Research roundtable announces '05 topics

As the 2005 NRPA Congress in San Antonio approaches, APRS and SPRE announced this year's Research Roundtable topics and speakers. This year follows up on last year's theme--the Benefits of Recreation, focusing on Best Practices in Recreation Management--and will concentrate on how to use best professional practices to deliver benefits-based programs. The roundtable will take place on Wednesday morning from 8 to 11:30 a.m.

The program begins with opening speaker M. Kathleen Perales from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. Participants will then participate in three roundtable topics of their choosing from the following 10:

* Agency Accreditation: Best Professional Practices in Action by Dr. Kevin Riley and Don Wendell, CPRP

* Service Learning, Civic Engagement and Recreation Programs by Dr. Susan Hastings-Bishop

* How Recreation Organizations Transform by Dr. Kim Uhlik, Dr. Zachary Pratt, CPRP, and Dr. Paul Milton

* Best Practices in Risk Management by Dr. Susan Hudson and Dr. Joseph Flood

* NRPA's Research Agenda: Creating Best Professional Practices by Dr. Karla Henderson and Jim Donahue, CPRP

* Best Practices in Staff Management by John Meldrum

* Best Practices in Inclusion by Dr. Patricia Ardovino and Dr. Sandra Klitzing

* Challenging Racism in Leisure Services and Practices by Dr. Beth Kivel

* Advocating for our Programs by Dr. Ken Silverberg

* Best Practices in Family Recreation Programming by Dr. Dale Adkins

For more information on Research Roundtable, contact Don DeGraaf at ddegraaf@calvin.edu.

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