Browsing Recreation and Leisure Studies by Title
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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 ... -
Examining Gender and Age as Predictors of Personal Development in a Summer Camp Setting as Mediated by Social Capital and Social Support
(University of Waterloo, 2014-03-21)Youth require opportunities to master and demonstrate new skills, make independent choices, and form positive social relationships to encourage positive youth development. Camps provide a unique setting that fosters the ... -
Examining Stakeholder Engagement Processes and The Shared Value Creation of Sustainability Partnership Program at Two Fairmont Hotels
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-06)Initially perceived as the individual philanthropic activities assumed by a businessperson or merely a useful marketing tool, CSR has undoubtedly become one of the primary focus areas of many business entities worldwide ... -
Examining the formation of wellbeing during and its change after a tourist experience
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-14)This study lays out a solid foundation for research on wellbeing in the tourism context by answering two primary questions – how, and in what way, does tourism promote wellbeing? Second, to what extent does wellbeing change ... -
Expanding Understandings: Meanings and Experiences of Wellness from the Perspectives of Residents Living in Long-Term Care (LTC) Homes
(University of Waterloo, 2012-10-18)Persons 65 years or older are the fastest growing demographic in Canada (Government of Canada, 2011) and the need for 24-hour care and LTC support will continue to rise. An association is typically drawn between death and ... -
Expectations and Experiences of Volunteer Tourism: A Look from Different Perspectives
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-10)While the study of volunteer tourism has been growing over the past decade, there is limited literature that takes a global approach, whereby one explores the perspective of a number of stakeholder groups in such experiences. ... -
The experience of hosting friends and relatives for immigrants
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-15)A substantial amount of travel decisions are influenced to a varying degree by personal relationships between visitors and residents. Visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel is a term commonly used to refer to this ... -
The Experience of Ontario Farm Families Engaged in Agritourism
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-23)This phenomenological study explored the experiences of farm families starting and operating agritourism. Many extant studies of agritourism have privileged positivistic methodologies and quantitative approaches. To better ... -
Experiences at Lollapalooza: Theorizing About Belonging, Group Norms, and the Role of the Trickster in Liminal Community Space
(University of Waterloo, 2017-03-03)Literature written on music festivals focuses on motivations, crowds, drug use, and marketing. This study tried to understand the experiences of music festival participants at a large scale international music festival. ...