Recreation and Leisure Studies
This is the collection for the University of Waterloo's Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies .
Research outputs are organized by type (eg. Master Thesis, Article, Conference Paper).
Waterloo faculty, students, and staff can contact us or visit the UWSpace guide to learn more about depositing their research.
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A phenomenological investigation of spirituality in outdoor recreation experiences
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-22)There exists a rich history of people describing meaningful moments during outdoor recreation as spiritual experiences. These involve connecting to something bigger than yourself, and recognizing your place in a larger ... -
"It's a fine line": An autoethnographic exploration of alcohol-involved sexual assault.
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-15)When I was an undergraduate student at the University of Waterloo, I was sexually assaulted at a party. My experience was dismissed and discredited by friends, peers, and the police. I spent the remainder of my undergraduate ... -
How awareness, motivations, constraints, and organizational facilitators influence participation in campus recreation
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-08)Participation in campus recreation provides an opportunity for students to improve their health and well-being, develop connections with other students and the university, engage in enjoyable and personally meaningful ... -
Weaving connections: A case study examining the experiences of a community-initiated social leisure program for individuals with dementia and their care partners
(University of Waterloo, 2020-03-27)There are currently 564,000 Canadians living with dementia, and this number is anticipated to rise significantly (Alzheimer Society of Canada, 2016). Persons with dementia are amongst the most stigmatized groups in society. ... -
Troubling Dominance in Sport: Deconstructing Curling Culture(s) through Narrative Inquiry
(University of Waterloo, 2020-02-26)Curling, with its deep history, colonial legacy, and quintessential “Canadianness” (Mair, 2007, 2009) offers a rich context to explore how dominant narratives within a sport may continue to affect diversity and inclusion. ... -
Partnership Evaluation Practices in Public-Nonprofit Community Sport Relationships: Understanding Resource Dependency
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-24)Interorganizational relationships (IORs) can offer community sport organizations (CSOs) a comprehensive and coordinated approach to address the complex issues in their environment (Misener & Doherty, 2014). IORs offer each ... -
“I could never live without a dog”: Re-storied narratives of persons living with dementia and their companion animals
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)More than half of Canadians choose to share their homes with companion animals, and for some people an animal may be one of the most important companions in their life. Most research on human-animal companionship highly ... -
Examining the formation of wellbeing during and its change after a tourist experience
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-14)This study lays out a solid foundation for research on wellbeing in the tourism context by answering two primary questions – how, and in what way, does tourism promote wellbeing? Second, to what extent does wellbeing change ... -
Understanding the Pathways in the Relationship between Engagement with Nature and Wellbeing
(University of Waterloo, 2019-10-31)It is now well established that contact with nature, regardless of activity type or experience, can have positive influences on the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual health and wellbeing of individuals. The ... -
“Look at me! Am I a security threat?!”: Border crossing experiences of Canadian dual citizens post 9/11
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-16)We live in an era in which security politics are generated and sustained by the ‘war on terror’ (Anderson, 2010; Bhandar, 2008; Mueller, 2006). This war often targets mobile people. As a result, security and tourism have ... -
Older Adults' Experiences of Community in Municipal Recreation Contexts: A Case Study of the Burlington Seniors' Centre
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-10)In 2012, the first members of the baby boom cohort, those born between the years of 1946 and 1965, reached the age of 65 (Statistics Canada, 2012). The older adult population in Canada is expected to outnumber that of youth ... -
Choir Participation and Community Wellbeing: A Social Identity Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-03)Research about choir and community wellbeing shows that there is a positive association between the two constructs. In addition, the positive association between choir participation and community wellbeing seems to be ... -
Beta and bolt hangers: An Actor-Network approach to storying the Niagara Escarpment
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-03)Rock climbing is a messy practice that assembles dynamic landscapes, discursive regimes, processes of defacing, and the interferences of diverse more-than-humans (Barratt, 2012; Rickly, 2017; Rossiter, 2007). This thesis ... -
Rethinking drinking: an exploration of the discourses surrounding binge-drinking among first-year university students that live in residence
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-08)Over one-third of Canadian university students engage in heavy drinking, with even higher rates reported amongst those who live in on-campus residences (CAMH 2004; Kypri, Paschall, Langley, Baxter & Bourdeau, 2010). At the ... -
Young, Wild*, and (somewhat) Free: A Narrative Exploration of Married Second- Generation East Indian Canadian Women and Their Relationship with Leisure
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-02)Stemming from my personal experiences of a second-generation East Indian (SGEI) woman living in Canada, I explore the complexities of leisure within marriages. I employ postcolonial feminist theorization to contextualize ... -
Tracking Denesoline Knowledge and Narratives along Ancestral Waters
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-26)The south slave region of the Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada is the home of the Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation (LKDFN) (Pelly, 1996). Like many Indigenous communities across Canada, the Denesoline ... -
Exploring certification programs and organizational capacity in Canadian soccer
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)Assisting member organizations to achieve certification standards is becoming an activity of interest to many governing bodies who seek to develop capacity within their sport (Van Hoecke, Schoukens & De Knop, 2013). ... -
Examining Stakeholder Engagement Processes and The Shared Value Creation of Sustainability Partnership Program at Two Fairmont Hotels
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-06)Initially perceived as the individual philanthropic activities assumed by a businessperson or merely a useful marketing tool, CSR has undoubtedly become one of the primary focus areas of many business entities worldwide ... -
“Stop paddling and see where we are”: A postcolonial mobile deconstruction of environmental discourses (re)produced on summer camp canoe trips through Algonquin Park
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-30)Residential summer camp canoe trippers are important. They are agents of socialization who amalgamate their campers into socially constructed accepted regimes of truth (Csikszentmihalyi, 1981; Grimwood, Gordon & Stevens, ... -
A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Pinery Provincial Park Smartphone Application Pilot Project
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-11)Pinery Provincial Park is the first provincial park in the Ontario Parks system to launch a custom-built smartphone application. This application, titled “Explore Pinery,” was launched in January of 2016 and acts as an ...
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