, Comprehensive Programs
Seidler, Todd – 1993
This paper presents an overview and analysis of field houses, stadiums, arenas, and campus recreation centers. All are large indoor sports or recreation facilities. In general, stadiums and arenas are spectator facilities while field houses and campus recreation centers are primarily designed for activity. A college field house is a structure that…
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Innovation, College Athletics, College Buildings
Rupert, Libby, Comp.; And Others – 1996
The Florida Library Youth Program is an extension of the Florida Summer Library Program and has emerged in response to a need to provide programs for school-age children at times other than the traditional summer vacation. The theme, "Rhythm and Books--Feel the Beat!," focuses on music and rhythms that abound around children in the…
Descriptors: Books, Discographies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peniston, Lorraine C. – 1995
This needs assessment survey attempted to determine if community recreation programs, including school-based and college-based programs, are meeting the needs of citizens with disabilities living on the Northern Mariana Islands. The survey polled 35 people with disabilities about the effectiveness of community recreation programs and services and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Agencies, Community Recreation Programs, Delivery Systems
Klein, Stanley D., Ed. – Exceptional Parent, 1993
This document consists of the nine issues of the journal "Exceptional Parent" published during 1993. This journal contains articles particularly aimed at parents of children with disabilities. Major articles published during this period are the following: "Annual Guide to Products and Services"; "Coping with…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Child Rearing, Disabilities, Family Programs
Vogl, Robert L.; And Others – 1975
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…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Programs, Expectation
Elkins, Bruce; Czapski, Stephen – 1979
The report describes Detroit's Adaptive Physical Education Consortium Project in Michigan. Among the main objectives of the project are to coordinate all physical education and recreation services to the handicapped in the Detroit area; to facilitate the mainstreaming of capable handicapped individuals into existing "regular" physical…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Consortia, Coordination, Dance Therapy
Learning Inst. of North Carolina, Rougemont. – 1967
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…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Counselors
