Organized in three major sections the text provides a comprehensive overview of the phenomena of leisure in North American society, the delivery of leisure services and critical and relevant issues impacting professional practice. The authors demonstrate that the role of leisure professionals is one of crafting leisure environments to assist individuals, groups of people and whole communities in achieving a higher quality of life and a greater level of happiness and satisfaction.

Leisure and Life Satisfaction: Foundational Perspectives with PowerWeb: Health & Human Performance

Jordan, Debra J.

Edginton, Christopher R.

DeGraaf,Donald

Edginton, Susan R.

Sports & Outdoors

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

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Leisure and Life Satisfaction: Foundational Perspectives

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Brown & Benchmark Pub

Organized on a chapter-by-chapter basis, this workbook provides reflective exercises designed to help students and professionals apply the knowledge and materials found throughout Programming for Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services: A Servant Leadership Approach.

Steps to Successful Programming: A Student Handbook to Accompany Programming for Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Services: A Servant Leadership Approach

Computers & Technology

Programming

Venture Pub

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Leadership in Leisure Services: Making a Difference

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Meeting the needs of customers through effective recreation programs is imperative for leisure service organizations to survive and prosper in the 21st century. This new edition of Programming for Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services retains its user-friendly approach and servant leadership foundation. It includes updated material in all chapters, and additional material about social entrepreneurship and strategic planning. In addition, programmer profiles have also been added to each chapter to introduce students to recreation programmers in a variety of positions. The concept of servant leadership for recreation professionals is based on the premise that all recreation providers serve their customers through programs. The power of this model lies in the ability of its ideas to inspire us to be more than the sum of our individual parts. Throughout this book the authors advocate that recreation programmers should serve the individual as well as the overall communities in which we live. This service is realized through a combination of community and personal involvement in decision making as well as ethical and caring behavior on the part of the programmer. Whether a leisure services professional is working for a municipal recreation and park department providing recreational sports leagues for adults, a nonprofit organization providing special events, a social entrepreneur addressing contemporary social issues through recreation programs, or a commercial tour operator offering wilderness backpacking trips, this book provides cutting-edge concepts and practical knowledge for successful, professional programming. The student/instructor CD includes: learning objectives, key concepts, study questions, application and practice opportunities and assignments as well as a test bank, and a PowerPoint presentation for each chapter. In addition, the CD includes summaries of award-winning programs, sample forms, brochures, and links to program-related Web pages

Programming For Parks, Recreation, And Leisure Services: A Servant Leadership Approach

DeGraaf, Donald G.

Degraaf, Kathy H.

Leadership is a process and an experience that impacts all of us in our roles as leaders and as followers. This text presents leadership as a personal journey that takes conscious effort to undertake and develop. Leadership is one of the keystones of successful parks, recreation and leisure services agencies, organizations and programs. How we deal with people,how we interact with fellow staff supervisors, participants, and the general public all make an incredible statement about who we are and what our profession is about. This book is designed to help students of leadership begin, or renew, their personal journey toward leadership. Leadership is best developed and refined through experience. Thus, during the learning process presented in this text, readers are encouraged to seek out as many opportunities for leadership practice as possible, including public communication skills, conflict resolution skills, and motivation skills; to expose themselves to issues and experiences outside of their comfort zone and stretch themselves; to increase their self-awareness; and as much as possible, to practice, reflect on experiences, seek out feedback and practice some more. CONTENTS:Section 1, The Foundation: Developing the Underlying Construct, Section 2, Working with People: the Essential Skills of Leadership, Section 3, Synergy: Pulling it all together.

Includes profiles of: Robert Greenleaf, Jane Addams, Winnie Wong, Carolyn Griffiths, Lydia Kuyvenhoven, Barbara Cobas, Dana M. Bates, Jermal Stevenson, Mark Freidline, Ron Coplin, and Vicki Proctor.

Programming for Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services: A Servant Leadership Approach

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Leisure and Life Satisfaction: Foundational Perspectives with PowerWeb: Health & Human Performance

Leisure and Life Satisfaction: Foundational Perspectives

Steps to Successful Programming: A Student Handbook to Accompany Programming for Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Services: A Servant Leadership Approach

Leadership in Leisure Services: Making a Difference

Programming For Parks, Recreation, And Leisure Services: A Servant Leadership Approach

Leadership in Leisure Services: Making a Difference

Programming for Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services: A Servant Leadership Approach