Joyce Shields
Visiting Instructor
Inclusion and Staff Development
joyce.shields@ci.raleigh.nc.us
A.B. in Recreation Administration, UNC-Chapel Hill
M.S. in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Mgmt, North Carolina State University.
Nationally Certified Parks & Recreation Professional (CPRP) by the National Recreation and Parks Assoc. Member - NC Recreation and Parks Society.
Shields has been employed in a variety of positions by the City of Raleigh Parks & Recreation Department beginning in 1973 including Supervisor of Special Populations Programs and Outdoor Accessibility Specialist. She currently serves as Assistant Training and Development Manager. Shields worked as a regional consultant for the NC State Recreation Resource Service from 1991-1994.
Shields has been a visiting instructor in the North Carolina State Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management since 1991 teaching primarily in the area of Inclusion. She teaches PRT 238 -Inclusive Recreation at NC State and has taught RECR70-Special Population at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Selected Publications, Proceedings, and Scholarly Works:
“Outdoor Accessibility: Americans with Disabilities Act Resources and Access Board Proposed Guidelines Summary”, 1995
“An Analysis of the Impact of Training on Attitudes Toward Providing Services for People with Disabilities”, Masters Thesis, 1992
“Accommodating Special Populations”, North Carolina Governor’s Conference on Travel and Tourism, 1992