The classic love poems of William Shakespeare are accompanied by prose summaries and critical notes

Critically analyzes classical as well as modern sociological and psychological theories of play and learning to formulate a theory of play as an arousal seeking activity

It is widely acknowledged in Britain and the US that teacher education has a profound role to play in the move towards a more just and humane society. The authors set out a social reconstructionist agenda for American teacher education which may be of interest to educators world-wide. "Teacher Education and the Social Conditions of Schooling" begins with an analysis of four traditions of reform; academic, social efficiency, developmentalist, and social reconstructivist. The authors formulate their aims within the latter tradition and present a series of proposals to help prospective teachers examine their educational beliefs, practices and the social context of schooling. The arguments are backed by examples from various teacher education programmes in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. This book should be of interest to researchers in teacher education and sociology of education.

Product Description: Spracklen explores the impact of the internet on leisure and leisure studies, examining the ways in which digital leisure spaces and activities have become part of everyday leisure. Covering a range of issues from social media and file-sharing to romance on the Internet, this book presents new theoretical directions for digital leisure...read more

Product Description: Written for AQA's GCSE Leisure & Tourism specification, supporting teachers and students through the specifications for both Single and Double Award. Helps students prepare for exams with online and printed assessment materials including practice questions, specimen answers and study tips...read more

Product Description: Being mobile in today's world is influenced by many aspects including transnational ties, increased ease of access to transport, growing accessibility to technology, knowledge and information and changing socio-cultural outlooks and values...read more

Product Description: We are entering a new era of leisure. Quality rather than quantity is now the focus of researchers, policymakers and managers. Technological change, an ageing population and a harsh economic climate are changing the values and practices of leisure, as well as the relationship between leisure, society and the individual...read more

Product Description: This book develops a new theory of instrumental whiteness and leisure. Empirical research is drawn upon to highlight whiteness across a comprehensive and internationally-grounded range of leisure practices. The book explores sports participation, sports media and sports fandom, informal leisure, outdoor leisure, music, popular culture and tourism...read more

Product Description: Many cities have undergone transformations designed to increase tourism. This book explores those transformations, especially the tendency of cities to create "stage set contexts" of the private type, such as historic quarters, theme parks or hypermarkets.

Offers humorous insights and suggestions for keeping busy to stay happy, with testimonials from successful retirees.

Product Description: How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free offers inspirational advice on how to enjoy life to its fullest. The key to achieving an active and satisfying retirement involves a great deal more than having adequate financial resources; it also encompasses all other aspects of life―interesting leisure activities, creative pursuits, physical well-being, mental well-being, and solid social support...read more

Almost every chapter of the second edition of Leisure Enhancement has been updated with dozens of new references, totaling well over 100 in all. Readers gain timely information on the most recent developments in the areas of health and fitness, stress reduction, socialization, recreational participation patterns of Americans, and leisure trends around the world. In addition, new ideas for improving leisure time management, and utilizing leisure to improve fitness, socialization, and stress management have been added. Leisure Enhancement, Second Edition teaches students how to facilitate maximum leisure well-being by providing a basic understanding of leisure theory, concepts, and philosophy. It illustrates how these ideas can be applied to one's own life to enhance social development, improve fitness and health, and reduce stress. Intended as a text for introduction to leisure for non-majors, Leisure Enhancement, Second Edition is also ideal as a resource book for leisure and recreation majors and in leisure counseling and leisure education courses. A unique combination of theoretical and practical material shows students: a comprehensive philosophy of leisure theoretical explanations of why people recreate how to better understand personal and societal leisure behavior effective leisure planning and goal setting ways to improve fitness, reduce stress, and promote social development through leisure how to facilitate the application of theories, concepts, and data to improve personal leisure and well-being how to broaden their perspectives on leisure and adapt to future changesLearning objectives at the beginning of each chapter of Leisure Enhancement guide instructors and students in focusing on the most important facts and concepts in each chapter. Chapters present intellectually challenging information in a format that enables its practical application to the improvement of readers’leisure and their lives in general. A detailed instructor's guide is included which makes the book an excellent text for use by new or experienced instructors and in departments where different faculty teach the applicable courses every semester. The guide contains suggestions for activities and discussion questions to “bring to life” the material in the book. Students and instructors alike will benefit from the book's user-friendliness and its clear links between theory and application.

Product Description: André Gorz’s earlier books—from Ecology as Politics to Farewell to the Working Class and Paths to Paradise—have informed and inspired the most radical currents in Green movements in Europe and America over the last two decades...read more

Product Description: For nearly thirty years George Torkildsen’s classic textbook has been the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to sport and leisure management available to students at all levels. Now in a fully revised sixth edition, it is still the only textbook that covers all the key topics taught within contemporary sport and leisure management courses...read more

Product Description: As understanding of good health changes, it is apparent that leisure and its use are an important issue in both achieving and maintaining good health. This book reflects the story of how parks, recreation, and leisure studies contribute to health and well-being of individuals, families, communities, and societies...read more

Product Description: Leisure: An Introduction provides a broad and lively understanding of the meaning, significance and scope of leisure in modern day society. The book achieves this by exploring key concepts and theories, along with examples and case studies, to illustrate the complexity of leisure...read more

As an antidote to our non-stop culture, this book lists and reflects on 75 simple pastimes and proves that the best things in life are free: skimming stones, catching falling leaves, whittling, staring out of the window, dreaming, doodling or taking a nap.

Product Description: No single introductory book has until now captured the range of thought appropriate for scrutinizing the idea of leisure. Beginning with a discussion of expressions in classical thought, etymological definitions and key leisure studies concepts, Blackshaw suggests that the idea abounds with ambivalence, which is unlikely ever to be resolved...read more