Browsing by Subject "Recreation"
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An alternative to disengagement theory : its value in explaining the Texas winter visitor phenomenon (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)This exploratory study had the following objectives (1) to assess the utility of Hochschild's alternative (neo) theory for explaining the aging process among a sub-population of aging adults specifically, winter visitors ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1976)The general problem was to survey the availability and extent of use of public school facilities for community reaction within school districts of the State of Texas for the academic year 1974-1975. The sample consisted ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1976)The purpose of this study was to compare the predictive capabilities of two methods of characterizing the outdoor recreationalist and two methods of characterizing outdoor recreation. Hypotheses were developed and tested ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1976)The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of municipal recreators toward community education and the attitudes of community educators toward public recreation. The sample populations consisted of a random ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Planners, in response to the growing demands for urban recreation and the unfulfilled needs inferred from the existence of certain urban problems, are generally able to find only rule-of-thumb guidelines, unproven standards ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)The benefits of jogging have been reported in numerous studies. The benefits of jogging include physiological improvements, increased self-esteem, self -image, individual well being, and self-concept; and decreased anxiety ...
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Effects of Recreation Participation and Tildenian Interpretation on Tourists’ Environmental Concern (2013-04-24)Evidence from correlational studies suggests outdoor recreation may enhance participants’ environmental concern, but findings are inconclusive. Also, previous research has not systematically addressed the influence of ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1977)The purposes of this study were to develop and demonstrate an alternative leisure typology formulation process; to formulate leisure typologies and associated socioeconomic characteristics; to test the relationship between ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)The U.S. National Park Service has recognized visitor health and safety as an important component of protected area management. Despite this recognition, research investigating visitor health and safety issues in national ...
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(2013-01-14)Over the past three decades, instances of childhood obesity have tripled in the United States and are recognized as a serious public concern that requires action. Environmental factors have been identified as potential ...
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An experimental examination of sector bias in the context of selected organized recreation services (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)The objectives of this study were (a) to explore the concept that consumers of organized recreation services have well formed attitudes (sector biases) regarding public sector agencies and commercial businesses; (b) to ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1981)Current recreation studies, "thought" literature and relevant federal and provincial statutes were utilized to identify principles of public recreation practice. Analysis of the data resulted in the identification of ten ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1978)The primary focus of this study was to assess the professionalism characteristics of military recreation practitioners. Segmentation into four orientations was accomplished on the basis of responses to eighteen value ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)The problem addressed in this research was: do identifiable patterns of participation in leisure activities exist among Mexican-Americans? Using data from a sample of 130 Mexican-Americans living in areas of high ethnic ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between aerobic activity and academic performance through stress reduction using a student recreational facility. Research indicated that learning in college ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)A topic of considerable recent interest in the recreation literature is recreation activity substitutability. Substitutability is defined as the potential of a recreation activity to replace another in the participation ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1981)The study of outdoor recreation behavior continues to be a high priority goal. However, research efforts in outdoor recreation behavior have lacked, in large part, integrated-explicit models to direct the search for ...