Measurement for Leisure Services and Leisure Studies

This book is about measuring areas of interest in leisure, recreation, and parks. It includes sample assessments and histories of measurement for the following areas: ‧ Leisure Involvement ‧ Leisure Attitude ‧ Leisure Motivation ‧ Leisure and Free Time Boredom ‧ Leisure Interests ‧ Leisure Satisfaction ‧ Playfulness and Humor ‧ Leisure Administration and Supervision Measurements The book provides the basic information and existing instruments that may be used to measure aspects of recreation and leisure in an accurate, meaningful, and practical manner. Instructions are provided on how to evaluate current measurements and develop new measurements.

Mounir G. Ragheb, PhD, is a Professor Emeritus at the Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida; having served in the department of Sport and Recreation Management, College of Education. During his tenure he: ‧ Participated in developing eight standardized measurements that are used in practice and research studies in many different countries. ‧ Conducted scientific studies on how leisure domains relate to wellness, stress, vitality, boredom or lack of boredom, life satisfaction, and quality of life. ‧ Presented and published nationally and internationally scholar reports and scientific studies in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.‧ Served as a graduate coordinator and participated in supervising Master's theses and Doctoral dissertations at the Florida State University.For ten years, he taught graduate classes to Master's students from all over South America, Central America, and Mexico through the Pan American Institute of Physical Education and Recreation, located in Maracaibo, Venezuela.