This custom ebook includes chapters from Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Services and Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations, Second Edition. It has been specifically designed for students taking the course Leadership and Group Dynamics (SRM 3145) at the University of Iowa.
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Custom ebook for students taking the course Leadership and Group Dynamics (SRM 3145) at the University of Iowa.
A Leadership Primer
From Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations, Second Edition
Introduction to 21st-Century Leadership in Leisure Services
Tim O’Connell
From Leadership in Recreations and Leisure Services
Self-Leadership
Brent Cuthbertson
From Leadership in Recreations and Leisure Services
Results, Relationships, and Responsibility
From Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations, Second Edition
Facilitating Group Experiences
Brent Wolfe
From Leadership in Recreations and Leisure Services
Understanding Group Dynamics
Tim O’Connell and Michael Van Bussel
From Leadership in Recreations and Leisure Services
Supervising Staff and Volunteers
Marilynn R. Glasser
From Leadership in Recreations and Leisure Services
Team Development and Team Leadership
Greg Robinson
From Leadership in Recreations and Leisure Services
Building a Culture of Success
From Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations, Second Edition
Leadership Learning and Development
From Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations, Second Edition
Timothy S. O’Connell, PhD, is a professor of recreation and leisure studies at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. He has taught group dynamics since 1997 and has been a wilderness guide since 1991. A member of the National Recreation and Parks Association, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, the Association for Experiential Education, and the Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario, O’Connell has developed outdoor recreation curricula and coedited the Journal of Experiential Education. He has received many awards for his teaching. An avid outdoor recreationist, O’Connell enjoys rock climbing, sea kayaking, and home brewing in his spare time.
Brent Cuthbertson, PhD, is an associate professor of outdoor recreation, parks, and tourism at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He has been a wilderness educator and guide for more than 25 years and coeditor of the Journal of Experiential Education. He has written book chapters, papers in refereed journals, and a variety of other refereed and nonrefereed contributions. Cuthbertson has received awards for his teaching excellence. In his leisure time he enjoys wilderness canoeing, sea kayaking, woodworking, and sailing.
Terilyn J. Goins, PhD, is a career management and independent consultant is Yorktown, Virginia. She worked for 19 years for Christopher Newport University as a professor of communication studies and leadership studies. She also served for four years as chair of the communication studies department at the university. Goins received the National Speaker’s Association Outstanding Professor Award, was voted Professor of the Year at Christopher Newport University by the student body, and has published numerous articles for trade and academic journals related to personal and professional growth and development.
David Scott, EdD, is dean of the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi. Formerly the associate dean for research and community engagement at the University of New Mexico, Scott received his BS degree in physical education at Texas A&M University, his MS in physical education from Midwestern State University, and his EdD in physical education with a specialization in sport administration from the University of Northern Colorado. He began his career as a teacher and coach of multiple sports in public schools in Texas and eventually coached intercollegiate football at the NAIA and NCAA Division II levels. His university teaching experience included undergraduate and graduate courses in exercise science, sport leadership, sport organizational theory, administration of sport personnel, principles of coaching, and management concepts for sport and fitness. He has chaired over 20 dissertations and advised numerous graduate students and student-athletes over the years.
Scott’s research emphasis is leadership and organizational behavior in sport and educational organizations. He has published empirical research and conceptual articles in several refereed journals, including Journal of Sport Management, Quest, International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, and Journal of Contemporary Athletics. Scott is a member of the North American Society for Sport Management and of Phi Kappa Phi, and he participates in numerous state and national educational organizations for colleges of education and preK-12 education.
As dean, he enjoys working with faculty and college initiatives, facilitating change and emerging strategic planning, and seeing the positive outcomes in students and programs. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, tennis, and exercising with his miniature Australian shepherd dog.
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