The diploma thesis deals with the issue of how teachers influence the choice of leisure time activities of children of first grades of primary school. The aim is to track in which way a teacher can influence the process. The theoretical background of the thesis are notions, such as leisure time, the characteristics and progress of young school children and the atmosphere in which young children spend their leisure time. Theinfluences are analyzed that form children and affect the way they spend their lemure time. Particular attention is paid to the role of a primary school teacher and the ways in which they can influence their pupils' leisure time. The practical part compares leisuretime activities of children in Prague and in a small town.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T14:31:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Livio dos Santos Wogel.pdf: 1022621 bytes, checksum: 30621a0c4d471c23774a80c49e904b24 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-12-18 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The theme of this thesis is the study of Philosophy during High School related to leisure as an important content for increasing human formation while going across that stage of basic education. The research starts from the question: what are the bases formative possibilities that leisure experiences can contribute to the teaching of Philosophy during High School? Its general objective is to develop an understanding about philosophical training possibilities across High School related to the leisure and formative patterns of Leisure Pedagogy. And its specific objective is to introduce an analysis of texts about the Leisure Pedagogy as a formative possibility to be developed during High School. The research was made based on reading and texts analysis, as bibliographical as documental, added to interpretative methodology and discursive textual analysis. Its theoretical base is on Aristoteles s, Cuenca Cabeza s, Dewey s, Lirier s, Martins , Rios and Severino s collections. The thesis text has been developed along four chapters that broach Philosophy Curriculum study during High School, a reflection about enjoying school phases as a base of human formation, also a leisure conception and its pedagogy introduction and, finally an analysis about formative possibilities since the mixing of leisure experiences and Philosophy teaching. The expected contribution of it is to rouse reflections which improve actions able to formulate pedagogical systems that include leisure as a formative worth to be introduced into school curriculum and also help to formulate some conductresses to teachers responsible for developing philosophical training across Philosophy Curriculum study during High School / Esta tese tem como tema o componente curricular Filosofia no Ensino Médio e sua relação com o Ócio como um conteúdo importante para auxiliar na formação humana no Ensino Médio da Educação Básica. Tem, como ponto de partida, a questão de pesquisa: Quais são as possibilidades formativas que a abordagem das vivências de ócio pode apresentar para o ensino de Filosofia no Ensino Médio? . Tem, por objetivo geral, desenvolver um entendimento sobre as possibilidades da formação filosófica desenvolvida no Ensino Médio relacionando-a com as vivências do ócio e com os parâmetros formativos da Pedagogia do Ócio. E tem por objetivo específico, apresentar uma análise dos textos referentes à pedagogia do ócio como uma possibilidade formativa a se desenvolver no Ensino Médio. Pesquisa realizada por meio da leitura e análise de textos, tanto bibliográficos quanto documentais, com o uso da metodologia interpretativa e o método de análise textual discursiva. Embasa se teoricamente em Aristóteles, Cuenca Cabeza, Dewey, Lorieri, Martins, Rios e Severino. A tese foi desenvolvida em 4 capítulos que abordam uma leitura do componente curricular Filosofia no Ensino Médio, uma reflexão acerca das formas de vivência do tempo escolar para a formação da pessoa, uma apresentação de uma concepção de ócio e da pedagogia do ócio, e um ensaio sobre as possibilidades formativas a partir da articulação entre as vivências de ócio e o ensino de Filosofia. A contribuição esperada é suscitar reflexões que promovam ações em vista de formular ideários pedagógicos que incluam o ócio como um valor formativo a ser desenvolvido no currículo escolar, como também favorecer a formulação de algumas diretrizes para a ação dos docentes que desenvolvem a formação filosófica por meio do componente curricular Filosofia no Ensino Médio

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T19:31:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Alexandre Francisco Silva Teixeira.pdf: 7929248 bytes, checksum: 2c6abe6730aac3da9d1c56af3b468655 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-13 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / This research aims to explore leisure in urban daily life on the North Side of São Paulo. It refers to the Cultural and Sports Centre implemented by Serviço Social do Comércio do Estado de São Paulo (SESC/SP) named SESC/Santana. In order to achieve results about SESC/SP's strategy for socio-educational leisure, project "Curumim Program" was chosen, especially considering that this project has been lead since the inauguration of SESC/Santana. The choice of this theme is based on the fact that leisure in São Paulo is a subject scarcely studied academically. The working method adopted was based on the analysis of images, reports, videos, interviews and specialized bibliography about leisure produced by SESC/SP. Such historical sources clarified that the strategy used by the SESC reveals an unique way to organize time/space for leisure / O objetivo principal desta pesquisa foi realizar estudos sobre o cotidiano urbano do lazer na Zona Norte paulistana, especialmente relacionado ao Centro Cultural e Desportivo implantado pelo Serviço Social do Comércio do Estado de São Paulo, o SESC/Santana. A escolha da área de estudo justifica-se por ser o lazer na cidade em diferentes momentos de sua história um assunto pouco explorado no meio acadêmico. O método de trabalho adotado baseou-se no estudo de imagens, relatórios, vídeos, entrevistas e bibliografia especializada referente ao lazer organizado pelo SESC/SP. Tais fontes esclareceram, entre tantas, uma singular maneira de organizar o tempo/espaço do lazer nesta região da cidade nos anos de 2005 a 2014. Para alcançar resultados para esta investigação sobre a estratégia do SESC/SP para o lazer socioeducativo, fez-se a escolha pelo Programa Curumim presente na programação do SESC/Santana desde sua inauguração

