The participation of children, adolescents and young adults in nature-based recreation

Brent Lovelock; Trudie Walters; Carla Jellum; Anna Thompson-Carr

doi:10.1080/01490400.2016.1151388

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The participation of children, adolescents and young adults in nature-based recreation

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The participation of children, adolescents and young adults in nature-based recreation

Brent Lovelock, Trudie Walters, Carla Jellum and Anna Thompson-Carr

Leisure Sciences, Vol.38(5), pp.441-460

2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2016.1151388

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adolescents

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nature-based recreation

UniSC Diversity Area - Life Stages

This investigation considers the participation of children, adolescents and young adults in nature-based recreation. We draw upon the recreation narratives of forty-seven adult recreationists in the activities of tramping, angling, hunting and mountaineering, obtained from in-depth interviews. In particular, the study considers the transitions from childhood through adolescence to young adulthood, and examines how our participants maintained their participation, or alternatively, disengaged from their activity over this period. The paper provides empirical support for the role of family, and early exposure to nature based recreation in fostering enduring participation. Failing this, the role of school, club and outdoor organizational support and mentoring, right through to tertiary study was highlighted. We also identify a critical role for unstructured outdoor play for young children in nature. The paper discusses challenges for this, and for mentoring, in both formal and informal senses, as pathways into nature-based recreation in an increasingly risk averse society.

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Title: The participation of children, adolescents and young adults in nature-based recreation
Authors: Brent Lovelock (Author) - University of Otago Business School, New Zealand
Trudie Walters (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Carla Jellum (Author) - Central Washington University, United States
Anna Thompson-Carr (Author) - Central Washington University, United States
Publication details: Leisure Sciences, Vol.38(5), pp.441-460
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc.
Date published: 2016
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2016.1151388
ISSN: 0149-0400
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449997602621
Output Type: Journal article

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