What is leisure? The perceptions of recreation practitioners and others

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-17

  Parr, Mary Greenwood ^a   Lashua, Brett D ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Leisure; Leisure and practice; Professional knowledge

Indexed keywords

QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342290346     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400490272512     Document Type: Article

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