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By Jackie Oncescu, PhD & Lauren Green, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada Neoliberalism governance has shifted community leisure provisions away from operating within the principles of community development and towards a market model delivery system that treats citizens as consumers. To participate in leisure, individuals will need to have access toRead more

By Teresa Freire, Assistant Professor, School of Psychology, University of Minho (Portugal); Chair of the Leisure and Well-being SIG There is (was) substantial evidence-based literature on the benefits of leisure for adolescents when considering their need for thriving and flourishing. Research contributions were until now very clear about the role of leisure in the livesRead more

By Dr. Marcel C.M. Bastiaansen Senior lecturer and researcher in quantitative research methods, Academy for Leisure and Events, Breda University of Applied Sciences and Department of Cognitive Neuropsychology, Tilburg University The Netherlands Emotions make leisure experiences special In the tourism, hospitality and leisure industry experiences are the core economic offering (Pine & Gilmore, 1998, 2011).Read more

A “nature as medicine” movement has emerged in the United States and other countries to encourage doctors and other healthcare providers to write medical prescriptions to visit parks and other natural areas for the physical and mental health benefits. The programs that have been developed to implement the concept typically incorporate the term Park RxRead more

Cari E. Autry, Ph.D., LRT/CTRS Stephen C. Anderson, Ph.D. Department of Recreation Sciences East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina, USA East Carolina University houses a Simulation Lab in the Department of Recreation Sciences. The purpose of the lab is to use virtual reality sailing simulators (VRSS) as an intervention for people with disabilities to increaseRead more