REC 601: Research and Evaluation I Virtual Handout

American Journal of Recreation Therapy provides recreational therapists the latest research, techniques and advances in the use of recreational intervention. Guided by an internationally recognized editorial staff and review board, American Journal of Recreation Therapy, strives with each issue to help recreational therapists make recovery a reality for their patients of all ages and stages of disability.

HCM magazine is one of the world's leading magazines for senior professionals in the fitness and physical activity sector, covering the latest news, trends, research and analysis to help drive your business.

Its readers include the major operators, manufacturers, investors and suppliers in the Global health and fitness market, and the magazine is distributed at all the leading industry events throughout the year.

The Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education (JoHLSTE) is the leading international, peer-reviewed educational journal for this subject grouping. Its aims are to:
a) Promote, enhance and disseminate research, good practice and innovation in all aspects of higher education in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism and Events to its prime audience including teachers, researchers, employers, and policy makers.
b) Encourage greater understanding, links and collaboration across its constituent fields. JoHLSTE is designed to have maximum impact through it being available on-line, fully archived and peer-reviewed.

Innovative, timely, and respected, the Journal of Leisure Research has published original research to advance the field of leisure studies since 1968. JLR is scientific in content and nature, focusing on conceptual and methodological advances and questions. In cooperation with the University of Minnesota, JLR is published five times annually. JLR is an official publication of the National Recreation and Park Association.

Leisure Opportunities is the leading B2B news and jobs service for professionals working in all areas of the leisure industry, covering health and fitness, sport, spa and wellness, attractions, tourism, hotels, property, training and more.

Bringing you the latest news and the most up-to-date job vacancies, Leisure Opportunities magazine is published every two weeks in print, digital and PDF and is supported by a weekly ezine, daily website and a host of live feeds in RSS, social media and instant bulletin formats.

Leisure Sciences presents scientific inquiries into the study of leisure, recreation, parks, travel, and tourism from a social science perspective. Articles cover the social and psychological aspects of leisure, planning for leisure environments, leisure gerontology, travel and tourism behavior, leisure economics, and urban leisure delivery systems. Also published are methodological notes and philosophical and policy treatises, calendars of research meetings and conferences, announcements, and book reviews. The interdisciplinary diversity of topics makes this international forum for leisure research of special interest to academicians, consultants, students, bureaucrats, and practitioners involved in research, teaching, planning, management, administration, and promotion.

Leisure Studies publishes articles of a high standard on all aspects of leisure studies and from a variety of disciplinary bases, including sociology, psychology, human geography, planning, economics, etc. Shorter research notes and book reviews are also published. The emphasis of the Journal is on the social sciences, broadly defined, and the subjects covered include the whole range of leisure behavior in the arts, sports, cultural and informal activities, tourism, urban and rural recreation.

For nearly 50 years, Parks & Recreation magazine has helped park professionals serve the public. Through its pursuit of key issues, trends, and personalities, the magazine advances American parks, recreation, and conservation efforts.

Recreation Management magazine is the number one fitness, sports and recreation information resource for recreation, sports and fitness facility managers.

The Therapeutic Recreation Journal (TRJ) is a quarterly publication devoted to publishing scholarly and substantive manuscripts in the field of therapeutic recreation/recreation therapy (TR/RT). To be published the material must be (a) germane to the topic of TR/RT; (b) theoretically or empirically based with practical TR/RT implications; and (c) substantive in the sense of proposing, discovering, or replicating knowledge in the field of TR/RT. All material should adhere to the manuscript preparation guidelines that are outlined in each issue of TRJ, current edition of the APA Publication Manuscript.

The ATRA Annual is the official research journal of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association. It is published as the 4th issue of the TRJ annually. The purpose of the Annual is to further advance the body of knowledge of the therapeutic recreation profession by creating new knowledge and understandings in practice and in education. Only those manuscripts that fit the purpose of the ATRA Annual in Therapeutic Recreation will be reviewed for publication.