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Leadership in Leisure Services: Making a Difference

By:Debra J. Jordan, Ronald Ramsing
Publisher:Sagamore Publishing LLC
Print ISBN:9781571678553
eText ISBN:9781571678560
Edition:4
Copyright:2017
Format:Page Fidelity

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Often requested and fully updated, the fourth edition of Leadership in Leisure Services: Making a Difference by Deb Jordan and Ronald Ramsing, includes fully updated chapters with contemporary practices for leadership in the broad field of recreation and parks.

In addition, the first two chapters of previous editions (introductory material and leadership theories) have been combined into one chapter; this enhances the flow of material while still setting the stage for understanding leadership as an important construct in our discipline.

The text continues to integrate issues of diversity throughout the chapters and includes new information about the impact of microaggressions on participants in a range of recreation settings.

Additional emphasis is put on professional practice—becoming a recreation and parks professional and continuing professional development are addressed in such a way as to encourage students to view professionalism as a journey rather than an end.

Group development is presented using the Tuckman model and social issues have been updated to include the role of professionals in addressing the obesity epidemic as well as bullying and violence.

All material has been updated to reflect the current state of research in each topic area. Test questions and PowerPoint presentations for each chapter are included as ancillaries.