Family deepening: A qualitative inquiry into the experience of families who participate in service expeditions

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 438-458

  Palmer, Alexis A ^a   Freeman, Patti A ^b   Zabriskie, Ramon B ^b  

^a Center for Service and Learning   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family deepening; Family leisure; Family strengths; Family volunteering; Purposive leisure

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SAMPLING;

EID: 34547132555     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2007.11950116     Document Type: Article

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