This comprehensive text addresses all three levels of leisure programming: direct service delivery; program planning, and program management. It focuses on issues related to customer service and benefits-such as providing leisure experiences, assessing customer needs, evaluating program impact, promoting positive customer and leader interactions, analyzing and implementing policies, and supervising staff.

Leisure Programming: A Service-Centered and Benefits Approach

Hudson, Susan D.

Edginton, Christopher R.

Hanson, Carole J.

Edginton, Susan R.

Sports & Outdoors

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

How to Conduct Community Needs Assessment Surveys in Public Parks and Recreation

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

Pub. Horizons

It has been over twenty years since the first edition of Productive Management of Leisure Service Organizations was conceptualized, written, and published. Now in its second edition, Managing Recreation, Park, and Leisure Services considers three critical changes in the leisure service field: technology and information resolution; nature of the workforce; and the basic revision of our economy. These changes have made a great impact on the management of human resources, which is the main focus of this book.

Managing Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services: An Introduction

Lankford, Samuel V.

Sagamore Pub Llc

The third edition of Leadership for Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services is unique. In the first edition, entitled Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Service Organizations, the authors organized the effort into separate theoretical and practical applications sections that covered a variety of direct service areas. The second edition was split into textbooks, Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Service Organizations and Leadership for Recreation and Leisure Programs and Settings. 
The current effort focuses on bringing together a number of interrelated elements that influence leadership in recreation, parks, and leisure service organizations. The first part of the book discusses the work of leaders and includes presentation of theoretical and foundational information. The second part focuses on leaders in groups. Finally, the third part is dedicated to leadership elements in a number of recreation, parks, and leisure service settings. 
Leadership in Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services also features many distinctive pedagological elements. The authors have identified learning objectives and key terms at the beginning of each chapter. This will be useful in helping students focus their attention to the intent of each chapter.. In addition, each chapter has marginal quotations featuring perspectives from notable individuals. These quotations will provide heightened awareness and understanding of the subject matter. Also featured in each chapter is an outstanding leader in the recreation, parks, and leisure service field. These vignettes, known as A Legacy of Leadership, feature historic and current figures in the recreation, parks, and, leisure service field. Further, leadership perspectives from professionals across the United States are included in the section entitled Leadership: A Point of View from the Profession. Each chapter is concluded with discussion questions, a case study, and experiential learning experiences from which students can explore and analyze their own thinking, engage in problems-solving strategies, and reflect upon their own thinking regarding leadership.

Leadership for Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Service

Scholl, Kathleen G.

Sagamore Publishing

Play is important for cognitive, emotional, and physical development of children. Use the four components experts have identified for safety: supervision, age-appropriate design, fall-surfacing that contains approved materials, and equipment maintenance.
This handbook is what you need to maintain an existing, or to create a new, pleasing, and challenging playground that is safe, but not boring.
Heather M. Olsen, EdD, is executive director of the National Program for Playground Safety.
Susan D. Hudson, PhD, has been an educator, consultant, and practitioner in the field of leisure, youth, and human services for over thirty-nine years.
Donna Thompson, PhD, founded the National Program for Playground Safety.

SAFE and Fun Playgrounds: A Handbook

Thompson, Donna

Olsen, Heather M.

Miscellaneous

Redleaf Press

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