Transformations in the economy have led to changes in employment practices that can create a mismatch between parents’ work schedules and family routines. At the same time, approaches to child-rearing have become more time-intensive, with expectations of increased parental involvement in all aspects of children’s lives compared to previous generations. Mothers are subject to a more intensified maternal role and for fathers, the provider role is no longer sufficient. There are strong social pressures for more active participation in children’s lives and to nurture greater emotional connectivity in the parent-child relationship. These transformations in parenting and employment practices have contributed to a situation where parents now report increased levels of time pressure and greater dissatisfaction with the balance between work and the rest of their lives. The purpose of this study was to develop a broader understanding of how mothers and fathers with school-age children allocate their time, how it varies by household composition, season of the year, and work schedule, and how time use is related to subjective well-being. Given the role that leisure may play in creating a more satisfactory work-life balance, special attention was given to the amount of time available for leisure, with whom this time was spent and the relationship to quality of life. The gender relations perspective provided a theoretical framework since role expectations and experiences of parenthood differ for mothers and fathers. By considering individual, interpersonal, institutional and socio-historical levels of influence, patterns of behaviour may be better understood within the Canadian social context. This study is a secondary analysis of the 2005 Canadian General Social Survey, Cycle 19. Using a sub-sample of 2,062 parents of school-age children (ages 5-17 years), patterns of time use and perceptions of quality of life were assessed and compared by gender according to household composition, season of the school year, work schedule and flexible work option. Work schedules were categorized as traditional (daytime, no weekends), non-standard (evening, weekend and rotating shifts) and irregular (unpredictable, with “on call”, casual, or other irregular patterns). Gender inequality in the allocation of time to important life spheres remained substantial even when faced with very complex challenges in coordinating employment arrangements, family routines, and the school year schedule. With the exception of single fathers, men spent more time on employment-related activities than women regardless of work schedule, while women continued to perform greater amounts of domestic and child care activities. Combined workloads of paid and unpaid labour were significantly different only among single mothers and fathers. For married or cohabitating parents, the distribution of paid and unpaid labour was asymmetrical but the combined workload was not significantly different. Fathers continued to be privileged with greater amounts of leisure time. This was especially noticeable for men with non-standard work schedules and fathers of teenage children. Seasonal differences in time use indicated that women’s routines were more linked to the school year than men’s because of their greater child care responsibilities. When irregular or non-standard schedules were in place that could create more optimal conditions for reconsidering time allocation, parents still followed activity patterns that reproduced traditional gender roles. For women, non-standard schedules were the most detrimental to quality of life, whereas for men irregular schedules decreased well-being. Flexible schedules also perpetuated inequality in the distribution of paid work, unpaid work and leisure although quality of life actually improved for women. This improved quality of life may be attributable to more time spent on activities with physical health benefits or increased options for daily schedules, but it also leads to questions about how much control mothers actually have over their time and whether they recognize or care to challenge the inequalities that persist in the distribution of labour and leisure. Quality of life was diminished by conditions that contributed to a deviation from traditional role expectations. Some of these included not having a partner, women’s work schedules that conflicted with other family members, and for men, having an irregular and unpredictable work schedule. Since these conditions are characteristic of a sizable minority of Canadians parents, their experiences should not be dismissed but rather given greater attention. Additionally, future discussions of work-life integration should consider access to leisure since time for leisure was shown to contribute to parents’ quality of life. The gender relations perspective proved to be helpful in interpreting and understanding the dynamics of time use and behaviour. The four levels of interaction were highly interconnected, but changing institutional conditions such as employment schedules did not lead to greater equality. Instead, non-traditional work schedules widened the gender gap, particularly for child care and domestic activities. Dominant parenting practices were shown to be so deeply imbedded that stereotypical patterns remained a prevailing force guiding men’s and women’s daily activities. The GSS data, despite some limitations, provided considerable insight into the effect of parents’ employment and gender on time use and well-being. The findings of this study underscore the relevance of considering multiple levels of influence when assessing parenting practices, gendered behaviour, and quality of life for employed parents.

