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Health and Physical Education

1968

Utah State University

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An Evaluation Of The Recreation Program At Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Neil J. Andrew May 1968

An Evaluation Of The Recreation Program At Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Neil J. Andrew

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The effectiveness of achieving pre-determined goals by a military recreation department was studied at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. "Evaluation of Community Recreation" was the evaluation tool that was used, It is published by the National Recreation and Parks Association and was validated by the Great Lakes District Program Standards Committee in 1965. This evaluation contains 35 standards of measure involving 125 criteria to determine program effectiveness. These standards are in the general areas of philosophy and goals; administration; personnel; programming; areas, facilities, and equipment; and evaluation.

The study indicated a high degree of performance for programming and areas, facilities, …


Drinking And Student Understanding Of Alcohol And Alcoholism At The Utah State Industrial School, Elliot J. Anderson May 1968

Drinking And Student Understanding Of Alcohol And Alcoholism At The Utah State Industrial School, Elliot J. Anderson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The Objectives of this investigation were to study the extent alcohol was used by students of Utah State Industrial School (SIS), determine the knowledge these students had of alcohol and alcoholism, and compare the data of the Industrial School with data obtained from selected public high schools in Utah.

Study results revealed a greater percentage of the SIS students had used alcoholic beverages and their first drinking experience occurred at an earlier age than for the high school students. Also, a greater percentage of the SIS students continued drinking after their first drinking experience. The percentage of SIS students having …