This collection contains scholarly articles, reports and other publications authored by Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services faculty members at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
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Submissions from 2022
Tenuous Time Toward Tenure at Teaching Institutions: Realities and Resources, Augustus W. Hallmon, Jonathan R. Hicks, and Jeremy Robinett
Submissions from 2021
Student Focus Groups: Experiences Learning in FlexSync and Online Synchronous Courses, Brooke N. Burk
MRPA Focus Groups: Understanding Member Needs and Expectations, Brooke N. Burk, Carrie Anderson, Janelle Crossfield, Carissa Goebel, Priya Tandon, and Kevin O'Brien
Submissions from 2020
Faculty Focus Groups: Experiences Teaching FlexSync and Online Synchronous during Fall 2020, Brooke N. Burk
Strategies for Teaching Undergraduate Writing Intensive Courses, Brooke N. Burk
Pandemic Motherhood and the Academy: A Critical Examination of the Leisure-Work Dichotomy, Brooke N. Burk, Anna Pechenik Mausolf, and Linda Oakleaf
"That's Not a Problem Here": Recreation Professionals' Perceptions of Cyberbullying in Youth Programs, Brooke N. Burk and Iryna Sharaievska
Learning from Wildlife-Inspired Awe, Jonathan R. Hicks
Therapy Dog Ownership as Serious Leisure for Members of a Therapy Dog Volunteer Group, Jonathan R. Hicks and Mary Kramer
Submissions from 2019
Spring EngAGEment: An Interprofessional Collaboration to Enhance Community Interaction and University Education, Kristen Abbott-Anderson, Hsinhuei Sheen Chiou, and Brooke N. Burk
Who is a Bully Anyway?: Examining Perceptions of Bullying among Parents and Children, Brooke N. Burk, Amy DiRenzo, and Rachelle Fuller
Analyzing Research Patterns in Outdoor and Adventure-Based Expressions of Experiential Education Over Time, Julie A. Carlson, Laura Bermúdez-Jurado, Mariam Qureshi, Andrea Shearer Ippen, and Michael Hollibush
Shouldn't Leisure Scholars Know Better? How the Work/Leisure Dictotomy Affects Policy and Culture for Academic Mothers, Linda Oakleaf, Brooke N. Burk, and Anna Pechenik Mausolf
Introduction to the Special Issue-Building Bridges Instead of Walls: Marketing with Minoritized Populations, Daniel Theriault and Brooke N. Burk
Submissions from 2018
Exploring Potential Components of Wildlife-Inspired Awe, Jonathan R. Hicks
Exploring the Relationship Between Awe and Leisure: A Conceptual Argument, Jonathan R. Hicks
Recreation in Families with Children with Development Disability: Caregivers' Use of Online and Offline Support Groups, Iryna Sharaievska and Brooke N. Burk
Submissions from 2017
Health and Recreation Perceptions of Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Brooke N. Burk and Iryna Sharaievska
Mixed Emotions: A Qualitative Exploration of Northern Illinois Whitetail Deer-Related Decision Making, Jonathan R. Hicks
Work or Play: An Exploration of the Relationships between People and their Service Dogs in Leisure Activities, Jonathan R. Hicks and Courtney J. Weisman
The Role of Supervision in Youth Work: Perceptions of Students Preparing to be Youth Workers, Heather M. Olsen and Brooke N. Burk
Submissions from 2016
Children as an Emotional Amplifier in Northern Illinois White-tailed Deer Interactions, Jonathan R. Hicks
I am Roller Derby: The Serious Leisure and Leisure Identity of Roller Derby Participants, Hung-Ling (Stella) Liu, Michael J. Bradley, and Brooke N. Burk
Submissions from 2015
Black Girls' Perceptions of Health and Ideal Body Types, Brooke N. Burk
Social Problems that Limit Participation in Recreation Activities Among Rural Residents, Brooke N. Burk, Kimberly Shinew, and Julie Stafford Son
Submissions from 2014
Using Reflection to Assess Students' Ability to Learn and Develop Leadership Skills, Heather M. Olsen and Brooke N. Burk
Submissions from 2013
Factors that Impact African American Girls' Participation in Health-Promoting Leisure Activities, Brooke N. Burk and Kimberly Shinew
To Know I Can Might Be Enough: Women's Self-Efficacy and their Identified Leadership Values, Kyle M. Momsen and Julie A. Carlson
Perceived Health Benefits from Yoga Among Breast Cancer Survivors, Marieke Van Puymbroeck, Brooke N. Burk, Kimberly Shinew, Megan Cronan Kuhlenschmidt, and Arlene A. Schmid
Submissions from 2011
Leisure Time Physical Activity Participation Among Latino Visitors to Outdoor Recreation Areas, Brooke N. Burk, Kimberly Shinew, and Monika Stodolska
Characterizing the Touchstones of Educational Leadership: An Analysis of Distinguished Applied Doctorate Programs, Julie A. Carlson and Donald Mitchell
Submissions from 2010
Avoiding Traps in Member Checking, Julie A. Carlson
