Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Children with disabilities--Recreation--Iowa--Waterloo Region; Children with disabilities--Recreation; Management; Together We Play--Administration; Academic theses;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of recreation agency staff involved in a multi-agency inclusive recreation program serving individuals with disabilities in the Cedar Valley region. This study focused on analyzing the agency staff perceptions of 20 service quality attributes offered by the Together We Play program. Importance-performance analysis, an evaluation tool, was used to determine the effectiveness or satisfaction of the inclusion services being offered. Participants in the study (N=43) completed the survey instrument containing four sections: (a) perceived importance of20 service quality attributes, (b) perceived effectiveness of 20 service quality attributes, ( c) agencies willingness to pay for Together We Play inclusion services, and ( d) demographic questions. Data analyses were conducted to determine which attributes were of highest importance to the agencies that Together We Play serves. This study reflected that 16 of the 20 services are of high importance to the agency staff members overall. However, similarities and differences toward the inclusion services existed between the different groups of agency staff members. The researcher determined that Together We Play should focus more efforts on marketing inclusion opportunities to families who have children with disabilities, assist in finding funding options to enable agencies the prospect to offer inclusion services, and provide additional training sessions for agency staff members.
Year of Submission
2005
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Kathleen Scholl
Second Advisor
Samuel Lankford
Third Advisor
Rodney Dieser
Date Original
2005
Object Description
1 PDF file (86 leaves)
Copyright
©2005 Angela Rae Glanz
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Glanz, Angela Rae, "Multi-Agency Inclusive Recreation Service Delivery Model: An Assessment of Services" (2005). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2751.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2751
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