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Browsing by Author "McAlister, J. Douglas"

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    An act of violence
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1987)
    A summary of a program on rape prevention.
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    AIDS : the silent killer
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1987)
    A summary of a program on AIDS.
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    Alcohol : America's number on drug problem
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 1991)
    A discussion guide for a program on alcoholism in America.
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    America's heartache
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1987)
    A summary of a program on child abduction and molestation and preventative measures that can be taken.
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    Anonymous thief : shoplifting
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1987)
    A summary of a program on shoplifting and the most current methods of prevention.
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    Can't you see me : rape prevention
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 1990)
    A discussion guide for a program on rape prevention.
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    Child abuse : the silent epidemic
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1985)
    A summary of a video program on child abuse in America.
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    Cocaine blues : the myth and the reality of cocaine
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1985)
    A summary of a video program on the myths and realities of cocaine and its use.
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    A correlational study of leisure participation, leisure attitudes, and leisure satisfaction among leisure educators, leisure practitioners, and a general population group
    Drummond, James P. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1984)
    The purpose of this study was to determine if the years of academic study and avaiable recreation amenities associated with the vocation of parks and recreation and/or education result in significant individual scores of leisure participation, leisure attitudes, and leisure satisfaction. Survey data were collected from leisure educators, leisure practitioners, and a random sample of alumni from a large southern land-grant university. Survey instruments were systematically distributed to the aforementioned groups within the National Recreation and Park Association's Southern Region. The sample population was surveyed during the summer of 1984. Objectives of this study were to: (1) analyze patterns of leisure participation among leisure educators and practitioners, (2) analyze leisure attitudes of leisure educators and practitioners, and (3) analyze perceived leisure satisfaction of leisure educators and practitioners. The standardized measuring devices used to accomplish these objectives were The Leisure Activities Blank (LAB), The Leisure Attitude Scale (LAS), and The Leisure Satisfacton Scale (LSS). Each relied upon a Likert-type scaling. One-way analyses of variance were utilized to test differences between the dependent (LAB, LAS, & LSS) and independent (leisure educators, leisure practitioners, and a general population group) variables. Tukey's (HSD) tests indicated true differences when analyses of variance findings were significant. Significance for each statistical procedure was set at the .05 level of confidence. In addition, Pearson product-moment correlations were used to test for association among dependent, independent, and selected demographic variables. The results of this study demonstrated that leisure practitioners participate in leisure activity more frequently than the general population group. Leisure educators participate no more frequently than the general population group. No difference in leisure attitude was discernable among the three independent variables. Both leisure educators and practitioners exhibited higher scores of leisure satisfaction than the general population group. However, the general population group was the only independent variable to show a significant relationship between leisure satisfaction and recreation participation. Leisure educators and the general population group had a significant association between leisure attitude and participation whereas the practitioners did not. Significant relationships between leisure attitude and leisure satisfaction were found for all three independent variables. Among the demographic variables, age correlated negatively for both leisure satisfaction and leisure participation within the general population group. Female leisure practitioners indicated higher levels of leisure satisfaction than male counterparts. Level of education related negatively with leisure participation for leisure educators.
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    Crack
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1987)
    A summary of a program on crack and the dangers of crack addiction.
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    Diagnosis : teen alcoholic
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1987)
    A summary of a program on teenage alcoholism.
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    Drugs in the eighties
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1987)
    A summary of a program on drug use and prevention in the 1980s.
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    Drugs in the workplace
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1989)
    A discussion guide for a program on drugs in the workplace.
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    Evaluating interdisciplinary extension CRD programming: a case study of commercial vegetable cooperatives
    Irvin, William D. (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987)
    Extension programming for commercial vegetable cooperatives should be designed to utilize community resource development (CRD) group problem-solving, interdisciplinary educational programming, and an Agricultural Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture model for establishing a cooperative. Case study data from three commercial vegetable cooperatives suggest that such programming will increase a cooperative's ability to maximize driving forces and to minimize restraining forces associated with personality and environmental factors operating within the organizational outcome categories of membership commitment, production, administration, management, marketing, and net worth. Both qualitative and quantitative data are used to support the results of the study.
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    Every eight seconds
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1987)
    A summary of a program on burglary protection.
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    An Extension guide to CRD programs
    Lacy, Donald P.; Franklin, H. Bland; Chandler, R. Michael; McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1985-01)
    A guide to Community Resource Development programs available in Virginia.
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    Getting busted
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1989)
    A discussion guide on juvenile delinquency.
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    How to call for help in an emergency
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 1991)
    A discussion guide for a program on the basics of what to do during an emergency.
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    How to tell if a kid is on drugs
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, 1989)
    A discussion guide on teenage drug abuse.
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    The ice age
    McAlister, J. Douglas (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 1990)
    A discussion guide for a program on the dangers of using Meth.