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Edgar L. Jackson

Edgar L. Jackson

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
38
Citations
11080
World Ranking
5797
National Ranking
342

Overview

Edgar L. Jackson is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities, with notable contributions to Linguistics and Language, Sociology and Political Science, as well as Literature and Literary Theory.

Their work addresses several interconnected topics. Among these are:

  • Multilingual Education and Policy
  • Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
  • Discourse Analysis in Language Studies

Edgar L. Jackson's research encompasses at least three subfields:

  • Linguistics and Language
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Literature and Literary Theory

These subfields reflect a multidisciplinary approach, engaging with both language and social dynamics. The focus on multilingual education and related policies indicates an interest in how language shapes educational frameworks and intercultural communication.

Furthermore, their work on names, identity, and discrimination explores social processes and how individual and group identities are constructed and perceived. Their engagement with discourse analysis suggests a methodological emphasis on examining language use and communication patterns within social contexts.

Best Publications

  • A HIERARCHICAL MODEL OF LEISURE CONSTRAINTS

    Duane W. Crawford;Edgar L. Jackson;Geoffrey Godbey

  • Negotiation of leisure constraints

    Edgar L. Jackson;Duane W. Crawford;Geoffrey Godbey

  • Leisure constraints∗: A survey of past research

    Edgar L. Jackson

  • Gender‐based analysis of leisure constraints

    Edgar L. Jackson;Karla A. Henderson

  • Constraints To Leisure

    Edgar L. Jackson

  • Starting, Ceasing, and Replacing Leisure Activities over the Life-Span

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola;Edgar Jackson;Elaine Dunn

  • Will Research on Leisure Constraints Still Be Relevant in the Twenty-first Century?

    Edgar L. Jackson

  • Negotiation of Leisure Constraints by Junior-High and High-School Students: An Exploratory Study

    Edgar L. Jackson;Victoria C. Rucks

  • Leisure studies: prospects for the Twenty-First Century.

    Edgar Lionel Jackson;Thomas L. Burton

  • Recognizing patterns of leisure constraints: results from alternative analyses.

    Edgar L. Jackson

  • Socioeconomic variations in perceived barriers to recreation participation among would‐be participants

    Mark S. Searle;Edgar L. Jackson

  • Culture and leisure constraints: a comparison of Canadian and Mainland Chinese university students.

    Gordon J. Walker;Edgar L. Jackson;Jinyang Deng

  • Factors That Limit and Strategies That Might Encourage People's Use of Public Parks

    David Scott;Edgar L. Jackson

  • Response to Earthquake Hazard The West Coast of North America

    Edgar L. Jackson

  • Outdoor recreation participation and attitudes to the environment

    Edgar L. Jackson

  • LEISURE CONSTRAINTS/CONSTRAINED LEISURE: SPECIAL INTRODUCTION

    Edgar L. Jackson

  • The New Environmental Paradigm Scale: Has It Outlived Its Usefulness?

    Roxanne Lalonde;Edgar L. Jackson

  • Variations in the desire to begin a leisure activity: evidence of antecedent constraints?

    Edgar L. Jackson

  • Leisure Constraint Theory and Sport Tourism

    Tom Hinch;Edgar L. Jackson;Simon Hudson;Gordon Walker

  • Understanding leisure and recreation : mapping the past, charting the future

    Edgar L. Jackson;Thomas L. Burton

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey Godbey
Geoffrey Godbey Pennsylvania State University
Seppo E. Iso-Ahola
Seppo E. Iso-Ahola University of Maryland, College Park
Karla A. Henderson
Karla A. Henderson North Carolina State University

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