1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

240. Corrective Language Arts Techniques. I, II. 3 hr. PR: Rdng. 221 , consent.Fundamentals of informal language arts diagnosis and corrective classroom languagearts instruction. A practicum for the utilization of informal diagnosis and correctivetechniques.283. Special Workshop in Reading. I, II, S. 1-6 hr. For elementary and secondarystudents in preservice education programs, as well as elementary and secondaryteachers in in service education.Recreation and Parks (Re. & Pk.)43. Leisure and Human Behavior. I. 3 hr. An interdisciplinary approach analyzing therole of leisure in modern American life. Play, games, work, and recreation are studiedas aspects of human behavior affected by global, physical, societal, and personalconcerns.44. Introduction to Recreation and Park Services. II. 4 hr. An overview of recreationin modern life: its philosophy, environments, historical antecedents, service deliverysystems, special settings and populations, leadership, program, and professionalchallenges. Includes a field placement with a local recreation agency.142. Fundamentals of Nature Interpretation. II. 3 hr. PR: Recreation and parks junioror consent. Methods and techniques of interpreting the natural environment toindividuals and groups.202. Recreation Internship. I. 3 hr. PR: Re. & Pk. 43, 44, 233, 235, 241 , 251 , 263.Supervised, full-time leadership responsibility with a recreation agency for a minimumof eight weeks. Program must relate to the student's curriculum option and must beapproved in advance by the instructor.203. Professional Synthesis. I, II. 3 hr. PR or Cone.: Re. & Pk. 202. A capstonecourse for seniors that involves the synthesizing of professional training and field workexperiences.216. Philosophy of Recreation. II. 3 hr. PR: Consent. Interpretation of recreation as abasic part of the living process; importance to individual community and nationalwelfare; social and economic significance.226. Leisure and Aging. I. 3 hr. PR: Consent. Examination and analysis of leisure inmiddle and later stages of the lifecycle; discussion of appropriate facilities andprogramming for older people.233. Wildland Recreation Management. I. 3 hr. PR: F. Man. 12 or consent. Topicsinclude an analysis of administrative agencies concerned with wildland management;methods of ameliorating human impact on outdoor recreation resources; discussion ofphilosophies underlying wilderness recreation; and a review of contemporarycontroversies concerning wildlands.234. Wilderness in American Society. II. 3 hr. PR: Re. & Pk. 233 or consent. Aseminar examining political, sociological, and environmental aspects of Americanwilderness. A discussion on articles concerning wilderness preservation, management,and aesthetics.235. Parks and Recreation Administration. I. 3 hr. PR: 12 hr. of recreation and parkscourses, junior standing, or consent. Principles of administration as applied to theoperation of recreation and park agencies, including legal foundations, policy,organization, personnel, finance and programs of service.Recreation and Parks Courses 425