27106 Behavioural Foundations of Leisure and Sport

UTS: Business: Leisure, Sport and Tourism
Credit points: 6 cp

Subject level: Undergraduate

Result Type: Grade and marks

Handbook description

This subject provides a grounding in psychological and social psychological principles and how these may be understood and applied within sport and leisure contexts and settings. It also seeks to build a critical awareness of the methods and assumptions underpinning psychological inquiry.

Subject objectives/outcomes

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

articulate the psychological factors associated with behaviour in sport and leisure settings
comprehend the social context in which behaviour occurs
apply the theoretical foundations and practical applications of psychological research within the fields of sport and leisure
identify and apply the methodological techniques employed in psychological research.

Contribution to graduate profile

This is a first year core subject that provides students with a contextual grounding in psychological and social psychological principles. It seeks to develop an understanding of psychological and social psychological frameworks from which human behaviour may be explained and predicted. Further, it attempts to develop critical analytical and reasoning skills of students through engagement with the extant research based literature.

Teaching and learning strategies

Teaching and learning strategies include formal lectures, tutorials, discussions and guest lectures. Content for this subject will be supported by UTS Online.

Content

Conceptual and methodological approaches to the study of behaviour
Thought and knowledge
Motivation and benefits and constraints in leisure and sport
Emotion
Personality
Group behaviour and leadership in leisure and sport
Altered states of consciousness
Psychology and the physical environment
Psychology of human development.

Assessment

Assessment item 1: Exams (Individual)

Objective(s):	1-4
Weighting:	50%
Task:	A written examination will be conducted during the formal exam period at the end of the semester. It will cover all material from weeks 7 -13.

Assessment item 2: Semester Paper (Individual)

Objective(s):	1-4
Weighting:	30%
Task:	Mid-semester exam (35%) A written examination will take place during lecture time on 3 September Week 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Students are responsible for all material from Weeks 1-5 including lectures and readings.

Assessment item 3: Learning Experience (Group)

Objective(s):

1-4

Weighting:

20%

Task:

In Weeks 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12, students (in groups of 3) will have the responsibility for organising a form of learning experience for their tutorial group. The learning experience should be planned to take 20 minutes max. Students are encouraged to be as creative as possible in producing this experience. Some possibilities include role play, simulations, games, debates, discussions, hypotheticals, films, and videos. The focus of the experience will be decided in consultation with your tutor, but will revolve around one of the concepts from the readings/lecture from the previous week.

The format and proposed learning experience must be discussed with your tutor in the week prior to the presentation. Students who fail to do so may be penalised.
Each member of the group is to participate equally in the planning and delivery of the learning experience.
At the end of your learning experience you are to explain to the class the purpose of the exercise – what you want students to have learned.
You are to prepare a two-page maximum handout (summary of the exercise) to be distributed to each class member during the tutorial. This handout should cite:

Brief background to the topic (citing references) which leads to
the objectives of the exercise (what you want students to learn from the exercise)
the method employed in your exercise (how you were addressing the objectives)
References

Required text(s)

Student Reader: Behavioural Foundations of Leisure and Sport is available from the Co-op Bookshop (Kuring-gai). Copies are also kept on Closed Reserve in the George Muir Library.

Indicative references

Anshel, M. 2003, (4th Edn) Sport Psychology: From Theory to Practice, Gorsuch Scarisbruck,Scottsdale, AZ.

Argyle, M. 1996, The Social Psychology of Leisure, Penguin, London.

Berger, B., Weinberg, R., & Pargman, D. 2002, Foundations of Exercise Psychology, WV: F.I.T, Morgantown.

Bond, N. and McConkey, K. 2001, Psychological Science: An Introduction, McGraw Hill Australia, Roseville, NSW

Buckworth, J., & Dishman, R. 2002, Exercise Psychology, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.

Burton, T. L. & Jackson, E.L. (eds) 1988, Understanding Leisure and Recreation: Mapping the Past, Charting the Future, Venture Publishing, State College.

Callan, V., Gallois, C. & Noller, P. 1991, (2nd edn) Social Psychology, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Sydney.

Canter, D. (ed) 1977, The Psychology of Place, The Architectural Press, London.

Cox, R. 1998 (4rd edn) Sport Psychology, McGraw-Hill, Boston.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. & Kleiber, D. 1991, 'Leisure and self-actualization', in Benefits of Leisure, eds B. Driver, P. Brown and G. Peterson, Venture Publishing, State College, pp. 91-102.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. & Larson, R. 1984, Being Adolescent, Basic Books, USA.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. 1991, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, Harper Perennial, New York.

