Recreation and parks : the profession
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Recreation and parks : the profession
Human Kinetics, c2005
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"a comprehensive resource for students and professionals" -- Cover
Includes bibliographical references (p. 144)
Description and Table of Contents
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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