Leisure plays an essential role in individual, community and national development, contributing to the quality of life and well-being, the enhancement of social relationships and social capital and as a place of expression and engagement in democratic life (World Leisure Organization). This podcast is one of the knowledge sharing and advocacy channels for the World Leisure Centre of Excellence at Vancouver Island University.
Our centre is focused exploring ways to use leisure to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how to make the leisure industry more sustainable.
In Episode 2 of the Leisure Matters Podcast we explore the glorification of busyness that pervades North American culture and critique the privilege that is inherent with discussions of work-life balance.
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Coyne, S. M., McDaniel, B. T., & Stockdale, L. A. (2017). “Do you dare to compare?” associations between maternal social comparisons on social networking sites and parenting, mental health, and romantic relationship outcomes. Computers in Human Behavior, 70, 335-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.12.081 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.12.081)Link (http://viu.summon.serialssolutions.com/2.0.0/link/0/eLvHCXMwtV3JbtswECWyXAIUXdLNXQweugB1FEiiKImHogjsGG2vTs6CTFGIA9gqHLmAb_mQ9gf6WfmEfkFnuMiy0yUt0IthULvnmZwZvXlDCAsPfW9jTpB-ydNYFoUoWT7m4NZBGCFKFRaxlL4S643otr670pif9Tv6D5aHMbA9VtL-hfWbk8IAfAcMwCegAD5vhAPHZugPqt6yWvQKpHqBw2nJ5y_Z0O0xaNvqomFwgUurdaJdel02nQv1mwY7OjN0cp2dmGAuVwsQYKVZbbumTNuFl440Oq-mYFotI21JeUgeqxY1XMWyG52Mgm0_ofm7prOgkxho3qNUS5Of1WnuXoufYArpDZZz7F-y4oaPalgRHKsaq8Rzm961qRBYXhviocnPuRqdFSHqQityJx6PbRZVmWk-TZiXxGJtHTANTOxEzoyIivUJmJGUurbcmMzH-aE8GyNLMNaZZdOCZkPFe4S3gXcB_i-6aNErlHafFhNZv1Uz73S0TXbBU-DhDtk9Hn780F_xlLhuENs8hns1r0mKGxf-lXNlvY1N14pZN-rkLrlt4x96ZIB6j2yp2T6544xL7VKzT_aalXl5n3y7uvwyqCjAlyJ8aV1RC993V5dfaRu21MKWOthSA1Dagi2tZm50BVuqYUsBHbSB7QE1oKUGtAd6q4MsbUOWOsg-IKfD45P-e882GfEkhAa1l_BIBEkqFTagKQIVqzCCVaxM00IFSnBsl8C5SkNWhlJIFIMSEKYonxclrIUxe0hu5ViMgleGJyseE5pATCQYh7kt5RFL4DCOGlNFPsZoJI465I0zU_bJiMpkjm15noFNM7RpFoQZ2LRDImfIzJrOeLsZoPB3hz1Co2eI13qeyywCxzyAaEFc28JDH910P-6Q12tbcluiU80UqsRlR61z_GHP1jlftFHXPK9WBYhFJCKtgdUhwU1269vGBSjYUT_5t1_mKdlbTR7PyE49X6jnZPvzZNHVMXXX_gO7Orb-AZfoKiQ)
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31 Jan 2022
Is it time to change Physical & Health Education?
Physical education within the public school system is recognized as one of the essential ways to ensure that children meet daily physical activity goals. However, it is also well known that time assigned to physical education classes is limited and has focused heavily on sport or sport like games. For those who are not athletically inclined, or who simply do not like sport, PE classes have also been the source of much childhood trauma! This episode takes a critical look at physical and health education in Canada and considers whether it's time to move to leisure and health education as a means of promoting participation in physical activity.
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BC Physical and Health Education Curriculum (2022). (https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/physical-health-education)
Caldwell, L., Baldwin, C., Walls, T., & Smith, E. (2004). Preliminary effects of a leisure education program to promote healthy use of free time among middle school adolescents. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279580713_Preliminary_Effects_of_a_Leisure_Education_Program_to_Promote_Healthy_Use_of_Free_Time_among_Middle_School_Adolescents)
Canadian Women & Sport (2020). The Rally Report (https://womenandsport.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Canadian-Women-Sport_The-Rally-Report.pdf)
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22 Jan 2022
Leisure Matters Introduction
From the World Leisure Centre of Excellence at Vancouver Island University this is the Leisure Matters podcast. Recorded in the Department of Recreation and Tourism Management on the unceeded Territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, this podcast explores the role of leisure in global society.
Leisure can be a vehicle for achieving the UN SDGs and improving the lives of people everywhere. Issues explored in this podcast are related to practice and grounded in independent academic research.
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