Embarking on a Rhetorical Exploration: Accommodating Science (or Not) in Leisure Research. Issue 2 (2nd July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mainieri, Tracy L.; Schmalz, Dorothy L.; Anderson, Denise M.
• Is Part Of: Schole. Volume 35:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 55
• Page End: 71
• Publication Date: 2020-07-02
• Subjects: Accommodation of science -- leisure sciences -- rhetorical analysis; Leisure -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States -- Periodicals; Recreation -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States -- Periodicals; Leisure -- Study and teaching (Higher); Recreation -- Study and teaching (Higher); United States; Periodicals; 790.0711
• DOI: 10.1080/1937156X.2019.1654420
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1937-156X

Abstract

Abstract: An ongoing debate points to a possible gap between the published research about and the delivery of leisure services. For example, two of the major research journals in the field of leisure studies, Journal of Leisure Research ( JLR ) and Journal of Parks and Recreation Administration ( JPRA ), are intended for different audiences, yet researchers are far more likely than practitioners to read both journals. Little empirical research has been conducted to explain the possible reasons for these readership disparities. This exploration utilized rhetorical analysis techniques to examine three matched article sets to determine if the science was accommodated for the distinct intended audiences of the two journals. The findings suggested that the ways in which the research was accommodated for the distinct intended audiences was inconsistent. Significance of the findings and recommendations for future accommodation of science in leisure studies are discussed.