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State of leisure studies in Australia and New Zealand
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Tower, J and McGrath, R and Sibson, R and Adair, D and Bevan, N and Brown, G and Foley, C and Fullagar, S and Gray, L and Hawkins, C and Jeanes, R and Kerr, R and Martin, K and Maxwell, H and McDonald, K and Peel, N and Reis, A and Xing, T and Yerbury, R and Zimmerman, JA, State of leisure studies in Australia and New Zealand, World Leisure Journal, 60, (1) pp. 58-66. ISSN 1607-8055 (2018) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2017 World Leisure Organization
DOI: doi:10.1080/16078055.2017.1343326
Abstract
A recurring theme has emerged from past ANZALS (Australia and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies) Conferences’ keynote presentations concerning the status of leisure studies from a teaching and research perspective. While this broad discussion has been raised, little is formally known about the current status of leisure studies in Australian and New Zealand universities. The ANZALS Board initiated a project in 2015 to gain insights into this topic. The purpose of the project was to document issues about leisure studies in Australian and New Zealand universities and to explore strategies that could assist ANZALS to promote leisure studies across various sectors. This initiative sought feedback from the ANZALS Patron organisations as well as members via a workshop conducted at the 2015 ANZALS Conference. Outcomes from the project have identified leisure studies as a diverse and disparate field of study. Leisure studies is no longer a centralised field within Australian and New Zealand universities. Instead, leisure studies have become divergent and focused on the elements within leisure such as recreation, sport, tourism and events, as well as across domains such as management and health. The project outcomes indicate the need for organisations such as ANZALS to develop and maintain collaborative networks with a variety of stakeholders, both within the tertiary sector as well as amongst practitioners in various industry sectors. There is also a need for ANZALS and kindred organisations to recognise and acknowledge the past and ensure its future by examining how leisure studies can be defined for application in a realm of related fields of study.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | leisure studies, ANZALS, curriculum, research, teaching |
| Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
| Research Group: | Commercial services |
| Research Field: | Sport and leisure management |
| Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
| Objective Group: | Sport, exercise and recreation |
| Objective Field: | Recreation and leisure activities (excl. sport and exercise) |
| UTAS Author: | Hawkins, C (Dr Clayton Hawkins) |
| UTAS Author: | Maxwell, H (Dr Hazel Maxwell) |
| ID Code: | 118200 |
| Year Published: | 2018 (online first 2017) |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 3 |
| Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
| Deposited On: | 2017-07-06 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-08-29 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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