Tag: leisure

Leisure / Loisir strives to publish a diverse collection of scholarly papers in all areas of leisure, recreation, arts, parks, sport, and travel and tourism. Reflecting the multi- and interdisciplinary nature of these areas of study. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The effects of individual-level and area-level socioeconomic status on preferences and behaviour in leisure time physical activities: a cross-sectional analysis of Chinese adults by Nan Chen, Kangjae Jerry Lee, Jaehyun Kim & Chiung-Tzu Lucetta Tsai.

Leisure Sciences presents scientific inquiries into the study of leisure, recreation, parks, travel, and tourism from a social science perspective. Articles cover the social and psychological aspects of leisure, and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: In Situ Engagement During Structured Leisure Experiences: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Theory Testing by Gary D. Ellis, Jingxian Jiang, Patti A. Freeman, Andrew Lacanienta & Elizabeth J. Ellis.

The Recreational Sports Journal is the scholarly, peer-reviewed publication of the NIRSA Foundation. Its purpose is to provide a source of empirical, theoretical, and applied research to the field of recreational sports. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The Relationship Between College Students’ Perceptions of Their Campus Recreation Center Climate to Their Thriving in Physical Activity by Kaytlin M. Strande and Mary D. Fry.

Leisure Sciences presents scientific inquiries into the study of leisure, recreation, parks, travel, and tourism from a social science perspective. Articles cover the social and psychological aspects of leisure, and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The Hogwarts Running Club and Sense of Community: A Netnography of a Virtual Community by Robin Lizzo & T. Liechty.

Annals of Leisure Research is aimed at an international readership and seeks theoretical or applied articles which cover any topic within the broad area of leisure studies. Click below for full ToC with links to abstracts. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The way we roll: the use of longboards and cameras by girls to roll through the urban outdoors by Froukje Smits & Annelies Knoppers.

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: ‘Vinum Regum: Classic themes in fine drinking stories byFabio Indìo Massimo Poppi & Franca Beccaria.

Managing Sport and Leisure is a refereed journal that publishes high quality research articles to inform and stimulate discussions relevant to sport and leisure management globally. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Women representation in the boardroom of Canadian sport governing bodies: structural and financial characteristics of three organizational clusters by Pamela Wicker & Shannon Kerwin.

Annals of Leisure Research is aimed at an international readership and seeks theoretical or applied articles which cover any topic within the broad area of leisure studies. Click below for full ToC with links to abstracts. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The outdoors as a contested leisure terrain by Katherine Dashper & Jason King (open access).

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: ‘I didn’t realise the variety of people that are climbers’: a sociological exploration of young women’s propensities to engage in indoor rock climbing by Jack Ryan Hewitt & Nollaig McEvilly (open access).

Leisure / Loisir strives to publish a diverse collection of scholarly papers in all areas of leisure, recreation, arts, parks, sport, and travel and tourism. Reflecting the multi- and interdisciplinary nature of these areas of study. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: ‘I do it for the kids’: understanding the implications of being a volunteer coach in a community youth sport club in New Brunswick, Canada by Jonathon Edwards & Cory Kulczycki.