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institutions with a leisure focus ~~ There are hundreds of
educational institutions around the UK that run leisure/sports/tourism/recreation
courses. Probably the best way to access information about courses
and institutions is to go to the Universities and Colleges Admission
Services for the UK website at http://www.ucas.co.uk |
Department of Culture Media
and Sport at http://www.culture.gov.uk
This central government site keeps policy news and documentation
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Leisure in industry, policy
and local government ~~ Institute of Leisure and Amenity
Management (ILAM) http://www.ilam.co.uk
The Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management 'is the professional
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Other leisure associations
- The Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure
Studies (ANZALS) 'was established in 1991 to provide academics,
researchers and professionals with an interest in leisure research
and scholarship with opportunities to enhance the profile of
leisure studies an the south pacific region'.
http://www.staff.vu.edu.au/anzals
- World Leisure ~~ http://www.worldleisure.org
'Founded in 1952, World Leisure, is a world-wide, non-governmental
association of persons and organizations dedicated to discovering
and fostering those conditions best permitting leisure to serve
as a force for human growth, development and well-being'.
Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS), an organization
of Canadian and international scholars and practitioners who
share an interest in recreation and leisure research and the
delivery of leisure services, and who meet once every three years
at the Canadian Congress for Leisure Research. http://www.eas.ualberta.ca/elj/cals/home.htm
- The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
(BASES) http://www.bases.org.uk
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The Chair of BASES describes the Association as 'a vibrant and
growing organisation which is committed to improving and maintaining
quality in the teaching of, research into and delivery of sport
and exercise science'. The website contains advice for undergraduate
and postgraduate students of the sport and exercise sciences
in the UK.
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