Deci, E.L. 1976, Intrinsic Motivation, Plenum Press, New York.

Denzin, N. and Lincoln, Y. (eds) 1994, Handbook of Qualitative Research, Sage, California.

Driver, B., Brown, P. & Peterson, G. 1991, Benefits of Leisure, Venture Publishing, State College.

Ellis, M. 1973, Why People Play, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs.

Gleitman, H., Fridlund, A. and Reisberg, D. 1999 (5th edn), Psychology, W.W. Norton and Co., New York.

Goodale, T.L. & Witt, P.A. (eds) 1985, Recreation and Leisure: Issues in an Era of Change, Venture Publishing, State College.

Haggard, L. & Williams, D. 1991, 'Self-identity benefits of leisure activities', in, Benefits of Leisure, (eds) B. Driver, P. Brown and G. Peterson, Venture Publishing, State College, p. 103-120.

Haworth, J.T. 1997, Work, Leisure and Well Being, Routledge, New York.

Henderson, K, Bialeschki, M., Shaw, S. and Freysinger, V. 1996, Both Gains and Gaps: Feminist Perspectives on Women's Leisure, Venture Publishing, State College, PA.

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Ittleson, W.H., Proshanky, H.M., Rivlin, L.G. & Winkel, G.H. 1974, An Introduction to Environmental Psychology, Holt Rinehart & Winston Inc., N.Y.

MacNeill, R. & Teague, M. 1987, Ageing and Leisure, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

Mannell, R.C. and Kleiber D.A. 1997, A Social Psychology of Leisure, Venture, State College, PA.

Martens, R. 1975, Social Psychology and Physical Activity, Harper & Roco, New York.

Michaelis, B. 1985, 'Fantasy, play, creativity and mental health', in Recreation and Leisure: Issues in an Era of Change, (eds) T. Goodale and P. Witt, Venture Publishing, State College.

Morris, T. & Summers, J. 2003, (2nd Edn) Sport Psychology: Theories, Applications and Issues. Jacaranda Wiley, Brisbane.

Neulinger, J. 1981, The Psychology of Leisure, Thomas, Springfield.

Passer, M. and Smith, R. 2001, Psychology: Frontiers and Applications, McGraw Hill, New York.

Peterson, C., Maier, S. & Seligman, M. 1993, Learned Helplessness, University Press, Oxford.

Ribbens, J and Edwards, R. (eds) 1998, Feminist Dilemmas in Qualitative Research: Public Knowledge and Private Lives, Sage, London.

Seligman, M. 1975, Helplessness, Freeman, San Francisco.

Selin, S. & Howard, D. 1988, 'Ego involvement and leisure behaviour: a conceptual specification', Journal of Leisure Research, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 237-244.

Seraganian, P. (ed) 1993, Exercise Psychology, John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Sherif, M., Harvey, O.J., White, B.J., Hood, R. & Sherif, C.W. 1988, The Robbers Cave Experiment: Intergroup Conflict and Cooperation, Wesleyian University Press, Middletown, Connecticut.

Simons, Y. & Taylor, J. 1992, 'A psychosocial model of fan violence in sports', International Journal of Sport Psychology, no. 23, pp. 207-226.

Small, J. 1999, 'Memory-work: a method for researching women's tourist experiences', Tourism Management, 20, 25-35.

Urry, J. 2002, Tourist Gaze: Travel Leisure and Society, Sage, London.

Van Raalte, J.L., & Brewer, B.W. 1996, Exploring Sport and Exercise Psychology, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Wearing, B., 1998, Leisure and Feminist Theory, Sage, London.

Weber, A. 1991, Social Psychology, Harper Collins, New York.

Weinberg, D. and Gould, D. 1995, Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.

Williams, J. (ed.) (4th Edn) 2001, Applied Sport Psychology, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.

Other resources

Journals

Some journals that you might find useful include:

Annals of Leisure Research

Australian Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

Journal of Leisurability

Journal of Leisure Research

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Journal of Social Psychology

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Journal of Sport Behaviour

Journal of Applied Recreation Research

Leisure Sciences

Leisure Studies

Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts

The Sport Psychologist

Therapeutic Recreation Journal

World Leisure and Recreation Association Journal

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