[PDF] A Guide To Recreation And Leisure eBook

Author : Tapps, Tyler
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 21,41 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1492543128

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Introduction to Recreation and Leisure, Third Edition, presents perspectives from 52 leading experts from around the world. It delves into foundational concepts, delivery systems, and programming services; offers an array of ancillaries; and helps students make informed career choices.

Author : George Torkildsen
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 35,66 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415309950

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'Leisure and Recreation Management' is essential reading for anyone interested in exploring both the theory and the practicalities of managing leisure and recreational facilities.

Author : Craig Ross
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 31,23 MB
Release : 2011-04-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0763777617

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Mastering the Job Search Process in Recreation and Leisure Services, Second Edition, is a practical guide full of tools and advice for recreation and leisure service professionals. This book simplifies the process of securing a job in recreation and leisure service by explaining every step from both an employer’s and applicant’s point of view. Based on years of experience in the hiring process, this book reflects research conducted with over one thousand recreation and leisure services practitioners involved in the job search process. The book includes their advice as well as secrets to success.

Author : Edward E. Seagle
Publisher :
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 19,80 MB
Release : 2018-03-02
Category : Internship programs
ISBN : 9781571678713

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Selecting an internship site in recreation and leisure services is one of the most important academic decisions of your college years. A good internship brings academic coursework to life and provides work experience and professional contacts that help to ensure a successful professional career. Your internship is the foundation for your future, and like any strong foundation, its construction requires time, effort, and the proper tools. In Internships in Recreation and Leisure Services: A Practical Guide for Students, Sixth Edition, you will go through a systematic internship selection process that will help you utilize your life experiences and available resources to maximum advantage. The ultimate goal is to help you to identify and secure an internship that not only meets your academic objectives but also enhances your professional career in recreation and leisure services. The purpose of this text is to give you the proper tools for getting the best possible internshipthe time and effort, however, are up to you.

Author : Daniel McLean
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 27,28 MB
Release : 2014-02-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 1449689574

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With a new full-color design with perforated worksheets, the Tenth Edition of Kraus' Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society provides a detailed introduction to the history, developments, and current trends in leisure studies. It addresses contemporary issues facing the recreation and leisure profession and focuses on challenges and opportunities that impact the profession now as well as years from now. Extensive research into emerging trends helps support the text and provide insights into the future. Focusing on the ten different types of organizations --ranging from nonprofit community organizations and armed forces recreation to sports management and travel and tourism sponsors -- this classic text text is an invaluable resource for students considering a career in the recreation and leisure industry. New to the Tenth Edition: - Discusses how specific trends, such as dramatic shifts in population make-up, the impact of technology, and marketing affect leisure-service systems and the recreation and park professions. - Focus on the role of parks and recreation on the health and wellness of our communities as well as means to combat the obesity epidemic in North America. - Includes new case studies which allow students to apply knowledge of technology in leisure, identify the value and benefits of play, and recognize the changing family structures of our modern society.

Author : William Winston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 14,66 MB
Release : 1998-07-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0203825012

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In Fundamentals of Leisure Business Success, you'll sidestep the theoretical, overly academic jargon that often bogs down books dealing with leisure and recreation and discover many revolutionary, practical ways that these theories translate into the everyday realities of market share, employee management, and all-out business survival. You'll have the benefit of 20 years of actual experience in the leisure and recreation field at your disposal so you can master the importance of contemporary business and management techniques.

Author : John Jenkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 23,22 MB
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 113452840X

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Edited by leading authorities, this key reference reflects the multidisciplinary nature of its subject. It is an essential resource for teaching, an invaluable companion to independent study, and a solid starting point for wider subject exploration.