This curriculum guide outlines a proposed course in the hospitality industry for Greenville, Maine, High School. The course would be organized in four areas--lodging, recreation, travel, and food service--from which the individual instructional units would be developed. This guide contains the following course information for each of the four…

Local parks in five large cities (San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston) were selected for a study of the use of urban parks by older adults (55 to 65 and over). Interviews were conducted with park users to determine: (1) meaning, motivation, and satisfactions associated with local park usage; (2) factors of usage such as time of day,…

Examined is the use of wastewater treatment facilities for recreation, education, and open space. Objectives of the learning session described in this instructor's manual are to: (1) introduce opportunities for multiple use, (2) identify areas for citizen input in facility planning and design, and (3) provide criteria for determining local needs…

This publication has been prepared for use as a textbook for introductory courses in recreation and parks, or for use by students enrolled in undergraduate general education courses in recreation and leisure studies. It is designed to promote an understanding of social, psychological and economic forces relating to work and leisure. Facts and…

The handbook was developed to allow teachers to take advantage of the ideas of persons participating in the Zoo Project for Handicapped Children, in which educationally and mentally handicapped children received language arts instruction organized around the use of animals at the zoo site and in classrooms. The first section of the handbook lists…

The report carries the finalization of termination of Federal involvement in the affairs of the Menominee Indian reservation in terms of law enforcement, highways, taxation, public welfare, and education. As reported, when the termination act became operative, county status was granted to the reservation and it became Menominee County. The report…

Reported is a summer tutorial project in Columbia, South Carolina, in which high school and college students tutored elementary school children. Remedial reading and math were emphasized, and arts and crafts and recreational activities were also provided. Field trips were used to reward regular student attendance. The report describes the project…

A description is presented of the design features of a high school's geodesic dome field house. Following consideration of various design features and criteria for the physical education facility, a comprehensive analysis is given of comparative costs of a geodesic dome field house and conventional gymnasium. On the basis of the study it would…

The purposes of this book, designed as a textbook for students, are to (1) present the fundamental concepts governing the field of recreational service, (2) to identify the chief components and concerns of the field, and (3) to research what history has provided for a contemporary comprehension of how ideas, philosophy, terminology, and practices…

The main feature of this book is an analysis of organized recreational programs including their development and future. The use of leisure time problem, provisions for leisure education in the public schools, and community-school recreation programs are discussed. One chapter of the book is devoted to reviews of some effective school sponsored…

The recreation handbook provides broad guidelines and lists sources of information for state and local units of the National Association for Retarded Citizens (NARC) to develop recreational programs throughout the nation. Described are the importance of recreation for reasons such as developing good habits of physical fitness, survey results…

This book covers the national conference and consultation in Leisure and the Quality of Life held in the leisure-oriented, residential community of Rancho La Costa, California, in March of 1970. Cosponsored by the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER) and the American Institute of Planners (AIP), the…

A comprehensive program for meeting outdoor recreational needs in Florida is described in this planning and reference document in terms of objectives for the program through the year 1975 (with projections to the year 2000). The scope and nature of outdoor recreation are defined, and a justification for an outdoor recreation program is presented.…

A compilation of seven articles discusses such areas as sharing facilities, natatorium facilities, physical fitness centers, and recreation centers. (MM)

Describes study of boomtown characteristics of Park City, Utah, a rural community affected by recreational development since 1970. Finds that residents experienced stresses and social problems similar to those of energy-development boomtowns, including declining quality of life, higher cost of living, and family, social and drug problems. (LFL)