Tag: A.J. Veal

Now in its thirteenth year, A. J. Veal’s and Simon Darcy’s Research Methods in Sport Studies and Sport Management: A Practical Guide (Routledge) is still considered an essential companion for any sport-related degree course. Klara Boije af Gennäs explains why by noting the pedagogical design – test questions, case studies, etc – as well as its both theoretical and practical orientation. She is less happy with the insufficient elaborations on qualitative methods and the unfortunate placing of references.

This journal publishes high-quality papers on the sociology of leisure that have a global interest, promote the development of this mature field within international sociology, and go beyond the traditional geographical areas of leisure studies. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Everyday life and Everyday Leisure by A.J Veal (open access).

EJSS’ function is to enable an international discussion about current issues and to foster collaboration between researchers from all social scientific sub-disciplines. It’s published 4 times per year. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Children’s sport opportunities and parental support in single-parent families with a lower socio-economic status. An ecological perspective by Roman Zehl, Ansgar Thiel & Siegfried Nagel,

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Young surfers finding their wave: telling the tale of enskilment in surf places by Alex Prins & Brian Wattchow.

The purpose of WLJ is to stimulate and communicate research, theory, and critical thought in all areas that address leisure, including play, recreation, the arts and culture, sport, health and fitness, and travel and tourism. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Soccer matches as a serious leisure activity: the effect on fans’ life satisfaction and psychological well-being by Mehmet Ertaş.

The purpose of WLJ is to stimulate and communicate research, theory, and critical thought in all areas that address leisure, including play, recreation, the arts and culture, sport, health and fitness, and travel and tourism. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: “A shared energy”: West African drumming fosters cross-cultural understandings in Australia by Dawn Joseph.

The purpose of WLJ is to stimulate and communicate research, theory, and critical thought in all areas that address leisure, including play, recreation, the arts and culture, sport, health and fitness, and travel and tourism. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The social patterning of sport: dispositions in regular sports participation and stratification in Canada by Adam Gemar.

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Tracking oneself for others: communal and self-motivational value of sharing exercise data online by Veera Ehrlén (open access).

The purpose of WLJ is to stimulate and communicate research, theory, and critical thought in all areas that address leisure, including play, recreation, the arts and culture, sport, health and fitness, and travel and tourism. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Predicting the factors that impact access to, completion of, and progression through community sport leaders qualifications in the UK by Hannah Mawson, Diane Crone, David James, Andrew Parker & Brendan Cropley.

The purpose of WLJ is to stimulate and communicate research, theory, and critical thought in all areas that address leisure, including play, recreation, the arts and culture, sport, health and fitness, and travel and tourism. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: “MAGIC MIRROR ON THE WALL”: IS NORDIC WALKING OR RAMBLING BETTER FOR YOUR MENTAL WELL-BEING? by Marta Anna Zurawik, Jerome Carson & Robert Snape.