Faculty Book Gallery
Books written by faculty and staff of the Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services.
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Managing Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services: An Introduction
Christopher R. Edginton, Samuel V. Lankford, Dale Larsen, and Susan D. Hudson
It has been over 20 years since the first edition of Productive Management of Leisure Service Organizations was conceptualized, written, and published. Now in it's fourth edition, Managing Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services considers three critical changes in the leisure services field: technology and information resolution, nature of the workforce, and the basic revision of our economy. These changes have greatly impacted the management of human resources, which is the main focus of this book. -- Provided by publisher
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SAFE and Fun Playgrounds: A Handbook
Heather M. Olsen, Susan D. Hudson, and Donna Jean Thompson
Play is important for cognitive, emotional, and physical development of children. Use the four components experts have identified for safety: supervision, age-appropriate design, fall-surfacing that contains approved materials, and equipment maintenance. This handbook is what you need to maintain an existing, or to create a new, pleasing, and challenging playground that is safe, but not boring. - Provided by publisher
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Leisure as Transformation
Christopher R. Edginton
Leisure as transformation, 2nd ed., offers an examination of the ways in which individuals, communities, and nations can create the future. Core strategies and concepts are offered that provide a dynamic platform to bring about a needed focus on the ways in which change can be addressed. This second edition ... presents updated facts, figures, and data and provides new insights into key elements of this process. Transformation requires leadership and an understanding of the methods and procedures that can be utlized to bring about change. Many concepts have been introduced into the literature, but all have had the same fundamental goal: how to help individuals, communities, and nations cope with a more dynamically challenging environment that is socially, culturally, and economically turbulent. -- Provided by publisher
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Physical Education & Health: Global Perspectives & Best Practice
Christopher R. Edginton and Ming-Kai Chin
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Leisure Education: A Person-Centered, System-Directed, Social Policy Perspective
Rodney B. Dieser
One of the chief aims of Leisure Education: A Person-Centered, System-Directed, and Social Policy Perspective is to provide a book that brings different leisure education voices together and provides a broad overview of the many different theories and models of leisure education.The aim of this book is to propel the field of leisure education forward by helping readers understand the history of leisure education, including the many theories and models of leisure education; outline the progress and dynamic aspects of leisure education, such as the difference between person-centered and system-directed leisure education; and move the leisure education field forward toward social policy development so that leisure education can have a voice related to preventing and remedying social problems. -- Provided by publisher
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Leisure as Transformation
Christopher R. Edginton
How does leisure promote, facilitate, and enable change? Blending Eastern perspectives, Leisure As Transformation provides insight as to how leisure can be an optimal medium for change. Will today's leisure service professionals be the victims or the agents of change. -- Provided by publisher
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Managing Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services: An Introduction
Christopher R. Edginton, Susan D. Hudson, Samual V. Lankford, and Dale Larsen
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Leadership in Leisure Services: Making a Difference
Debra J. Jordan
Leadership is a process and an experience that impacts all of us in our roles as leaders and as followers. This text presents leadership as a personal journey that takes conscious effort to undertake and develop. Leadership is one of the keystones of successful parks, recreation and leisure services agencies, organizations and programs. How we deal with people,how we interact with fellow staff supervisors, participants, and the general public all make an incredible statement about who we are and what our profession is about. This book is designed to help students of leadership begin, or renew, their personal journey toward leadership. -- Provided by publisher
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Leadership for Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Service
Christopher R. Edginton, Susan D. Hudson, and Kathleen G. Scholl
This book presents new perspectives on the importance of leadership in the profession. Integrating theory with practice, the book provides foundational perspectives in the study of leadership at all levels -- direct service, supervisory, managerial and community/civic -- in recreation, parks and leisure service settings. Organised into three sections, the first portion of the book presents theoretical and foundational information on the work of the leader. This is followed by a presentation of the work of leaders within groups. The last section addresses leadership in a number of recreation, parks and leisure service settings. New chapters in this addition include Caring and Ethical Leadership; Leading Change: Innovation, Decision Making and Problem Solving; Leadership and Diversity and Leadership and the Programming Process. The book includes a variety of pedagogical elements including marginal quotes, case studies, vignettes of significant, historical and current leaders, experiential learning experiences and leadership perspectives from current recreation, parks and leisure service professionals. -- Provided by publisher
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Leisure and Life Satisfaction: Foundational Perspectives
Christopher R. Edginton, Debra J. Jordan, Donald G. DeGraaf, and Susan Edginton
What is life satisfaction? What is the connection between leisure and life satisfaction? Discover the answers to these questions and much more in Leisure and Life Satisfaction: Foundational Perspectives. See how leisure professionals craft environments that hep individuals, groups, and communities achieve a better quality of life and greater happiness and satisfaction. Gain an understanding of the phenomenon of leisure by examining it from its sociological and psychological perspectives. -- Provided by publisher
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Managing Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services : An Introduction
Christopher R. Edginton, Susan Hudson, and Sam Lankford
It has been over twenty years since the first edition of Productive Management of Leisure Service Organizations was conceptualized, written, and published. Now in its second edition, Managing Recreation, Park, and Leisure Services considers three critical changes in the leisure service field: technology and information resolution; nature of the workforce; and the basic revision of our economy. These changes have made a great impact on the management of human resources, which is the main focus of this book. - Provided by publisher
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Leisure Programming: A Service-Centered and Benefits Approach
Christopher R. Edginton, Carole J. Hanson, Susan Edginton, and Susan D. Hudson
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,analyzing and implementing policies,and supervising staff. -- Provided by publisher
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Leisure and Life Satisfaction: Foundational Perspectives
Christopher R. Edginton, Debra J. Jordan, Donald G. DeGraaf, and Susan Edginton
