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Leisure Enhancement
This 4th edition is a unique introductory textbook in that it presents intellectually challenging information in a format that enables its practical application to improve the reader's leisure and life in general. The three major goals of this book are to foster a better understanding of personal and societal leisure behaviour; to facilitate the application of theories, concepts, and data to improve personal leisure well-being; and to broaden perspectives on leisure and enable adaptation to future changes. These three goals, if met, will lead to the attainment of the ultimate purpose of this book, which is to facilitate maximal leisure well-being.
Israeli Life and Leisure
The first part of this book provides an overview for readers to become oriented to life in Israel today, leisure education, challenges and changes that have taken place. Part two looks at the unique and innovative aspects of leisure in Israel. Highlighting specific leisure activities and events, the 18 chapters in this section takes the reader on a journey of discovery as life and leisure are explored. The third part titled, Promoting Peace Through Recreational Programs, provides eight chapters that explore various programs and activities that are offered in Israel that promote peace. Diversity in Leisure in Israel, part four of the book, looks at various groups including populations such as special needs, immigrants, gay and lesbian, the ageing, Ultra-Orthodox and the Arab Sector. Leisure service provision in Israel is the focus of the fifth section. Chapters are devoted to national parks and nature reserves, sustainability, and municipal leisure services and more. Part six looks at current research. Eleven chapters present research on topics including happiness, extreme sports, family vacations, and multicultural perspectives.
The Educated Person
Liberal education has long been a fascination for scholars in a variety of disciplines and is closely associated with the idea of the educated person. Seen at one time as a matter for colleges and universities, over the years it has become central to the debate surrounding general education in high school and even the earlier grades. Yet so many and varied are the uses of the term 'liberal education' that the question arises of whether and how the idea is any longer a useful or helpful construct. In what way might it speak helpfully to educational challenges we face today? In what ways does it still speak helpfully to educational challenges we face today? In what ways might it be a guide as we search for a better way forward? These are the central questions that are addressed in this book. In doing so, the positions of three theorists—John Henry Newman, Mortimer J. Adler, and Jane Roland Martin—who have written about liberal education in a compelling way and from different perspectives are selected for close analysis. The analysis is built upon to fashion a new ideal of the educated person and a new theory of liberal education.
Leisure in Later Life
With this new updated edition, this book reclaims its place as an essential sourcebook for designing recreation programs and activities for elders. Not only is it an ideal textbook for students in college focusing on leisure and ageing, but also this book can supplement courses in psychology, social work, physical education, and recreation leadership and programming. As a reference text, this book is useful to activity directors and practicum students for creating new leisure services in the field.
Psychosocial Intervention in Long-Term Care
The responsibility of providing mental health evaluations and treatment to nursing home patients is increasingly falling on the shoulders of social services and nursing staff. Psychosocial Intervention in Long-Term Care provides the advanced techniques you, as a caregiver, need for assessing and intervening with psychosocial and behavioral problems in LTC. Targeted to students and staff who are familiar with the basic needs and problems of LTC residents, this book also describes effective ways of documenting assessments and interventions to help you integrate results into the medical record and prepare for state surveys. Psychosocial Intervention in Long-Term Care presents you with informati...
Horticulture as Therapy
Did you know that plants and plant products can be used to improve people’s cognitive, physical, psychological, and social functioning? Well, they can, and Horticulture as Therapy is the book to show you how! If you are already familiar with the healing potential of horticultural therapy, or even practice horticultural therapy, this book will help you enrich your knowledge and skills and revitalize your practice. You will learn how horticultural therapy can be used with different populations in a variety of settings, what resources are available, effective treatment strategies, and the concepts behind horticultural treatment. The first comprehensive text on the practice of horticulture as ...
Activities and the "well Elderly"
Authoritative insights into activities work with noninstitutionalized "well" elderly.
Horticultural Therapy and the Older Adult Population
Horticultural Therapy and the Older Adult Population is the guidebook you’ve been waiting for since the American Horticultural Therapy Association’s (AHTA) 1981 publication. With an updated collection of chapters in the area of horticultural therapy and older adults--ranging from a review of relevant literature to descriptions of existing horticultural therapy programs--this book will stimulate networking and information sharing among horticultural therapists and other professionals working with older adults, spur new ideas, and foster continuing research in the field. The book’s importance is recognized internationally, and it is soon to be published in Japanese. In Horticultural Ther...
