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The Psychological Experience Of River Guiding: Exploring The Protective Frame And Implications For Guide Well-Being, Susan Houge Mackenzie, John H. Kerr
The Psychological Experience Of River Guiding: Exploring The Protective Frame And Implications For Guide Well-Being, Susan Houge Mackenzie, John H. Kerr
Susan Houge Mackenzie
Adventure tours are a fast-growing segment of the tourism market and guide behaviour has been identified as a critical factor in tourist satisfaction. However, little research has investigated guides’ emotional and motivational experiences and implications for psychological well-being. This study analyses critical incidents from autoethnographical data captured during a 10-year span of white-water river guiding in the northern and southern hemispheres. Reversal theory constructs inform analysis of psychological states and emotions experienced throughout guide training, development, and river trip interactions. Factors that may influence guides’ 'protective frames’, emotions, and motivational states are discussed, along with implications for guide and client …
Completing Your Story: Explaining Your 'Colorful' Career History To Potential Employers, Keri Schwab
Completing Your Story: Explaining Your 'Colorful' Career History To Potential Employers, Keri Schwab
Keri Schwab
KATIE, A 26 year-old volunteer coordinator for an educational nonprofit, was on her fifth "job" since graduating from college and in the process of applying for a sixth. Her resume read like a magazine article for 20-somethings: Six jobs to try before 30! She had served as an AmeriCorps volunteer, an international volunteer, worked a seasonal job with a film institute, completed a contract for an environmental group, and finally settled into a volunteer coordinator position. Next up, she was applying for an outreach position with an environmental non-profit. Well qualified and with excellent references, her biggest challenge was explaining …
Bridging The Sport And Recreation Divide, Laurence Chalip, Keri Schwab, Daniel Dustin
Bridging The Sport And Recreation Divide, Laurence Chalip, Keri Schwab, Daniel Dustin
Keri Schwab
In this article we examine sport and recreation's collaborative potential. We begin by identifying some differences between the two fields of study and by acknowledging what heretofore have been some inherent incompatibilities. We discuss how these differences and incompatibilities might be overcome through a paradigm shift based on the fields' common appreciation of the importance of play. We then demonstrate the collaborative potential by illustrating the relevance of play to ameliorating the pervasive obesity problem confronting contemporary society. We conclude by suggesting that an alliance between sport and recreation may result in synergistic effects that strengthen their respective standing within …