The Neoliberal Assault on the Public University: The Case of Recreation, Park, and Leisure Research

Authors: Rose, Jeff; Dustin, Dan

Source: Leisure Sciences, Volume 31, Number 4, July 2009 , pp. 397-402(6)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Public universities face critical challenges in terms of teaching, researching, and providing service. Funding mechanisms for various departments, programs, and professors have become increasingly intertwined with market-driven forces in light of neoliberal political and economic philosophies. In this essay, we illuminate neoliberalism and its multiple influences in university recreation, parks, and leisure studies departments. In noting classical theories of leisure and the deleterious aspects of neoliberalism, we encourage researchers, teachers, administrators, and students to resist these prevalent cultural trends, evoking a normative role for universities in the provision of a liberal education.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01490400902988333

Affiliations: 1: Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Publication date: 2009-07-01

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