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Module One: Leisure Concepts

        Learning Objectives:

bulletAbility to discuss the importance between leisure and an individual's life satisfaction.
bulletAbility to define and explain the concepts of leisure, recreation, work and play.
bulletAbility to identify constraints to leisure and strategies for overcoming them.
bulletAbility to discuss the historical importance of leisure and its relationship to technology.
bulletAbility to define a philosophy of leisure and identify the basic concepts used.
bulletAbility to identify mass leisure, time famine and time deepening.
bulletAbility to identify the societal impacts of mass leisure.
bulletUnderstanding of human development factors and their relationship to leisure.
bulletAbility to identify lifestage characteristics and their impact on leisure participation

This module includes six chapters. To complete this Module successfully, please complete the chapters in the order shown below:

Chapters:

1) Leisure and Life Satisfaction

2) The World of Leisure, Recreation and Play

3) Leisure: A Historical Perspective

4) Philosophical and Conceptual Themes

5) Mass Leisure

6) Leisure and the Life Cycle

Once you have completed the activities in this module, you should:

return to Class or,

Go on to Module Two: Delivering Leisure Services

[Class]

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