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References Boettcher, M.L. & Gansemer-Topf, A.M. 2015. Examining leadership development through student leader outdoor recreation training. Recreational sports journal. 39, 49-58. Doi: 10.1123/rsj.2014-0034 In this article, the researchers are looking on at how outdoor training trips helped students develop their leadership identity, and the factors that were present. With the use of interviews, they created a qualitative study in which student trip leaders reflected from their time on a training

afforded by free time to do something. Leisure in college provide opportunities for the youth make positive lifestyle choices and alternative to self-destructive. This major is designed to prepare you for work in education or a career in the sports and recreation industry, a Sport and Leisure Studies major arms you with the skills you will need to inform and accurate advice on almost every aspect of the sports world. Whether you are coaching a baseball team, or advising Under Amor on how to develop a better

Large amounts of the funds are needed to keep a lot of the national parks up and running. However, the money is mostly being put towards the tourism side of the parks and not the upkeep. The parks need to be properly maintained in order to preserve the natural beauty of the park itself. In the web based article “Top Ten Issues Facing National Parks” by National Geographic it states that “National parks protect the historic buildings in which America’s history was made...but some

Parks and Recreations Leesburg, Virginia is community approximately fifty miles Northwest of Washington, DC with a population of 42,000 residents. The average age of Leesburg residents is 33 years old and they desire parks and activities to continue making this a desirable community. The Parks and Recreation Department has excelled in providing the community nice parks and recreation activities, and twice earned the National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in the Field of Park and Recreation Management

and wellness, fitness and recreation area. I have extensive experience in managing the business operations of an innovative, responsive and award winning not-for-profit organisation, along with a strong interest in sport, recreation and health. My career and qualification history, including working for national and state based sporting organisations along with state and federal government sporting authorities, and a service promoting opportunities in sport and recreation, tourism and the arts for

dedicated management group and necessary funding to increase the sustainability of this area. “We are working to create a healthy waterway with appropriate erosion, sedimentation, and flooding that supports diverse economic, environmental, and recreational interests.” (Fountain Creek Watershed, 2015). The collaboration of all agencies working in this watershed will ensure the safety of the environment surrounding the area of reviewed in this research. Image: Fountain Creek Watershed

The Impact of a Campus Recreation Program Based on the Factors of Academics, Recruitment, Retention and Wellness Stephanie Nielsen Western Illinois University KIN 512 Research Methods Dr. Mark Cole & Dr. Janet Wigglesworth May 12th, 2015 Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the campus recreation programs of a Midwestern, Southeastern and West Coast university campuses and to examine the relationship between participation in campus recreation and the student satisfaction with the

Improving Open Space of Chicago’s Chinatown Open space serves recreational areas for residents and helps to enhance the environmental and aesthetic quality of neighborhoods. National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) indicates that the typical park and recreation agency has 9.6 acres of parkland for per 1,000 residents and even the lower quartile of the rate is still 4.6. NPPA also recommend 4 acres per 1,000 as a standard. However, the Chinatown only has 2.5 acres of park space per 1,000 residents

between the success and failure of collaboration (Gray, 2004). A notoriously long-standing intractable environmental conflict concerns the management of Voyageurs National Park. Voyageurs National Park has been the subject of controversy for over 45 years. Issues have included conflict over land acquisition, as well as debates over recreation/wilderness use and local/federal control of the land (Gray, 2004). The three main stakeholder groups (local citizens, or “wise-use” proponents, the environmentalists

access to exceptional schools as well as a parks and recreation program, known nationally for its excellence. The remarkable community is also home to almost 200 restaurants, four top-quality shopping destinations, a 7,000 seat entertainment facility, and an award winning golf course. The dazzling array of attractions and activities offered throughout Allen are sure to ignite enthusiasm in those of all ages and interests. Allen's History The area, known today as Allen, was occupied by the Caddo and