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…

The author attributes the success of the Concord Pavilion (California) to two things, marketing and experience. Experience has taught administrators to make better, more selective programing choices, and marketing has helped them to sell those programs and events. (JMK)

Results of a survey on funding patterns for research related to recreation and leisure at 163 four-year colleges and universities are presented. Findings are discussed in terms of volume, source, recipients, and types of funding. (FG)

Over 200 county park agencies were surveyed to determine: (1) what kinds of recreational services they provided; (2) the age and origin of visitors; (3) park acreage and its relationship to county population; and (4) the number and type of employees. Implications for the future role of county parks are discussed. (PP)

Water-play parks, a relatively new recreational concept, represent an excellent and highly lucrative development opportunity for public parks and recreation departments. Location, site requirements, construction costs, expected revenue return, and activities and facilities appropriate for these parks are discussed. (PP)

The financial plan for the Alabama Space and Rocket Center's $16-million expansion program, including the recreational-educational complex, involved funding from state, city, county, regional, federal, and private sources. The plan's three phases encompass planning (including environmental impacts and necessary support items) and present and…

Guidelines for planning the lighting facilities for recreational and other athletic fields are presented (a softball field is used for an example). Guidelines are given for determining (1) lighting needs and levels of uniformity; (2) lamp choice; (3) structural requirements; (4) operating and maintenance costs; and (5) financing options. (PP)

Purposes of transforming the former Nike-Ajax missile base into a living historical homestead environmental center, resembling an 1800 Long Island village, were to build a homestead environmental center and develop materials, using homestead and pioneer skills, that could be used for education and recreation programs for the schools and community.…

The status of two of life's necessities, air and water, is of crucial importance to the future of American parks and recreation programs, and continued cooperation among federal, state, local and private sectors is necessary to preserve them. (JD)

Because of the broad powers of Congress to allocate funds for parks and recreational sites and maintenance, public action and active participation in the legislative processes at all levels of government is essential. (JD)

This paper describes the evolution of playground safety, discussing the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) "Handbook for Public Playground Safety" and examining the direction in which CPSC guidelines are moving. The paper notes the importance of certification of playground equipment, reviews pertinent questions to address, and…

Discusses the American with Disabilities Act, a civil rights act requiring that all businesses, including parks and recreation facilities, be accessible to people with disabilities. The article discusses discrimination, integration, funding concerns, attitudes, and staffing issues. Information sources are listed. (SM)

Argues that a physical fitness center may help in fostering in-school and out-of-school physical activity among high school students. A center, with an appropriate system of accountability and focusing on individual exercise and personal responsibility, may facilitate student participation and attainment of fitness objectives. (GLR)

This article discusses how musical activities were added to a childcare playground and the benefits for a young child with blindness. The six-station "Sound Path" is described, and suggestions are provided for using sound pipes to develop sensorimotor skills, social and communication skills, cognitive skills, and emotional skills. (Contains…