Recreation and leisure : issues in an era of change / edited by Thomas L. Goodale and Peter A. Witt.

Other author Goodale, Thomas L.
Other author Witt, Peter A., 1943-
Format Book
EditionRev. ed.
Publication InfoState College, Pa. : Venture Pub., ©1985.
Descriptionxviii, 423 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Preface & introductions / Thomas L. Goodale & Peter A. Witt -- The dilemma of meaning / Serena Arnold -- Perceptions of time / John Farina -- Leisure and freedom re-examined / Francis Bregha -- If leisure is to matter / Thomas L. Goodale -- On the biological basis of pleasure: some implications for leisure policy / Stephen L.J. Smith -- Fantasy, play, creativity and mental health / Bill Michaelis -- Creative growth through play and its implications for recreation practice / Doyle Bishop & Claudine Jeanrenaud -- Conceptualizing leisure: making the abstract concrete / Peter A. Witt & Gary D. Ellis -- The "psychologization" of leisure services / Roger C. Mannell -- Future leisure environments in cities / Seymour M. Gold -- Urban leisure services: reshaping a good thing / Geoffrey Godbey -- Public administration: roots and implications of change / Joseph J. Bannon -- Marketing: neither snake oil nor panacea / John L. Crompton.
Contents Prevailing winds and bending mandates / Thomas L. Goodale -- Sources of leisure styles / John R. Kelly -- Lifestyles and lifecycles: a recreation programming approach / H. Douglas Sessoms -- Planning for leisure in a pluralistic society / Geoffrey Godbey -- The prospects for leisure in a conserver society / Irene M. Spry -- Of Godots and Goodbars: On waiting and looking for change / Thomas L. Goodale -- Gaining professional status: who benefits? / Peter A. Witt -- Narrowing the options: the powers of professionalism in daily life and leisure / John Lord, Peggy Hutchinson and Fred VanDerbeck -- Leisure services and social control / Ronald P. Reynolds -- Buckpassing, blaming or benevolence: a leisure education / Leisure counseling perspective / Peter A. Witt -- Leisure research and Park & Recreation education: compatible or not? / Rabel J. Burdge -- Spirits sacred and secular: context as bias in leisure research / Thomas L. Goodale.
Contents Recreation and park professional organizations in an era of change / Charles E. Hartsoe -- Leisure and recreation: an international perspective / Cor Westland -- The development of national recreation policies / Cor Westland -- Back to our radical roots / Mary Duncan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Issued in other formOnline version: Recreation and leisure. Rev. ed. State College, Pa. : Venture Pub., c1985
LCCN 85050103
ISBN091025110X
ISBN9780910251105
ISBN0419138005
ISBN9780419138006

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Joyner General Stacks GV14 .R427 1985 ✔ Available Place Hold