A Comparison of Participant Evaluation of A Volunteer-Produced Slow-Pitch Softball Program and A Paid Recreation Employee-Produced Slow-Pitch Softball Program

The move by many states toward a property tax limitation measure similar to California's Jarvis-Gann Amendment, popularly known as Proposition 13, may lead the Recreation Movement back towards a greater reliance on volunteers. The utilization of volunteers in the Recreation Movement has always existed even with the push for professionalism. The comparison of volunteer leaders and programmers to paid recreation leaders and programmers has not been extensively studied. This study compared evaluation of the volunteer-produced Tulsa, Oklahoma, Adult Slow-Pitch Softball Program to the evaluation of the paid recreation employee-produced Austin, Texas, Adult Slow-Pitch Softball Program.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Leisure Studies

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Guthrie, Roger Hugh

• Recreation

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8218479

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70929