Show CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Recreation has become one of the important features of modern life Like education it is now recognized as essential and as one of the inalienable rights of every person young and old alike rapidly increasing leisure time of the people and the lack of preparation to fill this leisure with constructive activity has placed upon society The i which must be met in some way or a grave responsibility other Recreation has been proposed by as the best solution Dewey stressed human when he wrote: shaping destiny many authorities its importance in "Education has no serious responsibility than making provision for the enjoyment of recreational leisure more Statement of the problem The purpose of this investigation was to set up criteria for evaluating object- ively the recreation programs in selected communities in Utah and for determining their strength and weakness In setting up these criteria four main divisions were considered: (l) organization facilities and administration (3) leadership John Dewey Macmillan Company (2) areas and and (4) program Democracy in Education (New York: The 1928) p 24 |