THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA
COLLEGE OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Outdoor Recreation: Fall 2013
HHP 3060, CRN 40525 (3 Credits)
Tuesdays; 3:00 – 5:30pm, 207 Maclellan gym
Andrew W. Bailey, Ph.D.
Office – 109 Maclellan Gym
Office Phone – 425-2125
Email – Andrew-Bailey@utc.edu
Office Hours – Posted on office door or email for appointment
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Course Description:
This course is an acquisition of fundamentals of the field of outdoor recreation that includes the
foundations of outdoor recreation, the social aspects, the economic aspects, the resources for
outdoor recreation, and the management policies. The course will cover meaning, concepts, value
of outdoor recreation, historical development, economic trends, resources, land management, role
of state and federal agencies, the private and commercial recreation management policies, liability,
and the future of outdoor recreation.
Course Objective:
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To explore the foundations of outdoor recreation
To study the history and pioneers of outdoor recreation
To be aware of the social, economics and resources of outdoor recreation
To be aware of the management, education and participation in outdoor recreation
Readings:
Available Online
Evaluation:
Reading Notes/Questions
Article Review
Research & Service
Attendance & Participation
100 points
100 points
100 points
100 points
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Right Brain Project
Test
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50 points
50 points
90-100%
80-90%
70-80%
60-70%
Below 60%
V. Tentative Course Outline
Date
Topic
Readings
Assignments
FOUNDATIONS
8/20
What is Nature? What is Wilderness?
Introductions, syllabus
8/27
Wilderness Movement
Nash, Wilderness (p.1-43)
Rambunctious Garden
Reading Notes
Children & Nature
Louv, Nature Principle Reading
County Data
Project Signup
Reading Notes
Conservation/Preservation
9/3
Natural Resource Management
User conflicts (Sunset Park)
9/10
Notes
Developmental stages
9/17
Green Cities/ Urban Planning
Reading Notes
(Coolidge)
Louv, Green Cities
Trust for Public Land
9/24
Bike Tour
Article Review
10/1
Parks & Playgrounds
Play as necessity (River Park)
Playcore
Elkind
Reading Notes
10/8
Close to home nature
Human/Nature interactions (Zoo)
Delay, 2001
Kahn, 2002
Reading Notes
Data Collection
10/15
Program Elements, Solo
ART, Sense of Place
Muir; Whitman; Thoreau
(Walking); Jack London
Reading Notes
Godbey, 2009
Reading notes
Right Brain Project
10/21-22 Fall Break (No Class)
10/29
Motivations & outcomes
Lifespan recreation
11/5
Diversity & Inclusive programming
11/12
Adventure Travel/Tourism
11/19
The value of Risk
Reading Notes
McAvoy, No Rescue
Reading Notes TRPA
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11/26
Flow & competence
Test & Wrap-up
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Art Project Assignment:
The main purpose behind this assignment is to focus on personal development that is
not logic-centered. Our culture focuses heavily on cognitive development, crowding out
other practices that are vital for healthy human development. You will be required to read
poetry, view videos and works of art and discuss ways of creating an emotional
connection to the natural world. Your task is to go one step further and undergo your
own practice or work of art. I have listed some options below, but you are welcome to
develop your own project. You will need to provide at least a 1-paragraph description of
your project and how it affects or reflects your “philosophy of life”. For guidance, refer to
the section on Affective development from the Kellert & Kahn reading (2002):
Potential projects:
 Create a slideshow of outdoor pictures that evoke certain emotions, compare and
contrast different environments, highlight outdoor issues, and/or tell a story about
the human nature relationship.
 Create a manuscript of quotes and/or poems dealing with outdoor issues.
 Create, or attempt to create, a physical work of art (i.e. Goldsworthy), provide
evidence of that process and provide a reflection of the experience.
 Create a virtual work of art (i.e. collage or similar) that addresses similar issues as the
first bullet above.
 Generate a playlist of songs that deal with the human nature relationship.
 Experiment with yourself:
o Visit natural/versus built environments in multiple locations and report your
feelings/impressions.
o Do a routine practice for several weeks and report on the affective
development realized (or not). This could include: quiet walks, meditation in
an outdoor environment, observations of others in natural environments, etc.
