Personal Value in Recreation & Leisure

okay, here is what i generally need for this assignment:

brief description of yourself, your job (if you have one), your age, if you are in school, what your days/weeks r like, etc... basically background because i will be combining everything into a sort of report/essay/story of individuals that i use for the assignment. :)

Personal Values in Recreation and Leisure Assignment

Interview ONE person from THREE different age groups listed below:

12-17 || 18-24 || 25-35 || 36-45 || 46-55 || 56-65 || 66+

Ask them about their recreational and leisure attitudes and behaviors. Be sure to include:
*the importance of recreation and leisure in their lives.
*list activities they currently participate in. (& why they are participating in these activities)
*activities they would like to participate in (why or why not).
*their views about the importance of work and recreation in their lives.
*do they wish for more time for work and/or recreation
*some fears/hindrances that are keeping them from activities/recreation/leisure
*Personal definition of recreation/leisure
*Personal purposes/reasons for participating in recreation/leisure/work
*Ideal recreation/leisure experience/activity
*Ideal schedule for life (will fit in with all questions above)
*Personal outlook/philosophy on life/recreation/leisure
(Here are some definitions from my class on types of philosophy:
Perennialism: Life is constant and unchanging, and eternal truth exists.
Idealism: Individuals act according to what they believe in, regardless of what people think
of the consequences of their actions. Reality is defined by each individual.
Realism: Believe that objects have an existence independent of human consciousness of
them. What you see is what you get.
Pragmatism: View the world as constantly changing. An idea is not true unless it is tested.
Experimentalism: Suggest the world is ever-changing. They are interested in what works.
Existentialism: Life is a world of existing, of personal choice, subjective choice and freedom.
Humanism: Deals with the actions and thought processes that focus on human interests and
values. It is opposite to Perennialism.

(more questions added 831pm 4/10/10):
*What are your expectations of someone who works in the Parks & recreation/Leisure field? (eg. Park rangers, activity leaders, event coordinators, etc)
*What are your expectations (if any) of services, accomodations, equipment, etc that should/shouldnt be provided by Parks & Rec/Leisure field professionals &/or organizations (national parks, local parks, etc)

Type a report on each interview and then summarize any similarities or differences between the interviewees. Speculate as to the reasons for these similarities or differences. Your summary is critical to successfully completing this assignment.


This is basically my assingment (i added to some of the questions... hoping format is right!!). But any information that you can provide me would be helpful. even anything thats not on here. and if you don't feel comfortable posting here, you can email me at: sch59@nau.edu (thats my school email so it would be perfect since its an assignment. haha) or you can message me on here. thanks you for any help you can provide and i'll love you guys LONG TIME!!