Browsing Honors College by Author "Recreation and Leisure Studies"
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A Comparison of Elementary Student Curriculum Satisfaction to Performance
Lowry, Megan F. (East Carolina University, 2018-05-03)Elementary students need to learn keyboarding skills in order to keep up with expectations of teachers. The purposes of this study include: to explore if there is any relationship between student satisfaction with the ... -
Evidence Based Practice in Recreational and Occupational Therapy
Whitman, Erin, S. (2014)This article explores the need for evidence based practice in the fields of Recreational Therapy and Occupational Therapy. Through the use of various evidence based articles the author explores current research in both ... -
Exploring Gender Differences in the Presentation of Symptoms in PTSD
Bramblett, Hannah Elisabeth (East Carolina University, 2017-05-04)The researchers examined the relationship of gender and the presentation of symptoms for individuals with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The researchers used an online survey to examine the presentation of clusters ... -
Facilitating Visitation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Examining the Influence of Parental Feeding Involvement
Semon, Kelly Marie (East Carolina University, 2017-04-27)Each year thousands of infants in the United States are admitted to a Neonatal intensive Care Unit (NICU). These units exist to provide highly specialized care to a wide array of newborns in critical condition. However, ... -
FAITH-BASED YOUTH PROGRAMS AND RESILIENCY DEVELOPMENT: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
Welborn, Savannah (2015-12-11)The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between Young Life participation and the perception of resiliency skills among middle school, high school, and college aged students. The sampling technique for ... -
Observational Play Assessment in Recreational Therapy (OPART): Applications for the Validation of Assessment in Recreational Therapy
Fox, Nicole Christine (East Carolina University, 2018-04-20)The need for standardized assessments in healthcare is rapidly growing as new discoveries are made. In the field of Recreational Therapy (RT), there are primarily agency specific developed assessments that have not yet ... -
Raegan Matthews SHP Final
Matthews, Raegan (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Sensory Processing Disorders affect 5-16% of school aged children. In addition, 40% of children with ADHD also share the Sensory Processing Disorder. Furthermore, sensory deficits are prominent in the learning environment ... -
SOLVING A WICKED PROBLEM: PREVENTING STUDENT ISOLATION
Dahlgren, Madison (East Carolina University, 2021-04-23)Mental health difficulties are becoming increasingly associated with college students, and ECU has proven to be no exception in recent years. From a review of the relevant literature on the topic, it became clear that ... -
The Impact of Social Media on Individual Interactions with and Experiences in Nature
Pilkington, Jason G (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Social media has many uses, and its reach spans the globe. A common theme of social media posts is people’s experiences in nature. This research aims to further explore the relationship that has developed between experiences ... -
THE ROLE OF PLACE ATTACHMENT AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN TAILGATING
Pearsall, Charlotte N (East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Tailgating is a specialized form of tourism that surrounds most major sporting events. These major sporting events have been studied countlessly to try to understand the behavior of the consumers that attend them, but none ... -
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 ... -
Virtual Reality Sailing Simulation: Perspectives from Individuals with Physical Disabilities
Savage, Jennifer or (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Sailing is shown to have a positive outcome on an individual's quality of life including physically, socially, mentally and/or emotionally. Virtual reality sailing simulators (VRSS) are shown to have better outcomes of the ...