Recreation as a related service: focusing on the quality of life of students with disabilities

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dc.contributor.advisorCharron, Nancy N.
dc.contributor.authorDiodati, Melissa Rose
dc.contributor.committeeMemberAyers, Richard
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEvans, Beverley
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-21T15:07:17Z
dc.date.available2017-03-21T15:07:17Z
dc.date.copyright2016
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractLeisure participation is influential on the quality of life of individuals. Individuals with disabilities can face barriers in leisure participation, impacting their quality of life. IDEA (2004) recognizes recreation as a related service as one way to enhance the leisure experiences for students with disabilities. The purpose of this embedded case study was to explore how recreation as a related service contributed to the quality of life of students with disabilities in a public school setting. The scope of this study included six students and fifteen IEP TEAM members, including parents. Interviews, questionnaires, and document analysis were utilized to collect data on the perspectives of students and IEP Members, student outcomes, and the service delivery model used within a PreK-12 public school district in Northeastern United States. Findings from the data analysis suggested that students who received recreation as a related service demonstrated quality of life in the area of physical and emotional well being, social participation, and independence. Currently, there is a lack of awareness of recreation as a related service and it is underutilized in the public school setting. Findings that emerged from this study identify the potential outcomes from the utilization of recreation as a related service in the public school setting. Identifying these outcomes can increase the awareness of this related service. More research is needed to identify how recreation as a related service contributes to the interpersonal relations of students with disabilities and their peers. (Author abstract)en_US
dc.description.bibliographicCitationDiodati, M.R. (2017). Recreation as a related service: focusing on the quality of life of students with disabilities. Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.eduen_US
dc.description.programEducational Leadershipen_US
dc.description.schoolSchool of Educationen_US
dc.digSpecsPDF/A-1ben_US
dc.format.extent2309687 bytesen_US
dc.format.mediaTypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10474/3099
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSouthern New Hampshire Universityen_US
dc.relation.requiresAdobe Acrobat Readeren_US
dc.rightsAuthor retains all ownership rights. Further reproduction in violation of copyright is prohibiteden_US
dc.rightsHolderDiodati, Melissa Rose
dc.subject.lcshSouthern New Hampshire University -- Theses (Education)en_US
dc.subject.otherinclusionen_US
dc.subject.otherleisure participationen_US
dc.subject.otherquality of lifeen_US
dc.subject.otherrecreation as a related serviceen_US
dc.subject.otherrecreation therapyen_US
dc.subject.otherstudents with disabilitiesen_US
dc.subject.otherleisure activitiesen_US
dc.subject.othersocial participationen_US
dc.subject.otherpeer participationen_US
dc.subject.otherspecial education
dc.subject.otherrecreation
dc.titleRecreation as a related service: focusing on the quality of life of students with disabilitiesen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
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