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Leisure Research Symposium schedule announced.


The 2006 Leisure Research Symposium promises to offer a wide variety of topics for educators, professionals and students to choose from. Take a look at the schedule just announced for NRPA's Congress in Seattle, Wash.:

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. 10, 12:45-2:00 P.M.

Session 1: Women and Leisure I

Engagement in Leisure: A Restorative Justice A philosophical framework and a series of programs for the criminal justice system that emphasize the need to repair the harm done to crime victims through a process of negotiation, mediation, victim empowerment, and Reparation.

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 Women

Examining Pregnant Women's Use of Leisure as Resistance

Incarcerated Women and Leisure: The making of "Good Girls" out of "Bad Girls"?

Session 2: Higher Education higher education

Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art.
 

New and Relocating Recreation and Parks Faculty: Factors Affecting Job Decisions

Global Education: Developing Curricula for Study Abroad in a Post-9-11 Environment

Session 3: Leisure, Religion and Spirituality

Confucianism: A friend or An Enemy to Leisure?

Perceptions of Leisure Constraints by Members of New Paradigm New Paradigm

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 Churches

OCT. 10, 2:00-5:00 P.M.

Research Roundtable

Research to Practice: Let's Talk Healthy Lifestyles

OCT. 10, 5:00-7:00 P.M.

Poster Presentations

Poster Session A poster session is the juried presentation of research information by representatives of several research teams at a congress or conference with an academic or professional focus. These are particularly prominent at scientific conferences such as medical congresses.  Coordinator, Kelly Bricker, Wild-U

For information on specific topics, visit www.nrpa.org/spre.

OCT. 11, 9:30-11:30 A.M.

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Respondents:

John Crompton, Texas A&M University

Beth Kivel, California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento, more commonly referred to as Sacramento State or Sac State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California, USA. It is part of the California State University system.  

Dale Larsen, City of Phoenix

OCT. 12, 8:30-9:45 A.M.

Session 1: Race, Ethnicity and Leisure I

Measuring Physical Activity in Public Neighborhood Parks Neighborhood parks, which generally range in size up to 30 acres, serve as a social and recreational focal points for neighborhoods and are the basic units of a park system. Many include a playground. : An Observational Study In statistics, the goal of an observational study is to draw inferences about the possible effect of a treatment on subjects, where the assignment of subjects into a treated group versus a control group is outside the control of the investigator.  

Perceptions of Intercultural Communication and Conflict Strategies among Park Staff and Latino and African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race.  Park Users

Understanding Racial Effects on Leisure Constraints

Session 2: Women and Leisure II

Women and Leisure: The Experiences of Older Single Women Across the Lifespan

The Red Hat Society: Play, Fun, and Positive Emotion in Older Women's Leisure

The New Age of "Raging": Older

Women's Participation In The Raging Grannies The Raging Grannies (or just "Raging Grannies") are activist organizations that started in Victoria, British Columbia, over the winter of 1986/87. There are now groups in many cities and towns in different countries.  

Session 3: Outdoor Recreation I

Examining the Effect of Minimum Impact Skills Knowledge on Perceptions of Setting Density

Site Choice and Selected Preferences among Front-Country Campers

Specialization and Activity Substitutability among Deer and Elk Hunters in Eight States

OCT. 12, 10:15-11:30 A.M.

Session 1: Outdoor Recreation II

Recreational Displacement and Physical Avoidance of Situations: Further Development of the Displacement Construct in Recreation Research and Management

Assessing the Contribution of the Physical Environment to Place Bonding

Fostering Pro-Environmental Behavior: Place Attachment, Place Satisfaction, and Environmentally Responsible Behavior

Session 2: Managerial and Employee Characteristics

Multiple Dimensions of Commitment Among Contingent Recreation and Leisure Service Employees

Money Ethic and Occupational Commitment Among Park and Recreation Professionals

Management Competencies of Golf Course Directors

Session 3: Adolescents and Leisure

A Cross-National Comparison of Leisure Motivation Among Adolescents

Adventure Recreation and Adolescent Identity Development

White Water Rafting, Backpacking, Mountain Biking mountain biking Sports medicine A sport in which participants use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep trails covered with unforgiving rocks Injury risk Concussions, fractures, death. See Extreme sport, Novelty seeking behavior.  and the Good Life: Effects of a Wilderness Program Based on Principles from Positive Psychology on Disadvantaged Adolescents

OCT. 12, 2:00-3:15 P.M.

Session 1: Health and Physical Activity

The Influence of Leisure in Improving Quality of Work Life in a Health Care Setting

Health Culture and Leisure: Native American Elders' Voices

Work Related v. Leisure Related Physical Activity Participation and Health-related Quality of Life in Older Workers

Session 2: Leisure Involvement Among Individuals With Disabilities

"I'm no different": Experiences of Girls with Disabilities in a Wheelchair Sports Program

Children without Disabilities' Attitudes toward and Involvement in the Recreation of their Siblings with Disabilities

Inclusion Retrospective: Participant, Peer, Parent, and Staff Perspectives on Long-term Inclusive Recreation

Session 3: Youth Sports

The Effect of Goal Orientation on Sportsmanship in Youth Sport Experiences

The Impact of Parental Involvement and Parent-Child Agreement on Parental Pressure and Support in Youth Sports

Children's Sport Participation: Is it a Level Playing Field See net neutrality. ?

The Effects of Referees' Prosocial Behavior Techniques on Promoting Sportsmanship and Fun in Youth Basketball Players

OCT. 12, 3:45-5:00 P.M.

