An edition of Research and evaluation in recreation, parks, and leisure studies (1987)

Research & evaluation in recreation, parks & leisure studies

2nd ed.

by Richard G. Kraus

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An edition of Research and evaluation in recreation, parks, and leisure studies (1987)

Research & evaluation in recreation, parks & leisure studies

2nd ed.

Steers a middle course between approaching research and evaluation from a conceptual perpective and presenting them as practical tools essential to successful programming and effective agency management. Chapters 1-4 discuss the professional role, concepts, and language of research and evaluation. Chapters 5-8 cover research design and methodologies. Chapters 9-13 describe the process of developing and conducting studies. Chapters 14 and 15 cover descriptive and inferential statistics. Chapters 16-19 deal with evaluation study design and instruments. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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1998

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Allyn and Bacon

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English

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340

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Systematic Inquiry to Leisure Studies and Services: Research and Evaluation -- -- 2.

The Scientific Method: Ways of Knowing -- -- 3.

Basic Concepts and Language of Research and Evaluation -- -- 4.

Professional Applications of Research and Evaluation -- -- 5.

Experimental Research Designs -- -- 6.

Descriptive Research Methods -- -- 7.

Documentary Research Methods -- -- 8.

Qualitative Research Approaches -- -- 9.

The Research Process: An Overview -- -- 10.

Developing the Research Proposal -- -- 11.

The Role of Measurement -- -- 12.

Selecting Subjects for Research: The Sampling Process -- -- 13.

Implementing the Study: The Data-Gathering Process -- -- 14.

Data Organization and Descriptive Studies -- -- 15.

Overview of Inferential Statistics -- -- 16.

Evaluation as a Professional Function -- -- 17.

Agency-Centered Evaluation: Programs and Practices -- -- 18.

Evaluation Research: The Goal-Oriented Model -- -- 19.

Research and Evaluation Reports and Presentations -- -- Appendix A.

Research Periodicals -- -- Appendix B.

Literature Retrieval Sources -- -- Appendix C.

Statistical Tables.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Published in: Boston, Mass
Other Titles: Research and evaluation in recreation, parks, and leisure studies

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Dewey Decimal Class: 790/.072
Library of Congress: GV14.5 .K72 1998

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Pagination: xvii, 340 pages
Number of pages: 340

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Open Library: OL33335828M
Internet Archive: researchevaluati0000krau_p6i6
ISBN 10: 0137764693
ISBN 13: 9780137764693
OCLC/WorldCat: 40615373

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Research & evaluation in recreation, parks & leisure studies

by Richard G. Kraus