Introduction

This chapter focuses on leisure education. It looks at the way leisure education has been defined, advocated, and implemented. While examining the What, Why and How questions of leisure education that have been mostly raised in the West, it brings to light additional perspectives from Asia. The chapter points to the possible fluidity of the term 'leisure education', the sometimes all-encompassing nature of its definition, and the gap between its advocacy and implementation. The last two decades have seen a growing interest in leisure internationally and the development of leisure in non-Western countries. It further draws attention to recent trends in Asia that could potentially facilitate a successful adoption of leisure education. Calls are made for further investigation of perceptions of leisure education and its practices internationally. Social and educational developments in the Asia Pacific Region could bring new opportunities for employing leisure education in settings such as schools, and understands new initiatives in this area among different age groups.