An exploration of campus recreation's role in student engagement

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dc.contributor.authorAngus Busby, Tanya L.
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeStrachan, Leisha (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) Smith, Lynn (Student Affairs)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorMacKay, Kelly (Kinesiology and Recreation Management)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-09T13:56:04Z
dc.date.available2011-09-09T13:56:04Z
dc.date.issued2011-09-09
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology and Recreation Managementen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractStudent engagement research includes student success, grade point average, persistence, recruitment, retention, and belonging (Bean, 1980; Becker, Cooper, Atkins, & Martin, 2009; Willms, 2003). Campus recreation research explores benefits, involvement, satisfaction, participation, and community (Astin, 1984; Barcelona & Ross, 2002; Dalgarn, 2001; Kovac & Beck, 1997; Tsigilis, 2009). Research considering the relationship between student engagement and campus recreation is limited. The purpose of this research was to consider the role(s) of campus recreation participation in undergraduate student engagement at a post-secondary commuter campus. A case study approach using initial exploratory interviews and follow-up focus groups explored campus recreation participation in terms of social, academic, and intellectual engagement. Participants were current full-time undergraduate students, 18-24 years old and had participated in a campus recreation activity within the past four months. Findings provided guidance for enhancing student engagement through campus recreation and contributed to and connected the existing knowledge bases of campus recreation and student engagement.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2011en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/4863
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectengagementen_US
dc.subjectrecreationen_US
dc.subjectcampusen_US
dc.subjectretentionen_US
dc.subjectrecruitmenten_US
dc.subjectinvolvementen_US
dc.subjectparticipationen_US
dc.subjectbelongingen_US
dc.subjectcommunityen_US
dc.subjectintegrationen_US
dc.subjectsocialen_US
dc.subjectsuccessen_US
dc.subjectacademicen_US
dc.subjectintellectualen_US
dc.subjectpost-secondaryen_US
dc.subjectstudenten_US
dc.titleAn exploration of campus recreation's role in student engagementen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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