Dr. Alixon Reyes Back to Board of Directors Dr. Alixon Reyes is a full professor at the Adventist University of Chile, attached to the Research Department of this institution. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at this institution, and has been a guest professor at the Universidad Provincial de Córdoba (Argentina), Universidad Peruana Unión (Peru),Read more
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Dr. Arianne Reis Back to Board of Directors Dr. Arianne Reis started her career as a physical education teacher and sports coach working in low-income communities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her work focused on providing opportunities for active leisure for children and youth from disadvantaged backgrounds and for those with physical and mental disabilitiesRead more
Prof. Oksana Grybovych, EdD Back to Board of Directors Oksana Grybovych Hafermann serves as a Chief of Staff in the Office of the President at the University of Northern Iowa. She is also a Professor in Recreation, Tourism and Nonprofit Leadership. Dr Grybovych Hafermann holds EdD from the University of Northern Iowa (USA), MSc inRead more
Throughout the world, children and youth are experiencing changes in their surroundings that influence, enhance or challenge their leisure experiences. These events occur individually, but also within peer groups, families, communities, and social media and technology. There are many health, economic, educational, and environmental factors that children and youth face and will continue to confrontRead more
Board of Directors member Dr. Antonio Bramante presents WLO at the Leisure Studies Seminar in Brazil
Dr. Antonio Bramante participated in the VIII Leisure Studies Seminar as keynote speaker during its opening ceremony. The event was held from the 14th to the 17th November in Maringá, a well-planned city only 70 years old in the Southern part of Brazil (Paraná State) under the sponsorship of the State University of Maringá. TheRead more
The World Leisure Organization is pleased to announce a new programme designed to support members’ projects that further the development of leisure as a means to enhance the human condition. This programme will award Strategic Priorities Grants (SPGs) of $2,000 – $5,000 (USD) on average per project in support of leadership, advocacy, research, education, andRead more
A special Issue (vol. 31, Issue 3, 2019) of the World Leisure Journal will be published in 2019, devoted to “Leisure and Innovation”, and guest edited by Lénia Marques and M. Sofia P. Biscaia (Erasmus University Rotterdam and University of Aveiro). This special issue of the World Leisure Journal is an outcome of the WLRead more
Innovative Leisure Practices: Cases as Conduits between Theory and Practice- Volume 4 (2019) Call for Submissions Case studies are a valuable way for researchers and practitioners to synthesize and share knowledge with external audiences in a way that allows others to reflect, discuss and learn from approaches taken in other contexts. While ample case studiesRead more
From 5-9 November in Tokyo, the 2018 ENCATC International Study Tour is designed as an intensive learning programme for professionals who are academics, researchers, cultural operators, creators, decision makers, and artists coming from Europe and around the globe. This is a unique opportunity to learn, from inside, the cultural management and cultural policy in Japan.Read more
Within the 15th. World Leisure Congress, WLO took the opportunity to announce and update on several programmes and upcoming events. Stay tuned and see the summary here below: New WL Centers of Excellence WLO is glad to announce that three new centers of excellence have joined the network in the last months. This way, andRead more
Supporting Organization signatory party of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism
