Leisure Program Planning and Delivery will guide your students in 
-employing a comprehensive three-step plan for successful program planning, implementing, and evaluating; 
-learning the essentials of successful recreation programming theory through real-world case studies and examples; and 
-building a professional programming portfolio through completion of class assignments. 
Leisure Program Planning and Delivery will prepare recreation students for 21st-century programming. The book provides a comprehensive three-step plan for successful programming of services, program leadership, and understanding operational management of program systems in recreation and leisure service organizations. The scope of the book makes it practical either for preparing students and new professionals or for retooling your recreation program for today's challenges.
Grounded in contemporary professional practice and real-world applications, the book provides a systematic plan for students to learn the essentials of successful recreation programming, with examples of a variety of activities in community, outdoor, sport, cultural arts, and tourism sectors of the field. A companion Web site provides support for recreation professors with sample course syllabi, chapter review questions, PowerPoint presentations, and a test bank. 
Each chapter of Leisure Program Planning and Delivery includes the following student-friendly features: 
-Learning objectives
-An opening vignette with a real-world example tied to the theme of the chapter
-Photographs, tables, and figures
-Examples of specific chapter programming concepts taken from actual programming for outdoor, sport, tourism, cultural arts, and community recreation organizations
-A continuing case study highlighting the City of Westerville, Ohio, Parks and Recreation Department, a 2001 and 2007 Gold Medal Awardee 
-A chapter summary keyed to the learning objectives
-A glossary of key terms
A bound-in CD-ROM contains chapter-by-chapter activities and assignments that apply programming concepts and professional best practices from the text; Internet sites for interactive learning; and forms for planning, implementing, and evaluating programs. At the end of the course, the student assignments can be combined to create a student programming portfolio. 
Throughout the text, the City of Westerville, Ohio, Parks and Recreation Department--a 2001 and 2007 Gold Medal Awardee--serves as a case study. The case illustrates how program concepts and practices apply in the real world of recreation programming. 
Leisure Program Planning and Delivery is the foundational text to prepare students and practicing professionals for situations they will encounter on the job. As a reference, the book contains the essentials of programming and offers cutting-edge programming techniques, support tools, and forms that will help professionals meet challenges in leisure programming, making it a text that students will keep long after their course work is completed.

Leisure Program Planning and Delivery

Ruth V. Russell

LYNN M. JAMIESON

Sports & Outdoors

Human Kinetics

Now in its third edition, this comprehensive text and reference has been updated and expanded to reflect current trends in sport management and recreational sport. 
Written from a programmer’s point of view, Recreational Sport Management explains how to initiate, develop, and maintain an effective recreational sport program in a variety of settings. Part I lays the groundwork for understanding sport management foundations. Part II provides practical information on recreational sport program delivery in a variety of settings. Part III addresses management systems, principles, and applications. 
This edition contains new chapters on fitness, risk management, and marketing, and its larger format allows for a more open design with added photographs and illustrations. Discussion questions, case studies, application exercises, reference lists, and suggested readings help to reinforce the content. 
The book also features special elements that provide computer applications for programming and adminstrative functions, descriptions of model programs, and suggestions for mainstreaming individuals with disabilities.

Recreational Sport Management

Human Kinetics Publishers

Sport and Violence

THOMAS ORR

Routledge

Introduction to Commercial Recreation and Tourism: An Entrepreneurial Approach

John C. Crossley

Russell E. Brayley

Business & Money

Sports Publishing, LLC

Dimensions: 10 × 7 × 1 in Binding Type: Paperback Sport and Violence: A Critical Examination of Sport (2nd ed.) explores a global view of issues in sport and leisure and it provides an approach that allows for critical analysis and development of solutions to such problems. Each chapter contains not only textual content but also real-world examples of sports experiences from individuals. The chapters also include much background information that can be further researched. The initial portion of the text contains an analysis of the key problems associated with sport and violence, its history, and its status. Later chapters more thoroughly represent societal factors and issues, and the final portion of the text discusses solutions and approaches that may provide a springboard for change. The authors have taught at the higher education level. They have also served as player, official, supervisor, coach, and sport ad­ministrator and in administrative capacities in park and recreation departments. This book is intended for use in upper division and graduate courses in sport management. This book can also assist an administrator to organize a safer and more civil sports experience.

Sagamore Venture Publishing

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by LYNN M. JAMIESON. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by LYNN M. JAMIESON