ARTICLE REVIEW—(4-5 pages)
Each student is to locate and read a research article in a peer-reviewed scientific scholarly journal (see below).
The task is to write a 4-5 page review of the article. The article is to be turned in with the review and there should
be some evidence from the copy of the article that it has been read (notes/highlight etc.).
Format
Typed in word processing format, 12-point font and double spaced. Referencing outside literature is not required.
First cite the article (author, title, and journal) in the introduction. After this is done, it is sufficient to provide
page numbers when directly quoting from the author. If paraphrasing or conceptualizing ideas, page numbers are
not required. BUT, if you copy directly from the article, you need to use quotes. An example would be: The
author states that “multiple facilitation styles are applied in adventure therapy that facilitate different types of
learning for the participant” (p. 78).
Content
The review should address the following points:
 What was the main theory, concept or hypothesis the author(s) was testing? The primary thesis the
author is trying to test or convey, summarized and illustrated with citations from the text.
 What methods were being used to test the theory, concept or hypothesis made by the author? The
science and inquiry contained in the article, including methods, results and conclusions.
 What did the author find? Did it make sense?
 Who was the author’s intended audience? Why? The audience with whom the author hopes to convey the
results.
 What did you think of the science and content of the article? Opinion and conclusion. Who will agree
with the findings? Who will disagree? What will the repercussions of the findings be?
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Evaluation
You will be evaluated on:
 Clarity and presentation of writing, including organization, spelling, grammar;
 Your assessment and critique of the article;
 Your critique of the methods, results and conclusions of study;
 Presentation of your opinion and the discussion of findings.
How do I know if an article is in a refereed, academic scholarly journal?
Types of research:
Most research uses one of the following forms of data collection: observation, questionnaires, interviews, or
controlled experiments. Types of research include case studies, user studies, experimental research, and survey
research.
Guide to identifying research articles:
Research articles tend to be highly specific in nature, relate to a particular field, or specialty within a field, and are
written by authors who have done research in the field. The target audience is other researchers, colleagues,
students and specialists in the same field. Research articles are written for the scholarly community, rather than a
general audience. The language is formal, generally does not use the first person, and includes jargon used in the
field. Research articles are written to contribute to the knowledge base of the discipline and can vary in length, but
are typically five to fifty pages long and may have numerous authors. The organization, institute, or professional
society the authors belong to will be listed. Generally the article is written at a sophisticated enough level that the
reader will need to read it more than once in order to understand and evaluate the article.
The following list of headings should be used as a guideline when looking for research articles:
-Title
-Abstract
-Introduction/literature review
-Purpose of the study/hypothesis/problem statement
-Methodology/procedures/research design
-Major findings/results/analysis/discussion
-Summary/conclusion/ideas for future studies/implications
-Works cited/references/acknowledgements
-Notes/appendices
-Tables, charts, figures, statistical data (throughout the article)
Guide to identifying refereed journals:
Each issue will have a publishing date, volume number and issue number. A refereed journal may have one to fifty
articles, with most having eight to eighteen. Very little, if any, advertising or photographs are included in
refereed journals and generally they will use black print on white paper. The size of the journal may vary
from a small paperback size to a large magazine format. Refereed journals may contain book reviews,
literature reviews, and essays. Therefore, just because an article is published in a refereed journal, it does not
necessarily mean that it is a research article! The majority of journals are published four to six times per year
and are often published by a professional society, organization, or research institution. Refereed journals have
a peer review process. The editorial board and the organizations they are affiliated with are listed in the
journal. Information about what types of papers are chosen for publication, the selection process, the length of
papers accepted, how to submit a paper, and a listing of where the refereed journal is indexed is often
provided.
Key thoughts to remember:
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There are several databases available through the library website in the database section.
Once you have located an article in one of these databases, copy down the information contained in the
Source field. This is the information needed to locate the article.
Online sources can be valuable tools if they are valid, unbiased, accurate, and emanate from trusted sources.
Databases supplied by the same vendor will look and act similarly.
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There are several ways to see if the library has the article. If they do, it will be in the periodical section of the
library.
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