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73 produkter
Dictionary of Nonprofit Terms and Concepts
Av David Horton Smith, Robert A. Stebbins m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
403 kr
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This reference work defines more than 1,200 terms and concepts that have been found useful in past research and theory on the nonprofit sector. The entries reflect the importance of associations, citizen participation, philanthropy, voluntary action, nonprofit management, volunteer administration, …
Leisure Education: A Cross-National View
Av Atara Sivan, Robert A. Stebbins
Inbunden, 2013
1478 kr
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Leisure education plays a central role in both the field of leisure studies and the pursuit of leisure itself. Everywhere in the modern world the most effective use of free time for individuals comes with knowing about the many leisure activities available to them and the rewards and costs that …
Exploratory Research in the Social Sciences
Av Robert Alan Stebbins, Robert A. Stebbins
Häftad, 2001
715 kr
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Guided by the precept that to understand any phenomenon well, it is necessary to start by looking at it in broad, nonspecialized terms, Robert A Stebbins takes the reader through the process of exploratory research in an easy-to-read style providing the student or researcher with a complete …
Between Work and Leisure
The Common Ground of Two Separate Worlds
Inbunden, 2004
2512 kr
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Occupational devotion, as defined by Robert A. Stebbins, is a strong and positive attachment to a form of self-enhancing work, where the sense of achievement is high and the core activity, or set of tasks, is endowed with such intense appeal that the line between work and leisure is virtually …
Laugh-Makers
Stand-Up Comedy as Art, Business, and Life-Style
E-bok, 1990
1072 kr
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Stebbins begins with a history of stand-up comedy, giving vital background about the industry as it emerged and flourished in the United States and subsequently developed into a popular form of entertainment in Canada. He deals with the nature of comic performance in comedy rooms - cabarets …
Amateurs, Professionals, and Serious Leisure
E-bok, 1992
1019 kr
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Throughout this project Stebbins has built on the work of Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss and their notion of "grounded theory." First, Stebbins extensively observed the routine activities of amateurs and professionals in each field studied. Then, as he became more familiar with the life-styles of …
Serious Leisure and Individuality
Av Robert A. Stebbins, Elie Cohen-Gewerc
E-bok, 2013
530 kr
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What does it mean to be an individual and how can an individual exist within society? Serious Leisure and Individuality examines the circumstances in the modern world that make for individual distinctiveness, and the role of these conditions in personal and social life. "The individual," said …
Serious Leisure and Individuality
Av Robert A. Stebbins, Elie Cohen-Gewerc
E-bok, 2013
542 kr
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What does it mean to be an individual and how can an individual exist within society? Serious Leisure and Individuality examines the circumstances in the modern world that make for individual distinctiveness, and the role of these conditions in personal and social life. "The individual," said …
Franco-Calgarians
French Language, Leisure, and Linguistic Life-style in an Anglophone City
Häftad, 1994
281 kr
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Many of North America’s francophones live and work in large Anglophone cities, immersed in overwhelming English-speaking environments, yet they manage to keep their language and culture alive. In this study Robert A. Stebbins finds that francophone culture in Calgary flourishes primarily through …
Committed Reader
Reading for Utility, Pleasure, and Fulfillment in the Twenty-First Century
Häftad, 2012
807 kr
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Committed utilitarian reading is either dominantly practical or more or less equally practical and fulfilling. Pleasurable reading is conceptualized as an important kind of casual leisure, experienced primarily as relaxation, active entertainment, and sexual stimulation (racy, pornographic …
Committed Reader
Reading for Utility, Pleasure, and Fulfillment in the Twenty-First Century
E-bok, 2012
986 kr
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Committed utilitarian reading is either dominantly practical or more or less equally practical and fulfilling. Pleasurable reading is conceptualized as an important kind of casual leisure, experienced primarily as relaxation, active entertainment, and sexual stimulation (racy, pornographic …
Leisure Education: A Cross-National View
Av Robert A. Stebbins, Atara Sivan
E-bok, 2016
626 kr
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Leisure education plays a central role in both the field of leisure studies and the pursuit of leisure itself. Everywhere in the modern world the most effective use of free time for individuals comes with knowing about the many leisure activities available to them and the rewards and costs that …
Leisure Education: A Cross-National View
Av Robert A. Stebbins, Atara Sivan
E-bok, 2016
640 kr
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Leisure education plays a central role in both the field of leisure studies and the pursuit of leisure itself. Everywhere in the modern world the most effective use of free time for individuals comes with knowing about the many leisure activities available to them and the rewards and costs that …
Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations
Av David Horton Smith, Robert A. Stebbins m. fl.
2016
4896 kr
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Written by over 200 leading experts from over seventy countries, this handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the latest theory and research on volunteering, civic participation and nonprofit membership associations. The first handbook on the subject to be truly …
Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations
Av Jurgen Grotz, Robert A. Stebbins m. fl.
