Ninth Canadian Congress on Leisure Research

Abstracts of Papers Presented
Nova Scotia - Acadia University - Canada
May 1999

• AN INVESTIGATION INTO VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT IN LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES
• AN IDENTIFICATION AND EXPLICATION OF A TYPOLOGY OF PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION VOLUNTEERS
• THE POLITICS OF SERIOUS LEISURE: IS VOLUNTEERING A CONSUMER PRODUCT OR A COMMUNITARIAN IDEAL?
• LEISURE THEORY AND PRACTICE: A CRITICAL APPROACH
• MAXIMIZING PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES IN LEISURE RESEARCH: MOVING THE SOCIAL AGENDA FORWARD
• SPORT, FITNESS, AND RECREATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP: "THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD"
• HOW DO PEOPLE NEGOTIATE CONSTRAINTS TO THEIR LEISURE? RESULTS FROM AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
• NAVIGATING CONSTRAINTS? A CRITICAL COMMENTARY ON NEGOTIATION IN LEISURE STUDIES
• L'ETABLISSEMENT D'UN INSTRUMENT DE MESURE DE I'ACCUEIL TOURISTIQUE
• DEVELOPMENT OF A SCALE TO MEASURE LOCAL RESIDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE SOCIAL IMPACTS OF COMMUNITY FESTIVALS
• IMPROVING FORECASTS FOR WORLD'S FAIR ATTENDANCE: INCORPORATING INCOME EFFECTS
• AN INVESTIGATION OF THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE LEISURESCOPE FOR GERIATRIC CLIENTELE FROM DIVERSE ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS
• AGITATION OF PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN A RESPITE CENTER
• LEISURE BEHAVIOUR PROCESSES AND INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS WITH ORGANIC DEMENTIA
• WOMEN IN RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOLISM: THE PLACE OF LEISURE
• THE IMPACT OF BREAST CANCER ON WOMEN'S LEISURE EXPERIENCES DURING TREATMENT
• CAREGIVING AS A "CONTAINER" FOR LEISURE
• IMAGES OF GREENLAND-SYMBOLS OF TRANSFORMATION: THE USE OF SYMBOLIC IMAGES OF TRANSFORMATION IN TOURISM MARKETING MATERIALS
• THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF ECOTOURISM AND NATURE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ON A COSTAL COMMUNITY: THE CASE OF CHETICAMP, INVERNESS COUNTY, CAPE BRETON, NS
• A PROPOSED MODEL OF MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS FOR RECREATION AND TOURISM PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
• REFERRING TO WILDERNESS: HUMAN CONSTRUCT OR NATURAL KIND?
• SOJOURNING, NATURAL SPACES, ETHICS, AND THE ROLE OF EXPERIENCE
• SPORT AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION: THE CASE OF RUGBY IN NEW ZEALAND
• LEISURE IN THE GLOBAL VILLAGE?
• LEISURE AND MUSIC: OF CONTEXT AND APPLICATION FOR UNDERSTANDING THE BASIS OF CULTURE
• REINVENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN CANADA: CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES FACING LEISURE PRACTITIONERS
• LE LOISIR ET LA FORMATION SOCIALE DE L'HOMME: CONTRIBUTIONS DE L'ÉLÉMENT LUDIQUE.
