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Active Leisure and Young People

July 13th~15th 2004
Leeds Metropolitan University

There is an increasing media focus on the nature and boundaries of 'youth' and also young people's lifestyle choices. ACTIVE LEISURE AND YOUNG PEOPLE offers a specific forum to debate issues surrounding the active engagement with leisure by young people. There is growing diversity as to how leisure functions in the lives and lifestyle choices of the young. Separate academic disciplines focus upon different dimensions in the individual's life course: from the role of play in early years, physical activity/PE at school and more recently health-related issues surrounding adolescence in free time.

Representations of young people from concerned parents and experts often dwell on obesity and diet, sex, mobile phones, truancy and troubles from drug abuse. Some describe young people's street and club cultures as 'scenes' and inhabited by 'neo-tribes', while 'specialist sports colleges' and 'school sport co-ordinators' seek to influence their physical education and activity. Young people's health has become a major concern and policy makers regard being 'active' as crucial to the health of the nation.

ACTIVE LEISURE AND YOUNG PEOPLE aims to capture the various aspects of active leisure and we welcome contributions from researchers, theorists and practitioners in the fields of art, play, recreation, physical activity, sport, education, health and leisure. Papers will be presented from a wide range of perspectives and disciplines that explore the following themes:

• Engagement and participation
• Policy and provision
• Consumption
• Alienation and subcultures
• Health, safety, risk and environments

    PROGRAMME

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For a listing of accepted parallel session papers please click here.

    LATE SUBMISSIONS

The deadline for submission of proposals has passed but anyone interested in making a late submission should contact Jayne Caudwell abstracts@lsa2004.info or j.c.Caudwell@brighton.ac.uk. Late submissions should follow the usual guidelines for proposals. See Guidelines for proposals.

    REGISTRATION    Click here for rates and booking information

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jayne Caudwell  e-mail: abstracts@lsa2004.info or j.c.Caudwell@brighton.ac.uk

    LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

The Conference takes place at the attractive parkland campus of Leeds Metropolitan University at Beckett Park, in Headingley. Accommodation will be at a University Hall of Residence less than 2 miles from the Conference campus. Alternative accommodation in local hotels can be arranged by delegates at their own cost.

    LEISURE STUDIES ASSOCIATION

Full details of the Leisure Studies Association (LSA) can be obtained from:

LSA website home page http://www.leisure-studies-association.info/LSAWEB/Index.html

LSA ADMINISTRATION: Myrene McFee mcfee@solutions-inc.co.uk

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