Karla Henderson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6302363 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karla Henderson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karla |
| FAMILY NAME | Henderson |
| SIGNATURE | HENDERSON K |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Carolina State Universtiy |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring the Meanings of Leisure among Turkish University Students / Istraživanje značenja pojma slobodnog vremena među turskim studentima
Research about leisure and its meanings from cultural perspectives is receiving more and more attention. The purpose of this study is to explore the meanings of leisure and preferred recreational activities among Turkish students. A sample of 691 university students completed a survey about leisure meanings and preferred recreational activities. As a new concept in Turkey, leisure is found to be associated most with subscales related to work, per…
Adolescent Girls' Perception of Health within a Leisure Context
The study examined middle school females' perceptions of physical activity, eating, and physical health within a leisure context. A qualitative approach was used to gain a deeper understanding of the significance girls place on health behaviors and factors that go into their decisions about leisure time activity and eating. Four focus groups were conducted with 28 girls in 6th through 8th grades. Four themes emerged from the analyses: perceptions…
Feminist Perspectives on Leisure Constraints
(1993). Feminist Perspectives on Leisure Constraints. Agenda: Vol. 9, Recreation and leisure, pp. 29-40
Feminist Perspectives on Leisure Constraints
Leisure in the common world of women
The lifestyles of women continue to change as they enter the workforce, yet the societal expectations of women's roles have been slow to make the transition. Women are still expected to keep family and home as their priority. This emphasis on the home sphere would seem to provide a ‘common world’ for women with leisure as an important component. This paper explores similarities and differences in the leisure experience of homemakers and women emp…
Vollinteerism as Leisure
Volunteerism as leisure may seem like a somewhat unusual title since volunteer-ing usually falls under the rubric of &dquo;work&dquo;. However, many parallels exist between volunteerism and leisure. It is likely in the future that volunteer work will become more closely aligned with emerging definitions of leisure. The purpose of this paper is to discuss a holistic definition of leisure, to describe what leisure means, and to illustrate how an un…
Leisure in the common world of women
The lifestyles of women continue to change as they enter the workforce, yet the societal expectations of women's roles have been slow to make the transition. Women are still expected to keep family and home as their priority. This emphasis on the home sphere would seem to provide a ‘common world’ for women with leisure as an important component. This paper explores similarities and differences in the leisure experience of homemakers and women emp…
Adolescent Girls' Perception of Health within a Leisure Context
The study examined middle school females' perceptions of physical activity, eating, and physical health within a leisure context. A qualitative approach was used to gain a deeper understanding of the significance girls place on health behaviors and factors that go into their decisions about leisure time activity and eating. Four focus groups were conducted with 28 girls in 6th through 8th grades. Four themes emerged from the analyses: perceptions…
Feminist Perspectives on Leisure Constraints
(1993). Feminist Perspectives on Leisure Constraints. Agenda: Vol. 9, Recreation and leisure, pp. 29-40
Vollinteerism as Leisure
Volunteerism as leisure may seem like a somewhat unusual title since volunteer-ing usually falls under the rubric of &dquo;work&dquo;. However, many parallels exist between volunteerism and leisure. It is likely in the future that volunteer work will become more closely aligned with emerging definitions of leisure. The purpose of this paper is to discuss a holistic definition of leisure, to describe what leisure means, and to illustrate how an un…
Leisure in the common world of women
The lifestyles of women continue to change as they enter the workforce, yet the societal expectations of women's roles have been slow to make the transition. Women are still expected to keep family and home as their priority. This emphasis on the home sphere would seem to provide a ‘common world’ for women with leisure as an important component. This paper explores similarities and differences in the leisure experience of homemakers and women emp…
Feminist Perspectives on Leisure Constraints
(1993). Feminist Perspectives on Leisure Constraints. Agenda: Vol. 9, Recreation and leisure, pp. 29-40
Feminist Perspectives on Leisure Constraints
Adolescent Girls' Perception of Health within a Leisure Context
The study examined middle school females' perceptions of physical activity, eating, and physical health within a leisure context. A qualitative approach was used to gain a deeper understanding of the significance girls place on health behaviors and factors that go into their decisions about leisure time activity and eating. Four focus groups were conducted with 28 girls in 6th through 8th grades. Four themes emerged from the analyses: perceptions…
Exploring the Meanings of Leisure among Turkish University Students / Istraživanje značenja pojma slobodnog vremena među turskim studentima
Research about leisure and its meanings from cultural perspectives is receiving more and more attention. The purpose of this study is to explore the meanings of leisure and preferred recreational activities among Turkish students. A sample of 691 university students completed a survey about leisure meanings and preferred recreational activities. As a new concept in Turkey, leisure is found to be associated most with subscales related to work, per…
Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Physical activity (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Recreation (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking (2 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (2 works) · Leisure activity (2 works)