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Games and gamification projects in the Australian public sector
Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract This article surveys the arrival of gameful government into Australian public sector practice. Gameful government is a shorthand, descriptive term denoting the interpenetration of (video)games, and design elements and thinking from them, into public sector work.
David Threlfall, Catherine Althaus
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Health benefits of dancing activity among Korean middle-aged women
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2016 The purpose of this study was to understand the health benefits of line dancing activity in Korean middle-aged women. This study explored how Korean middle-aged women perceive health benefits through lived experiences of line dancing in their leisure ...
Min Jeong Kim, Chul Won Lee
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Education for Self-Fulfillment: process and context
Educação & Realidade, 2016 Education gained through leisure activities plays a central role in our search for self-fulfillment, be the leisure activity a project or a serious pursuit.
Robert A. Stebbins
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Appraisal of the housing, renewal and sustainability needs of rural areas of Gateshead [PDF]
, 2006 Gateshead Council commissioned Sustainable Cities Research Institute (SCRI) and Banks of Wear Community Projects Ltd (BOW) to carry out a housing, renewal and sustainability appraisal of rural areas of Gateshead Borough between May and August 2006 ...
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‘Reinventing’ the Beach? Lessons from a Local Development Plan in the French Riviera
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Coastal squeeze is now so tangible both globally and locally that the focus of scientific debate has expanded from the erosion of beaches to the risk of their disappearance. In this context, it is crucial to explore local development plans that aim to preserve the long‐term existence of a beach.
Isabelle Bruno, Grégory Salle
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Serious Leisure and Passion in University Programs for Seniors. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Doistua J, Lazcano I, Madariaga A.
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.This article explores the activities of daily life in a village neighbouring the TEPCO nuclear power plant in Fukushima. It argues that one of the potentials of taking a dwelling perspective – a phenomenological approach to living within the ecological and social environments – emerges most compellingly within a polluted landscape.
Tomoko Sakai
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Pamukkale Spor Bilimleri DergisiThis study aimed to examine the experiences of individuals who perform long-distance running as a serious leisure activity within the framework of the Self-Determination Theory.
Funda Koçak, Sena Nur Doğusan
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Conceptualizing Leisure Within the Highly Regimented World of Elite Hockey
Physical Culture and Sport: Studies and Research, 2016 The purpose of this paper is to offer a conceptualization of leisure that can help us understand what constitutes as leisure and how leisure is attained in a highly regimented context such as elite hockey.
MacCosham Bradley
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Read This Paper Later: Procrastination with Time-Consistent Preferences [PDF]
A model of time-consistent procrastination is developed to assess the extent to which the observed behavior is compatible with rational behavior. When a finite work requirement must be completed by a deadline, the remaining time for leisure is an ...
Fischer, Carolyn
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