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Leadership in Leisure Services: Making a Difference

Leadership in Leisure Services: Making a Difference more books like this

by Debra Jean Jordan

Leadership is a personal journey upon which one consciously embarks, and it is the crux of successful parks, recreation, and leisure services agencies, organizations, and programs. This edition of Leadership in Leisure Services: Making a Difference continues to guide and encourage students and professionals to further develop the vital leadership ...

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Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming

Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming more books like this

by Simon Priest, Michael A Gass

Aimed at students in recreation, outdoor education and physical education courses, as well as guides and instructors working in outdoor settings. Examines the historical and philosophical foundations of adventure programmes, reviews technical competencies that leaders should possess and provides safety and environmental guidelines they should ...

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The Game and Play Leader's Handbook: Facilitating Fun and Positive Interaction

The Game and Play Leader's Handbook: Facilitating Fun and Positive Interaction more books like this

by Bill Michaelis, John M. O'Connell

The authors have combined their decades of experience leading workshops and events for the widest range of groups and settings to produce a handbook of leadership through playful interaction. More than a theoretical guide, this book is a practical guide to how leaders can get fun to happen with real people in real situations.

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Recreation Programming: Designing Leisure Experiences

Recreation Programming: Designing Leisure Experiences more books like this

by J Robert Rossman

Contents: Basic programming concepts; How individuals experience leisure; Six key elements of a situated activity system; Benefits-based programming; Developing leisure service products; Using goal and objective technology in program development; Developing the agency's programming mission; Writing program management goals; Obtaining client input; ...

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AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership

AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership more books like this

by Alex Kosseff

This essential handbook covers effective leadership, awareness and attitude, planning, trip technique, communication, leadership style, decision making, risk management, and more. A must-have for trip leaders.

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Leadership & Administration of Outdoor Pursuits

Leadership & Administration of Outdoor Pursuits more books like this

by Phyllis M. Ford, James J. Blanchard

This book is a comprehensive guide to skills, knowledge, leadership, and planning programs in the outdoors. Although primarily intended as a textbook for college students studying outdoor recreation, it also helps administrators understand the intricacies of outdoor pursuit programs. This edition has been completely rewritten and greatly enhanced ...

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Recreational Sport Management

Recreational Sport Management more books like this

by Richard F Mull, Kathryn G Bayless, Lynn M Jamieson

Part I: Foundations; Chapter 1. Identified and Realized; Chapter 2. As a Specialized Field; Chapter 3. A Management Model; Chapter 4. A Developmental Approach; Chapter 5. Career Implications; Part II: Program Delivery Systems; Chapter 6. Instructional Sport; Chapter 7. Informal Sport; Chapter 8.

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Outdoor Leadership: Technique, Common Sense, and Self Confidence

Outdoor Leadership: Technique, Common Sense, and Self Confidence more books like this

by John Graham

"Outdoor Leadership" covers the skills, attitudes, and intuition necessary for leading in an outdoor setting and beyond. All aspects of leadership are explored, including forming a personal style, making decisions, communicating effectively, team building, and coping with stress.

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Leadership in Recreation

Leadership in Recreation more books like this

by Ruth V Russell

This text blends the theory and skills needed by professionals beginning to work with recreation participants or supervise staff who do so. It addresses leadership in specific activities and covers leadership competencies that recreation professionals must master to become successful leaders.

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Outdoor Leadership: Theory and Practice

Outdoor Leadership: Theory and Practice more books like this

by Bruce Martin, Christine Cashel, Mark Wagstaff

Useful as a textbook for students studying recreation and leisure, this text also serves as a reference for outdoor recreation professionals. It outlines the concepts, history, development, and definitions of leadership in outdoor recreation, including the wide variety of outdoor activities and the settings in which outdoor recreation can take ...

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Managing Physical Education, Fitness, and Sports Programs more books like this

by Jim H Railey, Peggy Railey-Tschauner

Managing Physical Education, Fitness, and Sports Programs, Second Edition, is organized around the basic functions and processes of administration and management, and devotes whole chapters--not just paragraphs--to topics such as planning, organizing, decision-making, communicating, and controlling. Students learn the theoretical concepts behind ...

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Leisure Education Program Planning: A Systematic Approach more books like this

by John Dattilo

This significantly revised edition has been rewritten based upon substantial input from students, faculty, and professionals in the field. The most significant change to this book is noted by the expansion of the initial section of the book, from six to ten chapters. Attention has been given to the foundations and potential of leisure education, ...

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Leisure Program Planning and Delivery more books like this

by Ruth V Russell, Lynn M Jamieson

Undergraduate students in recreation will use this course textbook to learn the essentials of recreation programming and to create examples of work for their professional portfolio. The book provides a comprehensive three-step plan for successful programming of services, programme leadership and understanding operational management in recreation ...

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Recreational Sport Management more books like this

by Lynn M. Jamieson, Craig M. Ross, Richard F. Mull

This third edition text has been expanded and updated to reflect trends in sport managment and recreational sport. It contains additional chapters on fitness, risk management and marketing, and incorporates discussion questions, case studies and application exercises.

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Leisure Systems: Critical Concepts and Applications more books like this

by James F Murphy, Lynn M Jamieson, John G Williams

Leisure Systems remains a standard text for upper-level leisure and recreation courses! This edition provides expanded coverage of the systems approach and its implications. The authors include: updated reviews of concepts 7 changes in leisure and community 7 adjustments in leisure service and its ecology 7 and methods of planning, staffing, and ...

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Quicksilver more books like this

by Karl Rohnke

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Leadership in recreation and leisure service organizations more books like this

by Christopher R Edginton

Provides the reader with a clear and thorough understanding of direct, face-to-face leadership. The book effectively integrates theory with practice, helping individuals to understand the importance of leadership in recreation and leisure service organisations. The book includes contemporary, up-to-date theoretical and practical information ...

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Recreation Leadership and Supervision: Guidelines for Professional Development more books like this

by Richard G Kraus

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Guide for Recreation Leaders more books like this

by Glenn Q Bannerman

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Administration of physical education & athletic programs more books like this

by Charles Augustus Bucher

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Leisure Programming: Service-Centered and Benefits Approach more books like this

by Christopher R. Edginton

This comprehensive text addresses all three levels of leisure programming: direct service delivery, program planning, and program management. It focuses on issues related to customer service and benefits - such as providing leisure experiences, assessing customer needs, evaluating program impact, promoting positive customer and leader interactions ...

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Recreation Programming: A Benefits-Driven Approach more books like this

by Richard Kraus

Richard Kraus' new text features a benefits-driven approach to Recreation Programming. The author's goal has been to offer a comprehensive text that accurately reflects current program practices in the U.S. and Canada in a realistic, user-friendly way, including examples of partnerships among agencies. The author has incorporated the latest ...

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Leisure Programming: Concepts, Trends, and Professional Practice more books like this

by Christopher R. Edginton

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Recreation today; program planning and leadership more books like this

by Richard G. Kraus

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Community recreation : a guide to its organization. more books like this

by Harold Diedrich Meyer, Charles Kestner Brightbill

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