Review Flashcards
Developing a mission statement
1. Individual
Demographics
- population ageing
- large gap b/t young consumers and tech, and older consumers
- regional differences (high pop of specific races)
- obesity growing epidemic (mainly childhood)
Developing a mission statement
1. individual
Technology
changes how we plan for and experience leisure.
- 8-18 years old spend nearly 8 hrs/day on screen time
Developing a mission statement
1. individual
Economics
- how much money for recreation?
- discretionary income of target market?
- Market share increasing or decreasing
- competition?
Developing a mission statement
1. individual
Political
- are elected officials supportive of recreation or not?
- what are the prominent attitudes surrounding public recreation
Developing a mission statement
2.Organization
important to identify strengths and weaknesses to discover competence that results in a competitive advantage in the market
Developing a mission statement
2. Organization
Resource dependancy
survival depends on successfully acquiring the resources needed to deliver services to client groups Ex: -city wanted to offer spin classes but we had no bikes, place to put bikes, money to buy bikes -want to offer drums alive class but there are no qualified instructors in the city
Developing a mission statement
2. Organization
Organization Category
Different agencies offer different services b/c of the social ends they are organized to promote
Ex. The Girl Scouts offer different programming than the YWCA. Although they may serve similar youth, their program services differ because their perceived social missions differ.
Developing a mission statement
2. Organization
Internal Evaluation of the Organization
Evaluating your strengths and weaknesses
8 different types of organizations
public, voluntary, non-profit, commercial, private, armed forces, campus recreation, corporate recreation, and therapeutic recreation.
Developing a mission statement
2. Organization
External Evaluation of the organization
To obtain a comprehensive view of the organization’s strengths and weaknesses, it is essential to get the publics perception of the organization.
Developing a mission statement
3. Assessing Community Needs
Community Needs
What organizations and interest groups the organization must deal with in the community.
Various public and special interest groups who may influence the organizations functioning in the community
Who the organization will need to compete with directly
The larger social forces that will influence program services and client wants.
Developing a mission statement
3. Assessing Community Needs
Recreation and the Public Interest
Recreation is considered a public service equivalent with education, libraries, police protection etc.
What the public interest is in a specific community varies from community to community depending on each community’s defined needs and resources.
Developing a mission statement
3.Assessing Community Needs
Assessing leisure opportunities
Assessing the range of options in a community, the role of each provider in the community and the macro environment affecting the community.
Inventory of Leisure Opportunities.
Developing a mission statement
3. Assessing Community Needs
Community Partnerships
The adequacy of cooperation and coordination should also be assessed.
Joint ventures, joint programs, sharing of resources, facilities and staff, coordinated scheduling, etc.
SWOT Analysis
Strengths- internal
Weaknesses- internal
Opportunities- external
Threats- external
Strengths
- capabilities
- competitive Advantages
- resources
- location
- management capacities
- trademarks
Weaknesses
- gaps in capabilities
- lack of competitive strength
- Financial management
- reputation
- employee morale
- high turnover
Opportunities
- market developments
- competitors vulnerabilities
- demographic and lifestyle trends
- partnerships
- expansion
Threats
- legal and political forced
- demographic and lifestyle changes
- technological forces
- declining market demand
Developing Strategic Directions: Writing Program Management Goals
Hierarchy
Mission statement (biggest)
Goals (middle)
objectives (smallest)
-mission statements are not measurable therefore, a series of goals and objectives must be developed as a means of operationalizing and measuring an organizations mission statements
Strategic goals
- short range goals of 3-5 years
- not measurable
- must be broken down further into measurable statements
What is a program?
designed opportunity for leisure experiences to occur
- can be a single activity or an event that takes place over a number of weeks.
ex: cooking classes or a tennis skills workshop
Leisure- a state of mind
-Perceived Freedom
deciding what you want to do and when you want to do it
- time not obligated to work, family, friends, etc
- freedom from social roles
Leisure- a state of mind
-Intrinsic movivation
people will feel this way when they are developing competence, self expression, self development, or self realization
Leisure- a state of mind
-Variety of activities
Different people find different things satisfying based on things such as their skill level, their socialization skills, and previous opportunities they have had to experience it
What people get out of leisure
Perceived Freedom Intrinsic Motivation Variety of activities Unobligated block of time Personal Engagement Social Interaction
Types of leisure experiences
Games Sport Recreation Play Tourism Events
Games
Formal rules that define interaction.
Attempt to equalize the participants.
Define the role that skill and chance will have in determining the outcome.
-Leisure services professionals must understand the function of rules in games, because much game programming involves modifying rules or facilities to allow those with insufficient skills to participate.
Recreation
-Not only good for individuals, but good for society.
Socially acceptable and moral.
Leisure is for personal and social benefits.
It is literally a Re-Creation of Self.
Leisure is good for society it enables individuals to recuperate and restore themselves in order to accomplish more work.
It’s also good for society because it is a diversion from negative conditions such as war, economic depression, etc.
Play
No Purpose Voluntary Fun Unstructured -Spontaneous, non-serious, no rules. Most difficult forms of leisure to program due to it’s spontaneous nature.
Sport
Physical Exertion (makes it unique from everyday life)
Rules (very standardized)
Competition
Tourism
Escape and renewal from work
Escape from routine
Tourist: Someone who travels more than eighty kilometers from home.
-Travel is for restoration, change of pace and individual purposes.
Event
Infrequent
Change of pace
Different format of participation
Examples: Award nights & openings
Leisure is experienced in 3 phases
- Anticipation
- Participation
- Reflection
Anticipation
Building excitement prior to onset of program. Can do so through advertising, save the dates, registration procedures etc
Reflection
Post program interventions. Post game debriefing, publishing photographs, staging reunions, and
Leisure Objects
Receive our focused attention and are consciously dealt with during interaction.
People act toward objects on the basis of the meanings that the objects have for them and their meaning is derived through interaction.
3 categories of leisure objects
- Physical (bats, balls & craft supplies)
- Social (objects refer to other people)
- Symbolic (ideas, philosophies and doctrine that influence behavior)
Six key elements of program concepts
- Interacting People
- Physical Setting
- Leisure Objects
- Structure
- Relationship
- Animation
- Interacting People
Programmers are required to:
a)Anticipate who participants will be and design a program
Or
b)Design the program for a specific type of participant and then recruit
-important to understand the needs of different age groups
-physical, social and psychological development of individuals, gender, age, skill level and other pertinent information about them
- Interacting People – Age Related Phases
Infancy:New Born - 2 yrs old
Dependent on parents/care givers
- Interacting People – Age Related Phases
Preschool: 3-4 yrs old
Child-centered play Careful supervision Gross motor development Short attention span Need for immediate gratification
- Interacting People - Age Related Phases
Childhood: 5-11 yrs
Increased social skills
Awareness of others
Fine motor skill development
Creativity and competency