Ten Community-Based Special Recreation Monographs

GLOBAL VISION PROJECT: Global Vision of Rehabilitation
and Recreation for People with Disabilities in the 21st Century

ERIC:
"Ten (10) Community-Based Special Recreation Monographs; Reports of the "National Institute on New Models of Community-Based Special Recreation Programs and Services for Handicapped Children and Youth," 10 Monographs, 1,850 pages.

by Institute Director/Editor, Prof. John A. Nesbitt, Ed.D., CTRS,
Recreation Education/Therapeutic Recreation Program,
College of Liberal Arts, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa USA

National Institute = "National Institute on New Models of Community-Based Special Recreation Programs and Services for Handicapped Children and Youth," 10 Monographs, 1,850 pages. PUBLISHED: Iowa City, Recreation Education Program, University of Iowa, 1978.

The National Institute 10 Monographs are Available from:
ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center.

INTRODUCTION. The National Institute provided:

l. National Survey Research in the USA on 100 community special play and recreation services, programs, and activities for people with disabilities.

2. A National Institute Conference which brought together national, state, and local leaders in special/therapeutic recreation. The purpose of the Conference was to:

2.a. Review the research and findings;
2.b. Receive the expert papers on new models of special play and recreation;
2.c. Develop guidelines, goals, methods, principles, and recommendations for policies and practice in delivery of special/therapeutic recreation in community-based recreation provided by:

2.c.i. City, district, county, and state parks and recreation departments; and,
2.c.ii. Commercial, private and voluntary, youth service (BSA and GSA, YM-YWCA) agencies and organizations.

2.d. Prepare instructional materials for pre-service education (higher education) and in-service training (practitioner continuing education).

3. National Institute Training provided in-service training on community-based special recreation for people with disabilities for 3,250 practitioner personnel from 48 states at 40 in-service training sessions.

4. National Institute Dissemination national dissemination of 10 National Institute Reports (cited below) in numbers of 4,000 (Number 1, "New Concepts and New Processes") to 500 (Number 10, Project Report).

The ten (10) National Institute Reports (cited below) are available through ERIC: Educational Research Information Center, Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Children.

KEY TO CITATIONS: ED Number, Author, Title, Published.

National Institute, MONOGRAPH # 1: "NEW CONCEPTS, NEW PROCESSES."
695 ED168277. Nesbitt, John A.; Editorial Assistants, Geri M. Bjork and Brenda Samuelson.
TITLE: New Concepts and New Processes in Special Recreation. 155 pp.

National Institute, MONOGRAPH # 2: NEW MODELS.
695 ED168278. Nesbitt, John A., Comp. Model Special Recreation Services.
TITLE: Model Special Recreation Services. 463 pp.

National Institute, MONOGRAPH # 3: PAPERS ON NEW MODELS
695 ED168279. Nesbitt, John A., Editor.
TITLE: Papers on New Models of Community Recreation for Handicapped. 354 pp.

National Institute, MONOGRAPH # 4 Special Recreation: FEDERAL FUNDING.
695 ED168280. Nesbitt, John A.
TITLE: Federal Funding for Special Recreation. 86 pp.

National Institute, , MONOGRAPH # 5: WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HANDICAPPED.
695 ED143176. Nesbitt, John A.
TITLE: Leisure Fulfillment for Handicapped and the White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals. Part I - The Conference. 26 pp.

National Institute, , MONOGRAPH # 6: SPECIAL EDUCATION.
695 ED154593. Nesbitt, John A.
TITLE: Educating the Handicapped Child for Leisure Fulfillment. 133 pp.

National Institute, MONOGRAPH #7: RURAL SPECIAL RECREATION.
727 ED168281. Nesbitt, John A., Comp.; Seymour, Clifford T., Comp.
TITLE: Special Recreation in Rural Areas. 188 pp.

National Institute, MONOGRAPH # 8: NEWSLETTERS.
695 ED168282. Nesbitt, John A., Comp.; Editorial Assistants: Geri M. Bjork and Carla Caudill.
TITLE: Newsletters of the National Institute. 200 pp.

National Institute, MONOGRAPH # 9: INFORMATION SOURCES.
695 ED168283. Nesbitt, John A., Comp.; Editorial Assistant, Geri M. Bjork.
TITLE: Information Sources on Special Recreation. 177 pp.

NOTE: The research on "information sources on special recreation" continued following the National Institute. The subsequent publication was, "Special Recreation Compendium of 1,000 Resources for Disabled People," 353 pp., pub. by Special Recreation for disABLED International.

