Where It's At: A Content Analysis and Appraisal of the Journal of Leisure Research

Individual and Institutional Concentration of Leisure Research in North America

“…• Research has become increasingly more concentrated among people trained in or affiliated with academic departments of leisure, recreation, and parks, and has shifted away from the parent disciplines (e.g., Burdge, 1989;Van Doren & Heit, 1973). • North American leisure research tends to be concentrated within a relatively small number of universities (Henderson et al, 1993).…”

“…In chronological order, previous empirical assessments of leisure studies in North America reviewed for the study included: Van Doren and Heit (1973); Crandall and Lewko (1976); Riddick et al (1984); Van Doren, Holland, and Crompton (1984); Burdge (1989); Jackson and Burton (1989a); Henderson et al (1993); Valentine, Alison, and Schneider (1999); Jordan and Roland (1999); and Samdahl and Kelly (1999). The methods used in the empirical assessments have included questionnaire surveys of researchers and practitioners, reviews of substantive research content and methodology, citation analysis, content Downloaded by [Washburn University] at 00:02 03 November 2014 analysis, and tabulating the authors of articles and their institutional affiliations.…”

The One-Way Mirror of Leisure Research: A Need for Cross-National Social Scientific Perspectives

“…Previous analyses to date have focused on the nature and scope of cross-national research published in tourism journals (Burdge & Beckers, 1984;Burnett et al, 1991;Dimanche, 1994;Van Doren, Koh, & McCahill, 1994), but few, if any, have analyzed the general recreation/leisure-research journals. Such an effort is important because it provides an opportunity to "take stock" of Downloaded by [Computing & Library Services, University of Huddersfield] at 19:21 06 October 2014 the nature and direction of current leisure research (Van Doren & Heit, 1973;Van Doren et al, 1994). Accordingly, the purpose of this article is to establish a baseline from which to monitor the prevalence of cross-national research and, if necessary, encourage its expansion and the subsequent expansion of the eld.…”

Statistical Data Analysis Techniques Employed in Sport Management Studies

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