A naturalistic inquiry into the social world of whitewater kayakers

Jason W. Whiting; Katharine A. Pawelko

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A naturalistic inquiry into the social world of whitewater kayakers

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jason W. Whiting, Katharine A. Pawelko

Year:

2012

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc; Watts, Clifton E., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-94. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 71-76.

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Abstract

This exploratory research focused on kayakers at whitewater kayaking parks; the social and recreational characteristics of this specific user group had not previously been studied from a managerial and theoretical standpoint. Twelve kayakers were interviewed at whitewater kayaking parks in Colorado and Utah. The interviewers utilized naturalistic methodology with a concentration on grounded theory techniques.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

Whiting, Jason W.; Pawelko, Katharine A. 2012. A naturalistic inquiry into the social world of whitewater kayakers. In: Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc; Watts, Clifton E., Jr., eds. Proceedings of the 2010 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-94. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 71-76.