RPTS 470: Course Schedule

 

Readings

 

 

 

 

1) WC: Witt, P. A., & Caldwell, L. (2005). Recreation and youth development. State College, PA: Venture Publishing.

2) Other Readings as Assigned: Linked to Website

 

Week

Day

Date

Topic

Readings

 Due Dates

Week 1

Tu

1/15

Youth Today, our biases and assumptions

 

 

 

Th

1/17

Issues Youth Face on the Pathway to Growing up

WC: Preface, Chapters 2 and 3   

 

Statistics on Youth

http://www.unicef.org/protection/index_bigpicture.html

 

Trends in the Wellbeing of Children: http://childtrendsdatabank.org

Week 2

Tu

1/22

Adolescent Development (Gillard)

 Adolescent Growth and Development

 

 

Th

1/24

What is Youth Development

WC: Chapter 1

 

Week 3

 

Tu

 

1/29

 

Changing Views of Adolescence

WC: Chapter 4

 

Youth Serving Organizations Today (Gillard)

WC: Chapter 5

 

 

Th

1/31

Recreation and Youth Development

WC: Chapter 8

Reaction Paper  Due

Week 4

Tu

2/5

Processes of Positive Development

WC: Chapter 6

 

 

Th

2/7

Assets Model/Protective Factors/ Resiliency  (Gillard)

WC: Chapter 7

 

Search Institute 40 Developmental Assets List  (Then go to Development Assets on the left)

 

Week 5

Tu

2/12

Boys and Girls Clubs (Tiffany Parker)

http://www.bgca.org/

 

 

Th

2/14

The Importance of Youth Voice

WC: Chapter 13

 

Outside Readings Chapters 12 + 13

 

Week 6

Tu

2/19

Deliberate Programming

WC: chapter 10

 

 

Th

2/21

Youth Agency Assignment Reports

 

Youth Agency Assignment Due

Week 7

Tu

2/26

After-School Programs

and

Teen Centers

WC: Chapters 14, 15

Funding Sustainability

 

 

Th

2/28

The Power of Parents; Relationship-Based Programming (Roberson)

WC: Chapters 11 and 12

 

Outside Reading: Chapter 7

 

 

Week 8

Tu

3/4

Gender Issues (Gillard)

WC: Chapters 18 and 19

 

Pipher

 

Pollack

 

 

Th

3/6

Midterm

 Study Guide

Midterm

Week 9

 

 

Spring Break

 

 

Week 10

Tu

3/18

Culture in Recreation Programming (Outley)

WC: chapter 16

 

 

Th

3/20

Youth with Disabilities

WC: Chapter 21

 

Week 11

 

Tu

 

3/25

 

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (LGBT) (Gillard)

WC: Chapter 20

 

http://allies.tamu.edu/resources.htm

 

 

 

Th

3/27

How much does it all cost?

Newman, Smith & Murphy: A matter of money

 

 Week 12

Tu

4/1

Nature and Youth Development (Gillard & Duerden)

Children and Nature Network Reading

 

Children and Nature Network website: http://www.cnaturenet.org/

 

Th

4/3

Camps as Settings for Youth Development (Gillard)

Camp Attitudes

 

About ACA

 

American Camp Association website: www.acacamps.org

 

Week 13

Tu

4/8

Adventure Recreation for Youth (Duerden)

READING?

 

 

Th

4/10

Youth Sports (Harrist)

Danish: Youth Sports Article

 

Week 14

Tu

4/15

Question and Answer Session re Teensville Paper

Attendance will not be taken...session will provide a group opportunity to meet with Ann regarding Teensville Paper

 

 

Th

4/17

Teensville Paper Discussion

 

Teensville Paper Due

Week 15

Tu

4/22

Acculturation

WC: chapter 17

 

 

Th

4/24

Wrap Up Day

 

 

 

 

5/5

1-3 p.m.

Final

Final