Purpose, Goals and Objectives

The overall purpose is to enhance the leisure experiences of children and youth worldwide by working for their right to have equitable access to leisure.

This purpose will be pursued through the following objectives:

Support and encourage relevant research.

Identify and catalog important data related to children and youth.

Facilitate dissemination of research findings and other useful data.

Develop networks and partnerships with other international organizations.

Advocate on behalf of families and local communities who seek to nurture children through leisure.

Serve as a resource for other organizations or entities.

Provide a context where experts may share their knowledge and support each other.

In general, serve as a voice for leisure in those situations where the well being of children is in question.

Membership

Current members of World Leisure may indicate their interest in Children and Youth by e-mailing the World Leisure Secretariat at secretariat@worldleisure.org. Former members and other non-members may join World Leisure and indicate their interest in Children and Youth on the website at worldleisure.org. Members of World Leisure may become active in Children and Youth by contacting the Chair, E. William Niepoth, at bniepoth@csuchico.edu.

Executive Committee

E. William Niepoth (Commission Chair)
Emeritus Professor
Department of Recreation and Parks Management
California State University , Chico , US
bniepoth@csuchico.edu

Caldwell, Linda (Commission Secretary)
Professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Additional appointment in Human Development and Family Studies
The Pennsylvania State University , US

Bryce, Joanne
Director of Research, Cyberspace Research Unit
School of Psychology
University of Central Lancaster , UK

Ekesa, Timothy
Executive Director
Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children (KAACR)
Nairobi , Kenya , Africa

Lee, Kwan Meng
Youth Programme Development Consultant
International Youth Centre (IYC)
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia

Lyons, Kevin
Senior Lecturer in Leisure and Tourism Studies
School of Economic, Politics and Tourism
University of Newcastle , NSW, Australia

Pereira, Beatriz
Professor, Institute of Childhood Studies
Department of Arts and Physical Education
University of Minho , Braga , Portugal

Sharma, Veena
Chairperson
Prajna Foundation for Cultural Interaction and Studies
New Delhi , India