E-bok, 2017
5705 kr
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Written by over 200 leading experts from over seventy countries, this handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the latest theory and research on volunteering, civic participation and nonprofit membership associations. The first handbook on the subject to be truly …
Interrelationship of Leisure and Play
Play as Leisure, Leisure as Play
Inbunden, 2015
552 kr
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Augmentative play is a special activity that substantially aids the pursuit of a larger, encompassing leisure activity. This approach to the study of play is unique. It recognizes the hundreds of activities in which play and leisure come together.
Interrelationship of Leisure and Play
Play as Leisure, Leisure as Play
E-bok, 2016
779 kr
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Augmentative play is a special activity that substantially aids the pursuit of a larger, encompassing leisure activity. This approach to the study of play is unique. It recognizes the hundreds of activities in which play and leisure come together.
Leisure and Positive Psychology
Linking Activities with Positiveness
Inbunden, 2015
681 kr
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This book explores, from a leisure studies perspective, the central role that leisure has to play in positive psychology, exploring themes such as flow, fulfilment, altruism, well-being, and interpersonal relationships.
Leisure and Positive Psychology
Linking Activities with Positiveness
E-bok, 2016
926 kr
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This book explores, from a leisure studies perspective, the central role that leisure has to play in positive psychology, exploring themes such as flow, fulfilment, altruism, well-being, and interpersonal relationships.
Leisure and the Motive to Volunteer: Theories of Serious, Casual, and Project-Based Leisure
Inbunden, 2015
552 kr
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Volunteering and its nonprofit organizations have commonly been analyzed in economic terms, with volunteering being referred to as "unpaid (productive) work". This economic definition has been around far longer than that of volunteering conceived of as leisure, which is discussed as the volitional …
Leisure and the Motive to Volunteer: Theories of Serious, Casual, and Project-Based Leisure
E-bok, 2015
755 kr
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Volunteering and its nonprofit organizations have commonly been analyzed in economic terms, with volunteering being referred to as "unpaid (productive) work". This economic definition has been around far longer than that of volunteering conceived of as leisure, which is discussed as the volitional …
Leisure Education: A Cross-National View
Av Atara Sivan, Robert A. Stebbins
Häftad, 2018
545 kr
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Leisure education plays a central role in both the field of leisure studies and the pursuit of leisure itself. Everywhere in the modern world the most effective use of free time for individuals comes with knowing about the many leisure activities available to them and the rewards and costs that …
Leisure Activities in Context
A Micro-Macro/Agency-Structure Interpretation of Leisure
Häftad, 2017
750 kr
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There have been many analyses of leisure, drawing on the social, historical, cultural, temporal, and geographical contexts in which acts of leisure are pursued. Yet these studies lack a theoretical framework that can explain how leisure studies interact in various social contexts (cultural, …
Idea of Leisure
First Principles
Häftad, 2017
750 kr
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A range of thinkers in philosophy, religion, and the social sciences have argued that thanks to science, technology, and the organization of society, the human condition has improved and will continue to do so. People are becoming progressively happier and enjoying an ever-improving quality of …
Work and Leisure in the Middle East
The Common Ground of Two Separate Worlds
Häftad, 2017
772 kr
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Community involvement and leisure are rarely mentioned in mass media coverage of the Middle East and North Africa.Yet leisure and community involvement form a part of life in the region, and are becoming increasingly significant as modernization becomes pervasive. This work seeks to examine how the …
Personal Decisions in the Public Square
E-bok, 2017
864 kr
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This work looks into how, why, and when people pursue things in life that they desire, those that make their existence attractive and worth living. Robert A. Stebbins calls this "Positive Sociology," the study of what people do to organize their lives such that they become substantially rewarding, …
Personal Decisions in the Public Square
E-bok, 2017
883 kr
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This work looks into how, why, and when people pursue things in life that they desire, those that make their existence attractive and worth living. Robert A. Stebbins calls this "Positive Sociology," the study of what people do to organize their lives such that they become substantially rewarding, …
Between Work and Leisure
The Common Ground of Two Separate Worlds
E-bok, 2017
779 kr
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Occupational devotion, as defined by Robert A. Stebbins, is a strong and positive attachment to a form of self-enhancing work, where the sense of achievement is high and the core activity, or set of tasks, is endowed with such intense appeal that the line between work and leisure is virtually …
Between Work and Leisure
The Common Ground of Two Separate Worlds
E-bok, 2017
779 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Occupational devotion, as defined by Robert A. Stebbins, is a strong and positive attachment to a form of self-enhancing work, where the sense of achievement is high and the core activity, or set of tasks, is endowed with such intense appeal that the line between work and leisure is virtually …
Work and Leisure in the Middle East
The Common Ground of Two Separate Worlds
E-bok, 2017
864 kr
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Community involvement and leisure are rarely mentioned in mass media coverage of the Middle East and North Africa.Yet leisure and community involvement form a part of life in the region, and are becoming increasingly significant as modernization becomes pervasive. This work seeks to examine how the …
