Leisure studies

Leisure studies is a branch of the social sciences that focuses on understanding and analyzing leisure. Tourism and recreation are common topics of leisure research.

The National Recreation and Park Association is the national organization in the United States for leisure studies, and offers accreditation to many universities to offer courses of study (degree programs) in leisure studies.

The Journal of Leisure Research and Journal of Park and Recreation Administration are some scholarly US academic journals of leisure studies.

Leisure studies is a strong major for individuals who value working with a wide variety of people including children, the elderly, and the disabled.

History

While leisure studies has existed for much longer, a first centralized organization for directing leisure studies was established in Birmingham, England, in May of 1975, and is known as the Leisure Studies Association. In 1984, the first international conference was held by the LSA at the University of Sussex in Brighton, which also set the record as the largest LSA event held to date with over 275 attendees. LSA conferences are widely regarded as some of the most attended events for leisure researchers in the world.

Education

The Top 10 Most Popular Colleges for the Major of Fitness, Recreation and Leisure Studies Are: 1. California University of Pennsylvania, California 2. Texas A & M University 3. San Diego State University 4. Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus 5. University of Florida 6. Arizona State University, Tempe 7. Texas State University 8. Florida State University 9. Central Michigan University 10. Ohio University, Athens

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See also

• Hospitality management studies
• Sociology of leisure

References

Bibliography

• Blackshaw, Tony & Crawford, Garry (2009) The Sage Dictionary of Leisure Studies, Sage, London
• Blackshaw, Tony (2010) Leisure (Key Ideas), Routledge, London