Browsing Recreation and Leisure Studies by Author "Williams, Richard"
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The Effects of Recreational Therapy on the Psychosocial Functioning of an Inpatient Behavioral Health Population
Orr, Elizabeth Marie (East Carolina University, 2010)The original purpose of this study was to examine the association of recreational therapy services with changes in psychosocial functioning (as measured by the Global Assessment of Functioning) of people with serious mental ... -
Recreational Therapy Services and the Functional Independence of Inpatient Pediatric Population
Phillips, Heather M. (East Carolina University, 2009)Recreational Therapy (RT) is a relatively new and growing profession with an expanding body of literature. The benefits of RT services have been demonstrated through research studies for several decades. However; there is ... -
Staring and Perceptions Towards Persons with Facial Disfigurement
Halioua, Rebecca Leigh (East Carolina University, 2010)A convenience sample of college students (N=33) enrolled in courses in the College of Health and Human Performance at East Carolina University was used to determine if there were statistically significant relationships ... -
USING PUPPETRY TO ENHANCE CHILDREN’S AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISE
Meyers, Shayna (2015)The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a statistically significant difference in knowledge retention of exercise education for children taught by traditional instruction compared to children taught through ...