The impact of outdoor pursuits on college students' perceived sense of community

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 551-572

  Breunig, Mary C ^a   O'Connell, Timothy S ^a   Todd, Sharon ^b   Anderson, Lynn ^b   Young, Anderson ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed Methods; Outdoor Pursuits; Sense of Community

Indexed keywords

PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSE OF PLACE; STUDENT;

EID: 83655182429     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2010.11950218     Document Type: Review

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