Table of contents for Recreation and parks : the profession / Betty van der Smissen.

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Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I Nature of the Profession
Marks of a Profession
A Multi-Faceted Field
Role of Professional Organizations
Starting in the Profession
Part II Comparative Time Line
Categories
Events
Time Intervals and Dates
How to Use the Time Line
Time Line
Part III Professional Organizations 
Categories
Basic Information
Membership
Recreation
Outdoor Programming
Commercial Recreation and Tourism
Therapeutic Recreation, Disabilities, and Fitness
Certifying and Accrediting Agencies, and Academies
Part IV Selected Professional Resources
Foundations of Leisure and Recreation
Programming and Leadership
Therapeutic Recreation
Sport Management, Physical Activity, and Fitness
Commercial Recreation and Tourism
Evaluation and Research Methodology and Statistics
Management and Administration
Areas and Facilities, and Urban Park Planning
Natural Resource-based Recreation Management and Policy
Outdoor and Environment-related Programs
Classical
Selected Professional and Research Periodicals
References

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:

Recreation -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
Leisure -- Vocational guidance -- United States.