'Cultural Life', Disability, Inclusion and Citizenship: Moving Beyond Leisure in Isolation

ISBN-13: 9780367739775 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 90 str.

Simon Darcy; Jerome F. Singleton

Opis

This text provides a lens of how to empower citizens’ abilities through leisure in a variety of environments. It concentrates on working with the abilities of individuals so as to enhance their participation in leisure activities.

This book was published as a special issue of Annals of Leisure Research.

Recenzje

"This anthology consists of five chapters that were previously published in a special issue of the journal Annals of Leisure Research . The editors Jerome Singleton and Simon Darcy notes that previous research on leisure and people with disabilities, most have focused on people with disabilities. The book explains how the university can be made ¿¿more inclusive, which benefits migrants with mental health problems have a leadership program, how people with intellectual disabilities see in society and the importance of drawing, theater and dance can have for people who received a traumatic brain injury."
Elizabeth Apelmo, Malmö University

Spis treści

1. Introduction: ‘Cultural life’, disability, inclusion and citizenship: moving beyondn leisure in isolation  2. A framework for creating a campus culture of inclusion: a participatory action research approach  3. Using Photovoice to listen to adults with intellectual disabilities on being part of the community  4. The relationship among motivational environment, autonomous self-regulation and personal variables in refugee youth: implications for mental health and youth leadership  5. Enhancing communication between a person with TBI and a significant other through arts: pilot project

O autorze

Simon Darcy is a Professor of Diversity Management at the Business School, University of Technology Sydney. He is an interdisciplinary researcher with expertise in developing inclusive organisational approaches for diversity groups. Simon's work is characterised by implementing the outcomes of his research to change business, government and the not-for-profit sectors practice.

Jerome Singleton is a Professor of Leisure Studies; he is also cross-appointed with Faculty of Management, Nursing, Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University. Jerry has published articles in a variety of publications such as Australian Journal of Occupational Science, Activities Adaptation and Aging, World Leisure Journal and Loisir/Leisure. Dr. Singleton’s research is based upon the intersection between Leisure and Aging and how they are interrelated to enhance a person’s access to Leisure across the life course.