Browsing Recreation and Leisure Studies by Title
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DECOLONIZING EXPERIENCES: AN ECOPHENOMENOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE LIVED-EXPERIENCE OF APPALACHIAN TRAIL THRU-HIKERS
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-17)Rooted in a critical dialogue that endeavours to theorize experience in contrast to the colonial impetus, this dissertation explores the lived experience of Appalachian Trail thru-hikers. As a result of this disposition, ... -
Delving Deeper: The Relationship between Culture, Leisure, and Wellbeing
(University of Waterloo, 2015-02-18)Leisure has been consistently linked to wellbeing for its many potential benefits for over a decade. While a variety of links have been established between leisure and wellbeing, researchers have seldom investigated the ... -
Dementia Discourse: From Imposed Suffering to Knowing Other-Wise
(University of Calgary, 2013-06-12)The authors revisit the troubling discourse surrounding the diagnosis of dementia. A critique of the predominant words and images in health care literature, public discourse, and policy is considered from multiple angles. ... -
Destination and Event Marketing: a Case Study in the 2007 C&D Xiamen International Marathon, Xiamen, China
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-24)Events have been recognized as one of three contributors to destinations. Event tourism has become a new tourism alternative in recent years. This research examines the relationships between the marketing and organizing ... -
Diapers and Dissertations: An Exploration of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Trainee Decision-Making Surrounding First-Time Parenthood
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-06)While published literature over the past several decades has related the perspectives of established academic mothers, decidedly less attention has been devoted to the topic of parenthood among trainees at the doctoral and ... -
Do we really get to choose our own story? (Re)imagining community support with transgender and non-binary older adults
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-29)Today’s transgender (trans) and non-binary older adults are some of the first 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals to live openly with diverse sexual and/or gender identities (Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender ... -
Documentation of Recreation Therapy and Leisure Opportunities in Long Term Care
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-18)The documentation of Recreation Therapy and Leisure Opportunities in Long-term Care The Recreation Therapy discipline at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (SHSC) has undergone a series of research initiatives to ensure ... -
An Ecological Model Perspective of Children’s Experience of Active Play
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-06)Despite the many known benefits associated with active play, relatively little is known about the influences on and children’s experiences of engagement in active play. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ... -
Elephant-based Volunteer Tourism: An exploration of participant experiences and reflections on captive elephant welfare in Thailand
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-18)Due to the diverse forms of interaction between humans and animals, particularly in tourism settings, it is no surprise that there has been growing scholarship evaluating its intersection (Cohen, 2009; Fennell, 2012 a,b,c, ... -
"Embarrassingly White": Faculty Racial Disparities in American Recreation, Park, and Tourism Programs
(Sagamore Publishing, 2016)The recruitment and retention of faculty and students of color is a long-standing challenge in academic programs focusing on leisure studies, parks, recreation, and tourism. However, when confronting the predominantly white ... -
Emotional and Social Developmental Benefits of Summer Camp for Children: Examining the relationship between social capital and emotional intelligence
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-20)Camps provide an avenue for examining positive youth development. Camps represent environments where children can develop their social capital and emotional intelligence insofar as camp activities teach children how to ... -
Employee's Perceptions of Work-Life Balance
(University of Waterloo, 2012-01-25)There has been an increased focus on balancing multiple life roles and managing the boundary between work and family. To minimize employees’ work life balance issues, organizations have turned to policies such as flextime, ... -
Encounters with Difference and Politics of Place: Meanings of Birdwatchers and Dog Walkers at a Multiple-Use Urban Forest
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-25)With a particular interest in birdwatchers and dog walkers, this case study explored place meanings of users at Westmount Summit Woods, a multiple-use urban forest located just west of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A ... -
Environmental Behaviour, Place Attachment and Park Visitation: A case study of visitors to Point Pelee National Park
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This thesis explores the relationship between place attachment and pro-environmental behaviour expressed by visitors to Point Pelee National Park. Place attachment, the functional, cognitive and emotional bond with a ... -
Establishing Legitimacy in the Face of a Dominant Amateur Sport Organization: A Case Study of True Hockey
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-04)The context of sport is ripe with instances of change, despite the depiction of long-term stability (Washington & Patterson, 2011). Within amateur sport—in particular, youth sport—criticism of the increased standardization ... -
“Everybody Can Dance the Colour Pink”: A Phenomenological Exploration of the Meanings and Experiences of Inclusive Arts Programs for Practitioners
(University of Waterloo, 2010-02-22)While the arts have gained a more prominent place in inclusive educational settings, inclusive arts programming in the context of community recreation requires further exploration. In my practice I have found that while ... -
An Examination of Ghanaian Tourism Social Entrepreneurs in Progressing the Sustainable Development Goals
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-26)January 2015 commenced a compromising procedure by the General Assembly about the aftermath of the unachieved millennium development goals (MDGs), (UN, 2019). With less than ten years of action remaining, to ensure the ... -
An Examination of Quality of Work Life And Quality of Care Within a Health Care Setting
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Unsatisfactory working conditions and job stress may be indicative of working in a society where work-life balance is a desired, but often elusive, goal (Duxbury & Higgins, 2001; Smola & Sutton, 2002; Sturges & Guest, ... -
An Examination of the Association of Métis Youth's Recreation Participation and Academic Retention
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-26)Aboriginal Peoples are an underrepresented population in the Canadian work force. This is partially due to barriers to educational attainment among Aboriginal Peoples. One way to enhance educational attainment is through ... -
An Examination of the Nature of Sexual Minority Men’s Gender-Typed Sport Involvement: Exploring the Role of Gender Atypicality and Sense of Belonging
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-28)Gender stereotyping of sport has a profound impact on sport activity selection. Men and women alike are found to restrict participation to activities that are societally deemed to be gender appropriate. Despite pressure ...