Third Age and Leisure Research,
Principles and Practice


16th June 2009

 

A one day conference hosted by Buckinghamshire New University in partnership with the Leisure Studies Association

Keynote speakers

Carol Cutler Riddick, Professor & Graduate Coordinator, Gallaudet University, USA
& Visiting Professor Buckinghamshire New University, UK

Gerontology-leisure research: The past and the future

   
Prof. Andrew Sparkes, Director: Qualitative Research Unit, School of Sport & Health Science, Exeter University, UK

NARRATIVE MAPS OF THE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AGEING BODY

 

Presentations

  • Reminiscence workshops in understanding the leisure lives of older people
  • Disability and ageing -- convergent life paths?
  • Shadow of my former self -- Chinese elders ' perspectives
  • Senior citizens' outdoor recreation in Denmark
  • "Being with our own kind ": the contexts of Gypsy-Traveller elders' social and leisure engagement
  • Promoting inclusion for people with an acquired hearing loss
  • The interaction of leisure, health and positive ageing: a synthesis of research
  • Volunteer work in Europe: the importance of status and class
  • Just pottering about? Healthy leisure in the garden

click here for PROGRAMME AND SCHEDULE

 

Administration

Sarah Jennings:
sarah.jennings@bucks.ac.uk

01494 522 141 ext 4075

 

Cost

Full day fee is £35;
Concessions (student and non-waged) £20

 

Registration

Please click here for a print-and-return registration form

 

Publication

A post-conference volume (developed from selected presentations) will be published by the Leisure Studies Association.

 

 Location

Owen Harris Building,
Queen Alexandra Road (Gate D)
Buckinghamshire New University
High Wycombe, HP11 2JZ

Maps:

High Wycombe

High Wycombe Campus


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