• VEBLEN'S THEORY OF LEISURE AS INTERPRETED BY VEBLEN SCHOLARS
• BEYOND FREEDOM IN THE STUDY OF DEMOCRATIC LEISURE
• THE EFFECTS OF LEISURE EDUCATION ON LEISURE SATISFACTION, LEISURE PARTICIPATION, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH BRAIN INJURIES
• THE USE AND BENEFITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES- A PERSPECTIVE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
• ROLE OF LEISURE BEHAVIOR IN PERSON PERCEPTION
• THE RELATIONSHIP OF BEING AWAY AND PRIVACY TO URBAN FOREST RECREATION EXPERIENCES
• PUBLIC ATTITUDES REGARDING USER FEES IN PROVINCIAL FOREST LANDS
• HOW A COMMUNITY USES ITS PARKS: A CASE STUDY OF IPSWICH, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
• THE FAMILY'S ROLE AND INVOLVEMENT IN NORTHWOOD MANOR'S LEISURE RECREATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
• A VIEW OF FAMILY LIFE AND LEISURE IN THE 1990S
• FAMILY LEISURE: SOME COMPARISONS BETWEEN CANADIAN AND AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES
• CONTRASTING THE PRESERVATION VALUE OF A DOMESTIC AND A FOREIGN WILDLIFE RESERVE
• THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WILDERNESS ATTITUDES AND RESIDENT CAMP DIRECTORS
• TOURISM, NATIONAL IMPERATIVES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: AN AFRICAN EXAMPLE
• STRIVING FOR INSIGHTFUL TOURISM: MAORI ATTRACTIONS IN AOTEAROA
• HERITAGE TOURISTS: PROFILING AN IMPORTANT SEGMENT OF PROVINCIAL TRAVELLERS
• THE INTERNET AND TOURISM MARKETING IN THE CARIBBEAN
• YOUTH PLACES AND SPACES: CASE STUDIES OF TWO TEEN CLUBS
• DETERMINING THE IMPACT OF THREE AFTER-SCHOOL RECREATION PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY A LOCAL PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
• INFLUENCE OF TEEN CENTER PARTICIPATION ON RESILIENCY AND SELF-CONCEPT
• FEAR OF VIOLENCE, FREEDOM, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION: A FEMINIST VIEWPOINT
• A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF FEAR OF VIOLENCE AS A FORM OF SOCIAL CONTROL AND THE IMPACT OF THIS FEAR ON WOMEN'S LEISURE EXPERIENCE
• DECENTERING THE "VOICE OF AUTHORITY" IN LEISURE RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
• LESSONS FROM A SUCCESSFUL SERVICE QUALITY INITIATIVE: A CASE STUDY
• A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES IN THREE ONTARIO COMMUNITIES
• CHANGES IN THE FINANCING OF LOCAL RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES: AN EXAMINATION OF TRENDS IN ONTARIO FROM 1988 TO 1996
• AN EXPLORATION OF LEISURE AS RESISTANCE FOR FIRST NATIONS
• CHINESE SINGAPOREANS' FAMILY VALUES AND LEISURE
• RACISM AND INTOLERANCE IN RECREATION AND LEISURE: A CANADIAN EXPERIENCE
• THE INTEREST FOR AND PARTICIPATION IN CULTURAL LEISURE ACTIVITIES: A STUDY OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN UNDERGRADUATE LEISURE STUDIES COURSES
• LEISURE ACTIVITIES AND CULTURAL MAINTENANCE BY NEWFOUNDLANDERS “AWAY”
• YOUNG PEOPLE, DISEMPOWERMENT AND LEISURE: THE CASE OF THE UNEMPLOYED
• WORK CAREERS AND SERIOUS LEISURE: THE ROLE OF SUPERVISOR AND COWORKER SUPPORT
• THE RECREATION PRACTICUM: A LOOK INSIDE
• PROCESS EVALUATION OF TAKE IT E.A.S.Y! (EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-ESTEEM FOR YOUTH): ONE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB’S EXPERIENCE OF EMPOWERING STAFF
• CONCEPTUALIZING RESISTANCE: TOWARDS A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING LEISURE AS POLITICAL PRACTICE
• TO ADDRESS IDEOLOGY, HEGEMONY AND THE POWER OF REPRESENTATION IN LEISURE STUDIES RESEARCH, WE OFFER MEMORY-WORK
• EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ENDURING, SITUATIONAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE CONTEXTS OF SELF-DEFINED LEISURE AND NON-LEISURE ACTIVITIES
• REPEATED ASSESSMENT ANALYSES OF LEISURE STRESS-COPING AND HEALTH MODELS
• LEISURE AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING RELATIONSHIPS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY
• TIME PRESSURE, TIME USE, AND LEISURE: WHAT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL RUSHED IN CANADA AND THE NETHERLANDS?
• SERIOUS LIFE EVENTS AND THE MODERATING EFFECT OF LEISURE: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AN EATING DISORDER
• COMMUNITY FESTIVALS: MEASURING COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION
• MEASURING THE ETHICAL NATURE OF TOURISM OPERATORS
• MOTIVATIONS FOR INDIGENOUS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN CANADA
• SERIOUS LIFE EVENTS AND THE MODERATING EFFECT OF LEISURE: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AN EATING DISORDER
• COMMUNITY FESTIVALS: MEASURING COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION
• MEASURING THE ETHICAL NATURE OF TOURISM OPERATORS
• MOTIVATIONS FOR INDIGENOUS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN CANADA
• PERCEPTION OF 'ATMOSPHERE' WITHIN THE LEISURE ENVIRONMENT: A CASE STUDY OF YOUNG URBAN TOURISTS