Leisure Research in Europe: Methods and Traditions - Cabi Publishing

Synopsis

There is a growing interest in comparative research in leisure studies and in cross-national ways of undertaking such research. In Europe in particular it is recognized that the different academic and disciplinary traditions within which leisure research has been generated provide a fertile ground for analysis. The strengths and weaknesses of particular national traditions and schools of thought, their methodologies and their historical developments, provide the key focus of this book. It includes seven chapters on individual countries - UK, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Spain, Germany and Poland - as well as one on European projects, plus introductory and concluding chapters.