A passion for participating in sport and recreation is ingrained in the culture and identity of the New Zealand population. While local authorities play an important role in ensuring the provision of sports facilities in ...

Recreation and leisure are rarely of central interest in political discussions of public policy, but they merit careful consideration for a number of reasons, which is the basis of this occasional paper prepared as a ...

This dissertation examines the recreational and social activities provided by volunteers and, more recently, by professionals - occupational therapists and the like - in order to create a simple and understandable resource ...

Recreation experiences are a vital part of people's lifestyles. Enjoyable, re-creating activities lead to an enhancement of a person's quality of life. All individuals have the right to try to attain their full creative ...

After working at Aldersgate Centre for some time as a recreation officer, I began to realise that many of the young unemployed people using the centre had minimal, if any, leisure skills. I often heard complaints about ...

This dissertation accepts the judgement that underlies all intellectual effort; this is the judgement that 'human life is worth living, or rather can be and ought to be made worth living' (Marcuse, 1964 : x). Having stated ...

Problems are heightened for school leavers when it appears little leisure provision is exclusively geared towards young adults. The public sector makes no special provision for young adults once out of school. If however they ...

Nowadays leisure, and consequently recreation, is an accepted and important part of life. Recreation itself is fostered and encouraged because it is regarded as having several attributes conducive to the development of a ...

Unemployment appears to be a permanent feature of Western society including New Zealand. It is unlikely that economic progress will allow for full employment in New Zealand. Technological progress also likely to reduce ...

In recent years there has been a growing awareness of the benefits of recreation services for disabled populations. This has manifested itself in a growth of adaptive programmes and the number of personel in the field. ...