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Leadership for Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services 4th edition

Leadership for Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services 4th edition
Author: Christopher Edginton
Price: $64.90
ISBN-10: 1571676392
ISBN-13: 9781571676399
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Leadership for Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services 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. It presents theoretical and foundational information on the work of the leader, followed by a presentation of the work of leaders within groups. It also addresses leadership in a number of recreation, parks, and leisure service settings. It includes a variety of pedagogical elements including case studies; vignettes of significant, historical and current leaders; experiential learning experiences; and leadership perspectives from current recreation, parks, and leisure service professionals. The authors have taught at the higher education levels. they also have served professional organizations such as the World Leisure Organization, the National Program for Playground Safety, and Together We Play.