Session 1: Perspectives on Programming

An Examination of Program Leaders' Intention to Process Recreation Experiences to Achieve Targeted Outcomes Perceived Constraints Associated with Participation in a University's Intramural Sports Intramural sports or intramurals are recreational sports organized within a school. The term derives from the words intra muros meaning inside the walls,[1]  Program

The Role of Government Policy in Sport and Leisure Violence Mitigation: A Seven Country Analysis

Session 2: Leisure and Work in Later Life I

Leisure Activities of the Aging Population

Constraints to Outdoor Physical Activity: Differences between the Young-Old and Old-Old

Leisure Activity, Health and Well-Being During the Transition to Widowhood Widowhood
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Session 3: Technology, Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

Evaluation of a Website for Its Potential to Create a Learning Community in Outdoor Recreation Management

"Appreciation of the Small Details": Using Visitor Employed Photography to Evaluate Visitors' Perceptions of the Trail Environment and Their Effects on Experiences

Online Travel Information Search Behaviors by Different Stages of the Destination Decision-making Process

OCT. 13, 8:30-9:45 A.M.

Session 1: Youth Development and Programming

Intentionality intentionality

Property of being directed toward an object. Intentionality is exhibited in various mental phenomena. Thus, if a person experiences an emotion toward an object, he has an intentional attitude toward it.
 and Targeted Youth Development Outcomes: Four Years at Morry's Camp

Understanding the Influence of Implementation in Youth Programs: A Case Example

The Perception of Park and Recreation Departments as Viable Partners in Offering After-School Programs

Session 2: Outdoor Recreation III

Toward an Understanding of Environmental Perceptions of Whitewater Kayakers

A Comparative Analysis of Expected and Reported Responses to an Interpretive Talk

Rethinking Recreation Carrying Capacity carrying capacity

the number of animal units that a farm or area will carry on a year round basis, including that needed for conservation of winter feed. Usually stated as dry cows or dry sheep equivalents per hectare.
: Are we too concerned with numbers? Managing Visitors in Wildland Settings in the 21st Century

Session 3: Leisure and Work in Later Life II

Serious Leisure, Heath Perception, Dispositional Optimism, and Life Satisfaction of Senior Olympics
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Senior Olympics is a sports competition for seniors from North America (United States and Canada).
 and Masters Game Participants

Innovation in Post Retirement Leisure

OCT. 13, 10:15-11:30 A.M.

Session 1: Behavioral Aspects of Festivals and Events

Benefits Received and Behavioral Intentions of Festival Visitors in Relation to Distance Traveled and Their Origins

The Intermediary Constructs in Determining Behavioral Intention to Visit a Festival Among First Time and Repeat Visitors

Session 2: Family Leisure

When Men Work at Home: Family, Leisure and Life Balance Among Male Teleworkers

Examining Adolescent Perceptions of Mothers and Fathers Free Time Parenting Practices

"Daddy's gone and he'll be back in October": Farmwomen's Experiences of Family Leisure

Conflict Processing and Marital Satisfaction: A Study of Marital Conflict in Outdoor Winter Recreational Settings

Session 3: Challenges To Research, Measurement And Theory I

Multilevel Models: Considerations and Implications for Recreation and Leisure Research

Self-Classification Measure of Recreation Specialization in the Context of Ultimate Frisbee

Towards a Multiple Methods-Mixed Data Approach to Research in Youth Development

Development of the Serious Leisure Inventory and Measure

OCT. 13, 2:00-3:15 P.M.

Session 1: Sport Systems and Organizations

Moving from Silos to Synergies in the Canadian Sport System: Implications for Recreation Service Delivery

Nostalgia and the Formation of First String, a Community Team Inc.

Session 2: Challenges to Research, Measurement and Theory II

Grounded Theory in Leisure Research: The Classical Grounded Theory Approach or QDA QDA Quantity Discount Agreement
QDA Quantitative Data Analysis
QDA Quick Defect Analysis
QDA Quadratic Discriminate Analysis
QDA Qualitative Data Analysis
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Critical Theory, Therapeutic Recreation Research, and the Reproduction of Power

Lessons Learned about the Research Process: Experiences using Triangulation triangulation: see geodesy.


The use of two known coordinates to determine the location of a third. Used by ship captains for centuries to navigate on the high seas, triangulation is employed in GPS receivers to pinpoint their current location on earth.
 with Ethnic Minority Communities

Session 3: Cultural Dimensions of Leisure

Meaning-Making and Life-Quality-Enhancement through Leisure in Cultural Contexts

Hostel Travel and Cross-Cultural Understanding

Understanding Customer Loyalty Development from a Cross-Cultural Perspective

OCT. 13, 3:45-5:00 P.M.

Session 1: Women, Gender and Constraints

Women's Leisure and Constraints to Participation: Iranian Perspectives

Body Image, Communal Resistance and Entitlement among Female Triathletes

Gendered Differences in Travel Constraints to a Nature-based Tourist Destination

Session 2: Race, Ethnicity and Leisure II

"I Don't Want to Feel Like A Stranger": Korean Students Who Play Basketball Seriously

Perceptions of Homosocial Reproduction as a Barrier to Upward Mobility for African Americans

Race, Ethnicity and Vacation Destination Choice

Session 3: Tourism Development and Tourist Behavior

Social Exchange Theory: An Examination of Personal Benefits and Resident Attitudes towards Tourism

Sensation Seeking and Tourism Revisited

Quality Customer Service in Jamaican All-inclusive Resorts: Guests' and Staffs' Perceptions

For more information on any session, visit www.nrpa.org/spre.
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