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![Youth Development: Principles and Practices in Out-of-School Time Settings, 2nd Ed. [ebook]](/images/covers/YouthDev-2nd-cover-120-ebook.jpg "Youth Development: Principles and Practices in Out-of-School Time Settings, 2nd Ed. [ebook]")
![Small Community Parks and Recreation Master Planning Resource Guide Version II - Individual Professional/Student Edition [etext]](/images/covers/SCPR-STUDENTMasterPlan-Cover-120-etext.jpg "Small Community Parks and Recreation Master Planning Resource Guide Version II - Individual Professional/Student Edition [etext]")
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For April 2018 we are offering the print version of Youth Development: Principles and Practices in Out-of-School Time Settings, 2nd Ed., at a discount of 30%.
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Adobe ebook issues
3/20/2018
Adobe has acknowledged an issue with a previous release of Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) being unable to open ebooks.
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ATRA Annual Call for Papers
The American Therapeutic Recreation Association is pleased to invite the submission of manuscripts for the Volume 25 of the Annual in Therapeutic Recreation, the official research journal of the association. Download the PDF. -
JNEL Special Issue Call for Papers
The Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership (JNEL) is calling for articles, papers, or case studies focused on Academic Research to Nonprofit Practice.
JNEL is publishing a special edition of the journal in Spring 2019 focused on academic and nonprofit research partnerships that take Research to Practice. Download the PDF. -
Therapeutic Recreation Journal Special Issue Call for Papers
Therapeutic Recreation Journal invites submissions for a Special Issue on Global and Cultural Perspectives on Therapeutic Recreation. Download the PDF.
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Includes fully updated chapters with contemporary practices for leadership in the broad field of recreation and parks. More...
Sport is big business! As the world of sport continues to grow, there is a great need for the sport manager to have a working knowledge... More...
A step-by-step written and visual guide for the proper application and removal of the most commonly used orthopaedic casts and splints. More...
How parks, recreation and leisure studies contribute to health and well-being of individuals, families, communities, and societies. More...
A relatable, easy-to-read text that explains theory and provides opportunities to practice skills needed to become a successful recreational therapist. More...
This text is about outdoor recreation: what it is, providing opportunities for it, and professionally managing the places where it takes place. More...
Asks students to consider important questions about community, sustaining social connections, community environmental issues... More...
As costs skyrocket, it becomes ever more paramount for those who plan, design, construct, and use facilities to have access to... More...
The book highlights how important leisure is in the lives of people throughout the world and how it is universal in its value. More...
This volume initiates a discussion about the ways leisure, sport, and tourism might conceptualize the relationship with... More...
![Pastimes, 6th ed.: The Context of Contemporary Leisure [etext]](images/covers/Pastimes6th-Cover-168x240-homepage.jpg "Pastimes, 6th ed.: The Context of Contemporary Leisure [etext]")
As a learning tool, this sixth edition teaches more. It contains updated and new illustrations of concepts through field-based cases, biographical features, exploratory activities, and research studies.
In this important book, the authors explore, document, and delve into the construct of diversity within the context of managing and providing recreation and leisure-related services.
![Management Functions in Recreational Therapy [etext]](images/covers/MGMTFunctions-FrontCover-web.jpg "Management Functions in Recreational Therapy [etext]")
This book provides students and practitioners with perspectives on the management of recreational therapy heretofore unavailable to them.
![Recreation Programming, 7th ed. [etext]](images/covers/RecProg_Cover.jpg "Recreation Programming, 7th ed. [etext]")
The leading text for teaching programming in over 100 higher education institutions in the United States and abroad.
![Application of Behavior Analysis in Leisure Contexts [etext]](images/covers/BehaviorAnalysis_Cover_0.jpg "Application of Behavior Analysis in Leisure Contexts [etext]")
Designed to introduce leisure and other service providers to behavior analysis and to assist them in developing and strengthening their skills in applying associated techniques.
![Outdoor Recreation Planning [etext]](images/covers/outdoor-rec-planning-cover-photo-opt.jpg "Outdoor Recreation Planning [etext]")
Provides guidance for defining where outdoor recreation resource management should and could be going forward.
![Interactive Health and Fitness [etext]](images/covers/IntHealth-180.jpg "Interactive Health and Fitness [etext]")
Interactive Health and Fitness is an innovative system of learning that blends a conversational, easy-to-read textbook with cutting-edge technology.
![A Career With Meaning, 2nd ed. [etext]](images/covers/A_Career_with_Meaning.jpg "A Career With Meaning, 2nd ed. [etext]")
A tailor made journey that enables individuals to match their core beliefs and values with numerous professional opportunities within the leisure industry.
A relatable, easy-to-read text that explains theory and provides opportunities to practice skills needed to become a successful recreational therapist.
![Introduction to Community Tourism [etext]](images/covers/Intro-Comm-Tourism-Cover-240.jpg "Introduction to Community Tourism [etext]")
Intended to assist individuals and communities to consider the nature of tourism in a community context and its relationship to quality of life for the resident population in that community.
![Perspectives on Recreational Therapy [etext]](images/covers/Persps-Rec-Therapy-240.jpg "Perspectives on Recreational Therapy [etext]")
At no other time in the history of the profession have recreational therapists been presented with such tremendous opportunities to improve care and advance their profession.
![Introduction to Recreation Services for People With Disabilities, 4th Ed. [etext]](images/covers/Bullock-Front-168x240.jpg "Introduction to Recreation Services for People With Disabilities, 4th Ed. [etext]")
Reflects a broad-based explanation of the role of practitioners in the interrelated fields of therapeutic recreation, inclusive recreation, and special recreation.
Sagamore publishes eight journals in the disciplines of health, recreation, facility management, parks administration, leisure, education and more.
An official publication of the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA), disseminates the most current thinking and practice on learning disabilities.
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The only peer-reviewed journal published in the United States with a specific focus on the areas of outdoor recreation, education, and leadership.
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JNEL publishes quality manuscripts to disseminate the latest knowledge related to nonprofit education and leadership to develop theory and practice.
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For over three decades, JPRA has provided information to enhance the effectiveness and professionalism of park and recreation administrators.
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The official publication of the Applied Sport Management Association, JASM is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal providing the latest research in all aspects of applied sport management.
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Quarterly publication designed to be a single responsible source of valuable information for those interested in sport, physical education, and recreation involving individuals with disabilities.
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Provides a national forum for research and discussion on the needs of persons with disabilities, problems confronting the profession, new vistas of service, and receiving therapeutic recreation services.
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One of the longest standing journals providing research-based articles relating to physical education, health, recreation, and related areas.
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He was Professor in Leisure Studies and the Institute for Human Development and Director of the Gerontology and Aging Studies program.
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