Evolution of Recreation

assignment goals

• Explore the historical development of a specific recreation service.
• Identify the cultural, political, and social factors that shaped its growth.
• Demonstrate how the service contributes to the scope of PRTM today.
• Practice communicating ideas through a creative, non-paper format.

Our textbook emphasizes how recreation and leisure services have developed in response to cultural, social, political, and economic forces. Understanding these changes is essential to seeing the bigger picture of how the field of Parks, Recreation, Tourism, and Management (PRTM) has grown into the profession it is today.

This project gives you the opportunity to explore one specific service area (such as public parks, youth programs, recreation therapy, tourism, or sports recreation) and tell the story of its evolution. By tracing how this service began, how it has adapted over time, and how it functions today, you will connect directly to our course objectives. Your final product will not only highlight important historical turning points but also show how professionals currently deliver this service and how it might continue to evolve in the future.