Faculty Book Gallery
Books written by faculty and staff of the Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services.
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Underground and Hidden Histories in Leisure Services
Rodney B. Dieser and Kenneth Mobily
History is the study of past events; underground is what is beneath the surface —in this case, of a profession —and hidden is linked to conceal and obscure. These three concepts—history, underground, and hidden—explain this book. Drawing on James W. Loewen’s historiography, and Michele Foucault’s genealogy (historical research methodologies), this book reveals underground and hidden aspects of the leisure service profession that have been concealed, or not known, in most American leisure service textbooks. Broken into two parts (history and contemporary history of the recent past) the aim of Underground and Hidden Histories in Leisure Services is to show the reader that the past of leisure services was not what is always portrayed.
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Recreation & Leisure Programming: A 21st Century Perspective
Rodney B. Dieser and Christopher R. Edginton
In the 21st century, recreation and leisure programmers will face many social, cultural, economic, and environmental changes that affect the recreation and leisure needs, interests, and attitudes of the people they serve. These changes require recreation and leisure programmers who are highly skilled, knowledgeable, and competent in planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating recreation and leisure programs and services, with the goal of creating high quality, high impact leisure experiences. Recreation and Leisure Programming: A 21st Century Perspective provides key insights into the strategies, practices, procedures, and methods for recreation and leisure programmers to fulfill their responsibility successfully.
