Leisure Education, Community Development and Population with Special Needs

by A. A. Sivan; H. Ruskin

• ISBN13: 9780851994444
• ISBN10: 085199444X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-10
• Publisher: Cab Intl

Summary

This book is a result of an output of a Commission of the World Leisure and Recreation Association (WLRA) to examine the role of leisure and education for leisure activities among people with special needs living in the community, and requiring social or health services outside hospital. It provides a conceptual and practical framework for understanding the role of leisure education for community development with a special emphasis on special populations. It will also serve the reader as a foundation for developing models and programs for leisure education within community settings.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	vii
Contributors	ix
Preface	xv
Introduction	1	(12)
A. Sivan
H. Ruskin
Educating the Community for Development Opportunities in Leisure	13	(8)
J. Shivers
Leisure Education, Serious Leisure and Community Development	21	(10)
R.A. Stebbins
Community Development through Leisure Education: Conceptual Approachs	31	(12)
A. Sivan
Leisure Education, Quality of Life and Community Development: Toward a Systematic and Holistic Coping and Resilient Model for the Third Millennium	43	(12)
J. Levy
Mobility for Action: Advocacy and Empowerment for the Right of Leisure, Play and Recreation	55	(10)
A.H. Grossman
Global Edutainment: the New Role of Leisure Education for Community Development	65	(10)
W. Nahrstedt
Community Vision and Resources: Commitment, Capacity and Collective Effort	75	(10)
A.H. Grossman
Leisure Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities	85	(8)
J. Shivers
The Role of Leisure Counselling for Special Populations in Facilitating Successful Adjustment to Life in the Community	93	(8)
M.J. Leitner
Serious Leisure for People with Disabilities	101	(8)
R.A. Stebbins
Leisure Education, Quality of Life and Populations with Special Needs	109	(10)
A. Sivan
Active Living for People with Disabilities: Toward the Concept of Equality of Well-being and Human Existentialism (Authenticity)	119	(12)
J. Levy
Community Empowerment, Poverty and Leisure Education	131	(12)
E. Sadan
Establishing a Multi-purpose Model for the Rehabilitation of Children with Special Needs	143	(10)
S. Raz
Youth at Risk and Leisure Education	153	(16)
H. Ruskin
Practical Approaches to Leisure Education for the Elderly	169	(12)
D. Markus
Concluding Remarks and Recommendations	181	(10)
A. Sivan
H. Ruskin
Index	191