Browsing Recreation and Leisure Studies by Title
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Locating Self through Adoption Homeland Tours: A Phenomenological Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-01)Tourism and adoption are separate subjects, which are both well-studied. Studies that look at adoption and tourism together are hard to find. Generally, these studies are written from a social work perspective rather than ... -
“Look at me! Am I a security threat?!”: Border crossing experiences of Canadian dual citizens post 9/11
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-16)We live in an era in which security politics are generated and sustained by the ‘war on terror’ (Anderson, 2010; Bhandar, 2008; Mueller, 2006). This war often targets mobile people. As a result, security and tourism have ... -
Magical Activism
(University of Waterloo, 2012-06-08)Lack of knowledge about the lived experience of leisure is a result of the distanced, objective way in which it has primarily been studied (Hemingway, 1999), and there is an increased interest in conceptualizing leisure ... -
Mainland Chinese International University Students’ Travel Motivations, Travel Information Sources, and General Travel Patterns within Canada: A Case Study at the University of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-26)Many international students conduct tourism activities in the host country during their overseas living experience, which is significant for the country’s tourism industry and overall economy. Chinese international students ... -
Making institutional bodies: Socialization into the nursing home
(University of Waterloo, 2007-08-02)In recent years, research related to older adults and long-term care has been growing. Although much research in the past was focused on biomedical issues, more recent research has examined psychosocial issues faced by ... -
Management of a River Recreation Resource: Understanding the Inputs to Management of Outdoor Recreational Resources
(University of Waterloo, 2007-08-21)Research into the use of natural resources and protected areas for the pursuit of outdoor recreational opportunities has been examined by a number of researchers. One activity with growth in recent years is river recreation, ... -
Mapping community with African-Canadian youth newcomers: Settlement narratives and welcoming communities
(University of Waterloo, 2014-03-03)Immigration is important to Canada and Canadian society in many ways. Leading the G8 group of countries with the highest proportion of foreign-born population, immigrants make up an important part of the Canadian economy ... -
Martial Mind: Examining the Relationship among Martial Arts Participation, Identity, and Wellbeing
(University of Waterloo, 2010-11-10)For hundreds of years, supporters of the traditional Martial Arts have spoken of the ability to promote the personal development of the practitioner through serious training practices (Lu, 2008). The connection between ... -
Masculinity in two reddit men’s communities: Feminism is foul, privilege is precarious, and being beta is bad.
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-29)TL;DR Work, social lives, and leisure practices are increasingly digitally mediated, and as more and more of our interactions move online, we seek out platforms and communities where we can share ideas and interact with ... -
Meanings of Leisure in the Everyday Lives of Chinese University Students
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-28)While meanings of leisure have been widely studied from Western perspectives, to date, few researchers have explored the meanings of leisure in non-Western cultural contexts. However, in an era of globalization, it is ... -
The Metamorphosis of Self: Phenomenological Insights into the Meaning of Being for Immigrant Artists
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-12)In 2013, 232 million people or 3.2 percent of the world's population lived outside their country of origin (United Nation’s Population Fund [UNPF], 2015). According to the UNPF, the majority of migrants venture into new ... -
The Missing Link: Explorations of Wellness when a Family Member Resides in Long-Term Care
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-18)With the aging of our population and the higher risk of chronic illness and disability with age, more and more family members may be faced with the experience of having a relative transition into a long-term care (LTC) ... -
A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Pinery Provincial Park Smartphone Application Pilot Project
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-11)Pinery Provincial Park is the first provincial park in the Ontario Parks system to launch a custom-built smartphone application. This application, titled “Explore Pinery,” was launched in January of 2016 and acts as an ... -
More than just “Hello” and “Nihao”: Exploring bars and intercultural communication in a touristic town, Yangshuo, China
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-15)The purpose of this research is to explore the communication and interaction between westerners and Chinese people in western bars in the touristic town of Yangshuo in southern China. Yangshuo is worldly famous for its ... -
Mothers with Lower-Incomes and Community Programming: Illuminating Narratives of Access and Experience in Kitchener
(University of Waterloo, 2016-06-07)While motherhood is a wonderful experience full of love and joy, it continues to involve tremendous amounts of change in all areas of a new mother’s life. While leisure activities, such as the ones offered at community ... -
Moving from Darkness into Light: Meanings and Experiences of Yoga for Trauma Survivors
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)Traumas such as experiences of military combat, violent personal assault, natural disasters, severe vehicle accidents, being taken as hostage or prisoner, and diagnosis of life threating disease (American Psychiatric ... -
Museums and Tourists: A Quantitative Look at Curator Perceptions of Tourism
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-16)The contributions of heritage attractions in cultural plans and economic development have long been recognized in the academic literature. However, despite the involvement of museums in such initiatives, there is little ... -
Narrative Exploration of Therapeutic Relationships in Recreation Therapy Through a Self-Reflective Case Review Process
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-27)This narrative inquiry explores therapeutic relationships in the practice of recreation therapy. Narratives were generated in Recreation Therapy’s self-reflective case review process at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre—a ... -
A narrative policy analysis of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005: Exploring implementation in municipal recreation
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-30)The presence of disability in the political sphere has increased with the enactment of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) in 2005. In 2008, implementation of the first standard focused on Customer ... -
'Never Really Free': Anaphylaxis and the Family Leisure Experience
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-18)ABSTRACT This qualitative study utilized a systems theory approach and followed the premise that families are systems that seek a balanced state, interact with their environment, and are goal directed to explore the ...