Participation in outdoor recreational activities and cultural identity in Australia: An exploratory qualitative study

• Authors: Vegneskumar Maniam , Russel Brown
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

Outdoor education; cultural diversity; qualitative study; humanistic sociology

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 87
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 34-45

Contributors

author

Vegneskumar Maniam

• Univesity of New England, NSW, Australia

author

Russel Brown

• ACHPER, SA, Adelaide, South Australia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pcssr-2020-0017