Volume
12
Issue
2
Abstract
Many times in conducting youth programs, Extension professionals have often used recreation as a reward for acceptable behavior during the "educational" portion of the activity. Often this recreation time is the first to be eliminated if the length of the educational activity becomes excessive. This author contends that the Extension educator must identify recreation as an important educational program by itself-- Extension personnel must be concerned with integrating recreation, rather than placing it in a secondary position of importance. Finally, implications and reccommendations for incorporating recreation into 4-H activities are discussed. How do they differ from your views of recreation and its place in youth programs?
Recommended Citation
Cranford, M. L. (1974). 4-H Recreation and Its Teaching Potential. The Journal of Extension, 12(2), Article 4. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol12/iss2/4
