1. chapter 7 Public Recreation

2. Overview of Chapter _____________________________________ –_______________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

3. Historical Overview of Canadian Public Recreation _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ –_______________________________________

4. Playgrounds Came First, Then Recreation _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

5. Development of Recreation and Leisure in Canada ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

6. Federal and Provincial Governments Government involvement can be attributed to the following: –_______________________________________________ Governments searched for antidotes to unemployment during the Depression. –__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ (continued)

7. Federal and Provincial Governments (continued) Government also enacted or managed the following: –______________________________________

8. Historical Overview of U.S. Public Recreation ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________

9. Public Recreation Delivery Systems _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

10. Canadian Delivery Systems: Federal and Provincial or Territorial ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ –_______________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________

11. 5 Roles Governments Take in Delivering Public Services 1._____________________________________ 2._____________________________________ 3._____________________________________ 4._____________________________________ 5._____________________________________ (Burton & Glover, 1999) The amount of direct involvement by government agencies decreases as you move down the list.

12. American Delivery Systems and Municipal Recreation Leisure Services _______________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

13. State Recreation Leisure Services Types of state recreation and leisure services include the following: –______________________________________ The authority for these agencies—U.S. Constitution, Article X—grants all powers to the states that are not reserved for the federal government.

14. Federal Recreation and Leisure Services Authorizes the offering of recreation services for the health and welfare of certain groups of people for which it has responsibility. –_____________________________________________

15. Partnerships: Connections to the Community ___________________________________________ Partnerships are essential in the following: –_______________________________________ ____________________________________________

16. Public Recreation Professionals Professionals in public recreation use a variety of skills, including the following: _________________________________

17. Public Recreation Management Managers fall into 3 categories: 1.___________________________________________ 2.___________________________________________ 3.___________________________________________ Managers perform 3 basic skills: 1.___________________________________________ 2.___________________________________________ 3.___________________________________________ Most important, managers perform strategic planning, which encompasses community involvement and coordination with city departments and other agencies.

18. Canadian and United States Professional Organizations ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________

19. Chameleon Profession: Ever Changing Societal Issues and Needs Geoffrey Godbey (1997) summarized the following current themes: ______________________________________________

20. Predictors of Change in Canada and the United States ____________________________________________

21. Changing Profession ____________________________________________

22. School-Based Recreation and Community Schools Reflect on the quote: “There is no conflict between teaching the fundamental processes or attaining the highest intellectual achievement and teaching the arts of leisure. The latter may contribute to intellectual achievement. Some of our best learning takes place in relaxed leisure hours when we turn to books, nature lore, scientific experiment or discussions because we choose to do so. Inspiration to use in leisure the basic skills and knowledge that must be learned anyway is often the teachers’ greatest contribution” (Carlson, Deppe, & MacLean,1963).

23. Condensed History of Community Education ____________________________________________

24. Responding to Needs Philosophy of community education and the community school brought a collaborative approach to problem solving and community-driven program identification. __________________________________________

25. Community Schools: Leadership to Cooperation to Collaboration 1.___________________________________________ 2.___________________________________________ 3.___________________________________________ 4.___________________________________________ 5.___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 6.___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

26. Current Conditions of Community Education Development _____________________________________ These all highlight activities that enhance academic achievement, literacy, and the unique needs of urban and rural communities.

27. 6 Components of Community Education 1._____________________________________ 2._____________________________________ 3._____________________________________ 4._____________________________________ 5._____________________________________ 6._____________________________________

28. History of Special Recreation ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________

29. Community Benefits of Special Recreation Associations Communities increase efficiency and economies by sharing facilities and staff and pooling resources to create a central group that serves all the communities. ______________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

30. Special Recreation Continuum of Services Services from the least restrictive to most restrictive settings are as follows: 1.Independent inclusion: ________________________________________ 2.Supported inclusion: _________________________________________________ _______________________________ 3.Parallel inclusion: _______________________________________________ 4.Segregated programs: _______________________________________________

31. Inclusion Services The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (also known as the “Civil Rights Act for the Disabled”) required governmental agencies to make their services available to people with special needs by doing the following: ______________________________________

32. Specialized Recreation Programs _________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

33. Future of Special Recreation Associations The special recreation association movement will continue to grow as the number of people who need assistance increases because of the following: _____________________________________________ The following remain unserved or under-served: __________________________________________ ___________________________________________

34. Discussion Discuss the following The challenge and the role of public recreation is to serve all of us, but does this really happen? Who is “us”? Who (if anyone) gets left out??? –Is it realistic to believe that the public recreation system can serve everyone? Is recreation really a “public good”?

35. Discussion Subject: Gray Park You have just been hired to be the director of Gray park and recreation agency. Your job is to review and update the five-year plan for the department. You will ultimately have to answer the questions in this activity in specific detail. However, today you are pondering just your basic first assumptions of the answers. In groups of 3 discuss the following questions: –Who is the “public” in “public recreation”? –To whom do we listen? –From whom do we solicit input? –What role can interest groups play?