National Institute, MONOGRAPH # 10: FINAL REPORT.
695 ED168284. Nesbitt, John A., Comp.
TITLE: Report of the National Institute on New Models of Community-Based Recreation and Leisure Programs and Services for Handicapped Children and Youth [Community-Based Special Recreation], Final Report. 75 pp.

APPENDICES

A. MESSAGES TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE:
U.S. SENATOR John C. Culver, Iowa.
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and former U.S. Congressman, Iowa, First District, Edward Mezvinsky, New York.
CHAIRMAN Harold Russell, U.S. President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, Washington, D.C.
ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Sydney J. Lutzin, National Recreation and Park Association.

B. STAFF OF THE U.S. BUREAU OF EDUCATION FOR THE HANDICAPPED:
Dr. Edwin Martin, Deputy Commissioner; William A. Hillman, Jr., Project Officer; Melville Appell, Research Liaison; Thomas Behrens, Training Liaison; Robert Dantona, Deaf-Blind Liaison; Thomas Irvin, Aid to States; and Nancy Treusch, Aid to States Liaison.

C. FACULTY OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE:
Beth Barney, Karen Boulos, Charles Butler, John Cogley, Katherine Andres Ebbert, Kay Ellis, Melvin Evans, Sue Flood, Max Forman, Scout Lee Gunn, William A. Hillman, Paul Hippolitus, Jerry Hitzhusen, Myra Ivory, Jerry Jordan, Ileen Acker Kasson, Jerry Kelly, Stan Labanowich, Steve Leclair, Robert Overs, David Park, Carol Ann Peterson, Janet Pomeroy, Cynthia Pradon, Grace Reynolds, Ralph Rieks, Clifford T.Seymour, Jay Shivers, Barbara Sternfeld, Thad Studstill, Ann Swisher, Susan Sygall, David Szymanski, Jean Teague, Joseph Teaff, Jackie Vaughn, and Kenneth Zucker.

D. RESEARCHERS CONSULTED FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE:
Janna S. Bybokas, Katherine Andres-Ebbert, Prof. Doris L. Barryman, Prof. Donald E. Hawkins, Prof. Gene A. Hayes, Dr. Donald D. Henkel, Dr. Annette Logan, Ruth Marson, Helen Jo Mitchall Hillman, Prof. Martha Peters, Dr. Morton Thompson, and Richard Stracke.

E. SUPPORT STAFF OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE:
PROJECT COORDINATOR: Gordon Howard, M.A.
PROJECT ASSISTANTS: Carla Caudill, B.A.; and, Ellen Mihalovich.
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS: Geri M. Bjork; and, Brenda L. Samuelson, M.A.
SECRETARIAL ASSISTANTS: Diane Galanis; Geri Mills, B.A.; and, Leslie Schaffer.
CLERK TYPIST: Ann Langenberg.

F. ASSISTANTS STAFF: CURRICULUM, GRADUATE AND RESEARCH
CURRICULUM ASSISTANTS: Sue Flood, M.A.; Richard MacNeil, M.S.; Kenneth Zucker.
GRADUATE ASSISTANTS: Barbara Alexander, Tom Hoffman, Susie Meyer, Tom Steinocher, Rosie Turner, Esther Wipf.
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS: Steve LeClair, M.A.; Cynthia Pradon, M.A.; and, Randy Vessell, M.A.

G. UNIVERSITY OF IOWA STAFF IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE:
AUDIO-VISUAL: Daniel G. Lind; BUSINESS: Dorothy A. Shalla; COMPUTER CENTER: Bill C. Snider; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: John D. McBride, Magery Hoppin, Brian L. Harvey, Mary Jane McLaughlin; GRANTS ADMINISTRATION, Charles Wolfe; GRADUATE COLLEGE: Dean Duane C. Spriesterbach, Charles M. Mason; MAILING SERVICE: Robert J. Lee; PRINTING: Robert F. Thompson, Henry Heaton; RECREATION EDUCATION PROGRAM (REP) FACULTY: W. Dee Graig; Benjamin Hunnicutt; Seppo Iso-Ahola, Michael Teague; REP SUPPORT STAFF: Patricia Hoback.
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GLOBAL VISION PROJECT:
Global Vision of Rehabilitation and Recreation
for People with Disabilities in the 21st Century
A JOINT PROJECT BY:
Disability International Foundation AND
Special Recreation for disABLED International

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