Title in Inverted Pyramid

Title in Inverted Pyramid

A Thesis

Presented

to the Faculty of

CaliforniaStateUniversity, Chico

In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Degree

Master of Arts

in

Type Degree

by

© John Doe 2015

Summer 2015

BACKPACKING TOURS IN MONTANAANDWYOMING

THAT PROMOTE WILDLIFE EDUCATION[MC1]

A Thesis

by

Sal Hoffman

Summer 2015

Approved by the interim Dean of Graduate Studies:

Sharon Barrios, Ph.D.

APPROVED BY THE GRADUATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

Donald Seasons, Ph.D. Franz Powder, Ph.D., Chair

Graduate Coordinator

Jim Neighbors, Ed.D.

PUBLICATION RIGHTS

No portion of this thesis may be reprinted or reproduced in any manner unacceptable to the usual copyright restrictions without the written permission of the author.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Publication Rights...... iii

Dedication...... iv

Acknowledgments...... v

List of Tables...... vi

List of Figures...... vii

Abstract...... viii

CHAPTER

I.Introduction...... 1

Statement of the Problem...... 1

Purpose of the Study...... 5

Definitions...... 6

Limitations of the Study...... 8

II.Literature Review...... 10

Introduction...... 10

Leisure...... 10

Animal-assisted Therapy...... 18

Hypotheses...... 24

III.Methodology...... 26

Introduction...... 26

Sample Population...... 26

Instrumentation...... 29

Data Preparation...... 33

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IV.Findings and Results...... 34

Introduction...... 34

Presentation of the Findings...... 36

Hypothesis...... 36

Additional Analysis of Hypothesis...... 46

Comments on Mean Scores of Additional Attributes...... 48

V.Conclusions and Recommendations...... 75

Introduction...... 75

Research Questions and Hypothesis...... 75

Conclusions Relevant to Research Questions...... 76

Hypothesis...... 76

Limitations of Study Design and Procedures...... 84

Future Research and Recommendations...... 86

References...... 90

Appendices

A.Letter of Introduction to Program Managers...... 94

B.Informed Consent Form...... 96

C.Survey...... 98

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2.The Title of the Table or Figure Should Be Identical to the

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3.The Title of the Table or Figure Should Be Identical to the

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4.The Title of the Table or Figure Should Be Identical to the

One Used in the Body of the Thesis or Project...... 38

ABSTRACT[MC2]

BACKPACKING TOURS IN MONTANAANDWYOMING

THAT PROMOTE WILDLIFE EDUCATION[MC3]

by

© Wayne Frost 2014

Master of Arts in Recreation Administration

CaliforniaStateUniversity, Chico

Summer 2014

An abstract must be submitted as part of the thesis/project. Two copies are required, one to be numbered and placed in the thesis/project as the last item in the pretext pages and the second copy is unpaginated.[MC4]

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