Document Type
Report
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Place of Publication
Perth, Western Australia
Faculty
Faculty of Health and Human Sciences
School
Centre for the Development of Human Resources
Abstract
The identification and measurement of the benefits which result from leisure and recreation is currently a major concern of both recreation researchers and recreation managers. It has always been assumed that recreation is beneficial; in fact, part of the basic ideology of recreation is that recreational activity is 'bad' for somebody and has also diverted attention from the very important task of developing a critical and valid understanding of what benefits actually result and how they are generated...
Comments
Hamilton Smith, E. (1991). Recreation benefits: The benefit-based approach to recreation planning; Why wellness; Personal/social relationships and wellness. Perth, Australia: Edith Cowan University.