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Leadership for Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services. Fourth Edition
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Edginton, Christopher R.; Hudson, Susan D.; Scholl, Kathleen G.; Lauzon, Lara – Sagamore Publishing LLC, 2011
"Leadership for Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services" presents new perspectives on the importance of leadership in the profession. Integrating theory with practice, the book provides foundational perspectives in the study of leadership at all levels--direct service, supervisory, managerial and community/civic--in recreation, parks and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caring, Experiential Learning, Leadership Effectiveness
Leadership and Administration of Outdoor Pursuits. Second Edition.
Ford, Phyllis; Blanchard, Jim – 1993
Outdoor leadership aims to assist outdoor participants in making logical and safe transitions from the routine of everyday life to a positive interaction with the natural world. Designed for outdoor leaders and administrators of recreational, educational, and adventure programs, this book provides an overview of current professional practices in…
Descriptors: Camping, Conservation (Environment), Group Dynamics, Leadership
Leadership for Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services. Third Edition
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Edginton, Christopher R.; Hudson, Susan D.; Scholl, Kathleen G. – Sagamore Publishing LLC, 2005
This third edition of "Leadership for Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services" is unique from many different perspectives.The current effort of this book is focused on bringing together a number of interrelated elements that influence leadership in recreation, parks, and leisure service organizations. Thus, the authors have focused the effort on…
Descriptors: Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Styles, Recreational Facilities
A Guide to Women's Studies in the Outdoors: A Review of Literature and Research with Annotated Bibliography. Fifth Edition.
Roberts, Nina S., Comp. – 1998
This resource guide compiles research studies and papers about women in experiential education and recreation in the natural environment. This guide focuses on adventure-based activities and physical recreation in the outdoors; therefore, information regarding women in forestry, natural resources, and ecofeminism has not been included. With the…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Empowerment, Experiential Learning
Adventure Programming.
Miles, John C., Ed.; Priest, Simon, Ed. – 1999
Adventure programming is the deliberate use of adventurous experiences to create learning in individuals or groups, often with the goal of improving society or communities. Adventure programming may focus on recreation, education, individual or group development, or therapy, or on a combination of these. This second edition contains 61 chapters by…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Foundations of Education
Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming.
Priest, Simon; Gass, Michael A. – 1997
Organized as a text for undergraduate and graduate students, this book presents the principles and practices of outdoor leadership in a variety of adventure applications: recreational, educational, developmental, and therapeutic. The introduction addresses the need for effective outdoor leadership and examines current research. Part I,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Educational Strategies