Recreation as a Developmental Experience E-Book

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Seitenzahl: 225

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2011

Beschreibung

It's not all "fun and games." A growing body of research suggeststhat recreation activities can be powerful development contextswhen they are properly framed and intentionally designed. Thisvolume highlights much of that research, and the articles thatfollow provide ample evidence that well-framed recreationactivities and contexts can provide a range of positivedevelopmental outcomes. Editors Lawrence R. Allen and Robert J. Barcelona draw on theirown work in human and youth development and have assembledcontributing authors who explore the important of meaningfulrecreation and leisure experiences in the lives of youth and thevalue of recreation from a developmental perspective. Chaptersfocus on the developmental potential of specific recreationcontexts and settings and provide research and evidence-basedstrategies outlining the activities that best promote positiveyouth development. Finally, the volume demonstrates how recreationis being used to strengthen individual and community assets and itsrole as a contributor in addressing pressing social issues. This is the 130th volume of New Directions for YouthDevelopment, the Jossey-Bass quarterly report seriesdedicated to bringing together everyone concerned with helpingyoung people, including scholars, practitioners, and people fromdifferent disciplines and professions. The result is a uniqueresource presenting thoughtful, multi-faceted approaches to helpingour youth develop into responsible, stable, well-roundedcitizens.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Editorial Board

Issue Editors’ Notes

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Leisure, recreation, and play from a developmental context

Plugged In: A case study

Leisure and adolescent development

The developing brain, social and emotional regulation, and risk and experimentation

Conclusion

Chapter 2: Positive youth development within a family leisure context: Youth perspectives of family outcomes

Family systems framework

Core and balance model of family leisure

Youth perspectives of family leisure outcomes

Implications for families and youth programs

Chapter 3: Back to the future: The potential relationship between leisure and education

Leisure and education: The connection

Coordinated stages

Self-determination theory

Conclusion

Chapter 4: Recreation as a component of the community youth development system

Recreation in community youth development: A brief history

Community-based youth development

Bringing the community together

Where does this leave us?

Chapter 5: Youth development and the camp experience

Supports and opportunities for positive youth development in camps

Camp characteristics that promote positive youth development

Developmental outcomes of the camp experience

Measurement strategies for developmental outcomes in camps

Conclusion

Chapter 6: Outdoor-based play and reconnection to nature: A neglected pathway to positive youth development

Play deprivation today

Consequences of play deprivation

Evidence of lack of outdoor-based play

Why focus on outdoor-based play?

A return to free and spontaneous outdoor play

A neglected pathway to positive youth development

Chapter 7: Adventure-based programming: Exemplary youth development practice

Youth development through adventure

Affording developmental experiences

Features of adventure-based programs

Conclusion

Chapter 8: A competency-based approach to preparing staff as recreation and youth development leaders

A developmental model for recreation delivery

Competencies in youth development and recreation

Implications for practice

From the field

Conclusion

Chapter 9: Reframing recreation as a public policy priority

What is recreation?

Policy landscape

Conclusion

Index

Recreation as a Developmental Experience

Lawrence R. Allen, Robert J. Barcelona (eds.)

New Directions for Youth Development, No. 130, Summer 2011

Gil G. Noam, Editor-in-Chief

This is a peer-reviewed journal.

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Gil G. Noam, Editor-in-Chief

Harvard University and McLean Hospital

Editorial Board

K. Anthony Appiah

Princeton University

Princeton, N.J.

Peter Benson

Search Institute

Minneapolis, Minn.

Dale A. Blyth

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minn.

Dante Cicchetti

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minn.

William Damon

Stanford University

Palo Alto, Calif.

Goéry Delacôte

At-Bristol Science Museum

Bristol, England

Felton Earls

Harvard Medical School

Boston, Mass.

Jacquelynne S. Eccles

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Mich.

Wolfgang Edelstein

Max Planck Institute for Human Development

Berlin, Germany

Kurt Fischer

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Cambridge, Mass.

Carol Gilligan

New York University Law School

New York, N.Y.

Robert Granger

W. T. Grant Foundation

New York, N.Y.

Ira Harkavy

University of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Penn.

Reed Larson

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Urbana-Champaign, Ill.

Richard Lerner

Tufts University

Medford, Mass.

Milbrey W. McLaughlin

Stanford University

Stanford, Calif.

Pedro Noguera

New York University

New York, N.Y.

Fritz Oser

University of Fribourg

Fribourg, Switzerland

Karen Pittman

The Forum for Youth Investment

Washington, D.C.

Jane Quinn

The Children’s Aid Society

New York, N.Y.

Jean Rhodes

University of Massachusetts, Boston

Boston, Mass.

Rainer Silbereisen

University of Jena

Jena, Germany

Elizabeth Stage

University of California at Berkeley

Berkeley, Calif.

Hans Steiner

Stanford Medical School

Stanford, Calif.

Carola Suárez-Orozco

New York University

New York, N.Y.

Marcelo Suárez-Orozco

New York University

New York, N.Y.

Erin Cooney, Editorial Manager

Program in Education, Afterschool and Resiliency (PEAR)

Issue Editors’ Notes

RECENT ATTENTION IN both the popular press and the research literature has highlighted many of the consequences of a lack of active, meaningful leisure participation in the lives of youth, particularly when school is not in session. For example, juvenile crime rates in the unsupervised hours immediately following school are higher than at other times of the day.1 In addition, research indicates that youth spend an average of fifty-three hours each week using electronic media, yet participation in free-time outdoor activities is on the decline.2 While this decline in participation may be indicative of a lack of opportunity for some youth, particularly those from low-income families,3 many young people are no longer choosing to participate in engaging, healthy, and physically active leisure opportunities.4 It is perhaps not surprising, then, that youth physical activity levels are alarmingly low and obesity rates among children and adolescents are on the rise.5

The recreation field has a rich history in providing programs, services, and activities for youth. For recreation professionals working on the ground with youth, there remains little doubt that their programs contribute to their participants’ well-being. However, one of the challenges that the field has faced is the general perception that recreation experiences are discretionary, frivolous, or nonessential, and thus they are vulnerable from the perspective of public and other forms of community funding. To counter this perception, research efforts in the 1990s focused on the role of recreation programs and services in building resiliency and protective factors for primarily at-risk youth populations. However, the growing emphasis in the past decade on positive youth development has helped to reshape the research direction to one focused on recreation from both a primary prevention and a strengths-based approach.