The Benefits and Economic Value of Community Recreation: Proposal for an Analytical Framework Based on an Exploratory Study

ABSTRACT This article presents the results of an exploratory study on the impacts of a program provided by a community recreation centre. The study proposes an analytical framework to assess the impacts of recreation on young people and refers to product and impact concepts developed by Marée (2005...

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Main Authors: Louise Briand, Nathalie Sauvé, Lucie Fréchette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing 2011-06-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research
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Online Access:https://anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/54
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spelling doaj-bcc01252819b4e3fa45f2736a16dccba2021-04-14T21:38:49ZengCanadian Centre for Studies in PublishingCanadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research1920-93552011-06-012110.22230/cjnser.2011v2n1a54The Benefits and Economic Value of Community Recreation: Proposal for an Analytical Framework Based on an Exploratory StudyLouise BriandNathalie SauvéLucie FréchetteABSTRACT This article presents the results of an exploratory study on the impacts of a program provided by a community recreation centre. The study proposes an analytical framework to assess the impacts of recreation on young people and refers to product and impact concepts developed by Marée (2005). The proposed framework includes dimensions that are sufficiently precise to grasp the impacts of community recreation centres (benefits, savings, impacts on individuals, life settings, and society), yet also sufficiently broad to allow for the evaluation of the impacts of other social endeavours.   RÉSUMÉ Cet article présente les résultats d'une recherche exploratoire qui étudie les effets d'un programme d'un centre communautaire de loisir. La recherche propose un cadre d'analyse des impacts du loisir chez les jeunes qui prend appui sur les concepts de produits et d'impacts développés par Marée (2005). Le cadre d'analyse proposé comporte des dimensions suffisamment précises pour appréhender les impacts des centres communautaires de loisir (bénéfices et économies pour les individus, les milieux de vie et la société), mais il est aussi suffisamment large pour évaluer les impacts d'autres entreprises à vocation sociale. https://anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/54Community organizationSocial performanceEconomic valueRecreation / Organisme communautairePerformance socialeValeur économique
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Nathalie Sauvé
Lucie Fréchette
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Nathalie Sauvé
Lucie Fréchette
The Benefits and Economic Value of Community Recreation: Proposal for an Analytical Framework Based on an Exploratory Study
Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research
Community organization
Social performance
Economic value
Recreation / Organisme communautaire
Performance sociale
Valeur économique
author_facet Louise Briand
Nathalie Sauvé
Lucie Fréchette
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title The Benefits and Economic Value of Community Recreation: Proposal for an Analytical Framework Based on an Exploratory Study
title_short The Benefits and Economic Value of Community Recreation: Proposal for an Analytical Framework Based on an Exploratory Study
title_full The Benefits and Economic Value of Community Recreation: Proposal for an Analytical Framework Based on an Exploratory Study
title_fullStr The Benefits and Economic Value of Community Recreation: Proposal for an Analytical Framework Based on an Exploratory Study
title_full_unstemmed The Benefits and Economic Value of Community Recreation: Proposal for an Analytical Framework Based on an Exploratory Study
title_sort benefits and economic value of community recreation: proposal for an analytical framework based on an exploratory study
publisher Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing
series Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research
issn 1920-9355
publishDate 2011-06-01
description ABSTRACT This article presents the results of an exploratory study on the impacts of a program provided by a community recreation centre. The study proposes an analytical framework to assess the impacts of recreation on young people and refers to product and impact concepts developed by Marée (2005). The proposed framework includes dimensions that are sufficiently precise to grasp the impacts of community recreation centres (benefits, savings, impacts on individuals, life settings, and society), yet also sufficiently broad to allow for the evaluation of the impacts of other social endeavours.   RÉSUMÉ Cet article présente les résultats d'une recherche exploratoire qui étudie les effets d'un programme d'un centre communautaire de loisir. La recherche propose un cadre d'analyse des impacts du loisir chez les jeunes qui prend appui sur les concepts de produits et d'impacts développés par Marée (2005). Le cadre d'analyse proposé comporte des dimensions suffisamment précises pour appréhender les impacts des centres communautaires de loisir (bénéfices et économies pour les individus, les milieux de vie et la société), mais il est aussi suffisamment large pour évaluer les impacts d'autres entreprises à vocation sociale.
topic Community organization
Social performance
Economic value
Recreation / Organisme communautaire
Performance sociale
Valeur économique
url https://anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/54
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