Recreation and parks : the profession

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Recreation and parks : the profession

Betty van der Smissen

Human Kinetics, c2005

  • : pbk

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"a comprehensive resource for students and professionals" -- Cover

Includes bibliographical references (p. 144)

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Description

Supplemental textbook and reference for undergraduate recreation majors and for graduate students in preinternship courses and courses on introduction to recreation. Resource for recreation faculty and professionals.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Part I. Nature of the Profession Marks of a Profession A Multifaceted Field Role of Professional Organizations Starting in the Profession Part II. Comparative Time Line Categories Events Time Intervals and Dates How to Use the Time Line Time Line Part III. Professional Organizations Categories Basic Information Membership Recreation Outdoor Programming Commercial Recreation and Tourism Therapeutic Recreation, Disabilities, and Fitness Certifying and Accrediting Agencies and Academies Part IV. Selected Professional Resources Foundations of Leisure and Recreation Programming and Leadership Therapeutic Recreation Sport Management, Physical Activity, and Fitness Commercial Recreation and Tourism Evaluation and Research Methodology and Statistics Management and Administration Areas, Facilities, and Urban Park Planning Natural Resource-Based Recreation Management and Policy Outdoor and Environment-Related Programs Classical Selected Professional and Research Periodicals References

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