Transformations in the economy have led to changes in employment practices that can create a mismatch between parents’ work schedules and family routines. At the same time, approaches to child-rearing have become more time-intensive, with expectations of increased parental involvement in all aspects of children’s lives compared to previous generations. Mothers are subject to a more intensified maternal role and for fathers, the provider role is no longer sufficient. There are strong social pressures for more active participation in children’s lives and to nurture greater emotional connectivity in the parent-child relationship. These transformations in parenting and employment practices have contributed to a situation where parents now report increased levels of time pressure and greater dissatisfaction with the balance between work and the rest of their lives. The purpose of this study was to develop a broader understanding of how mothers and fathers with school-age children allocate their time, how it varies by household composition, season of the year, and work schedule, and how time use is related to subjective well-being. Given the role that leisure may play in creating a more satisfactory work-life balance, special attention was given to the amount of time available for leisure, with whom this time was spent and the relationship to quality of life. The gender relations perspective provided a theoretical framework since role expectations and experiences of parenthood differ for mothers and fathers. By considering individual, interpersonal, institutional and socio-historical levels of influence, patterns of behaviour may be better understood within the Canadian social context. This study is a secondary analysis of the 2005 Canadian General Social Survey, Cycle 19. Using a sub-sample of 2,062 parents of school-age children (ages 5-17 years), patterns of time use and perceptions of quality of life were assessed and compared by gender according to household composition, season of the school year, work schedule and flexible work option. Work schedules were categorized as traditional (daytime, no weekends), non-standard (evening, weekend and rotating shifts) and irregular (unpredictable, with “on call”, casual, or other irregular patterns). Gender inequality in the allocation of time to important life spheres remained substantial even when faced with very complex challenges in coordinating employment arrangements, family routines, and the school year schedule. With the exception of single fathers, men spent more time on employment-related activities than women regardless of work schedule, while women continued to perform greater amounts of domestic and child care activities. Combined workloads of paid and unpaid labour were significantly different only among single mothers and fathers. For married or cohabitating parents, the distribution of paid and unpaid labour was asymmetrical but the combined workload was not significantly different. Fathers continued to be privileged with greater amounts of leisure time. This was especially noticeable for men with non-standard work schedules and fathers of teenage children. Seasonal differences in time use indicated that women’s routines were more linked to the school year than men’s because of their greater child care responsibilities. When irregular or non-standard schedules were in place that could create more optimal conditions for reconsidering time allocation, parents still followed activity patterns that reproduced traditional gender roles. For women, non-standard schedules were the most detrimental to quality of life, whereas for men irregular schedules decreased well-being. Flexible schedules also perpetuated inequality in the distribution of paid work, unpaid work and leisure although quality of life actually improved for women. This improved quality of life may be attributable to more time spent on activities with physical health benefits or increased options for daily schedules, but it also leads to questions about how much control mothers actually have over their time and whether they recognize or care to challenge the inequalities that persist in the distribution of labour and leisure. Quality of life was diminished by conditions that contributed to a deviation from traditional role expectations. Some of these included not having a partner, women’s work schedules that conflicted with other family members, and for men, having an irregular and unpredictable work schedule. Since these conditions are characteristic of a sizable minority of Canadians parents, their experiences should not be dismissed but rather given greater attention. Additionally, future discussions of work-life integration should consider access to leisure since time for leisure was shown to contribute to parents’ quality of life. The gender relations perspective proved to be helpful in interpreting and understanding the dynamics of time use and behaviour. The four levels of interaction were highly interconnected, but changing institutional conditions such as employment schedules did not lead to greater equality. Instead, non-traditional work schedules widened the gender gap, particularly for child care and domestic activities. Dominant parenting practices were shown to be so deeply imbedded that stereotypical patterns remained a prevailing force guiding men’s and women’s daily activities. The GSS data, despite some limitations, provided considerable insight into the effect of parents’ employment and gender on time use and well-being. The findings of this study underscore the relevance of considering multiple levels of influence when assessing parenting practices, gendered behaviour, and quality of life for employed parents.

Lack of knowledge about the lived experience of leisure is a result of the distanced, objective way in which it has primarily been studied (Hemingway, 1999), and there is an increased interest in conceptualizing leisure as a dynamic force for social and political change (Shaw, 1994; 2001; Mair, 2002/03; Sharpe, 2008). Constructs such as resistance (Shaw, 2001), critically reflexive leisure (Mair, Sumner & Rotteau, 2008) and pleasure-politics (Sharpe, 2008) illuminate the role and potential of individual and collective leisure in social change. Within a critical constructionist, qualitative research design, this study of witchcamps and magical activism was informed by feminist, queer, and leisure theories. Data were collected through participant-observation at 2 witchcamps, 21 semi-structured intensive interviews, 11 focused interviews, and 19 elicited electronic text submissions. This research reflects the emerging trend within leisure studies of using qualitative approaches and reflexivity to look at our own leisure (Axelsen, 2009; Collinson, 2007; Havitz, 2007; Lashua & Fox 2006; MacKellar, 2009; McCarville, 2007; Parry & Johnson, 2007; Rowe, 2006; Samdahl, 2008). As a member of the witchcamp community under study, the research was carried out in the researcher’s own community ‘backyard’ (Glesne & Peshkin, 1992), and as insider research, it provides a detailed description of alternative culture from the viewpoint of a professional researcher and personal insider. Data analysis followed a constant-comparative method, and employed memo writing, thematic, and focused coding. The study provides insight into the intersection of leisure, ecospirituality, community, and social change. Setting, activities, beliefs, and community intersect to function as a container for personal and social transformation, and provide an ‘antidote’ to alienation and isolation experienced by individuals in the dominant culture. The study provides empirical evidence of the centrality of leisure to community responsibility for broader social, political and environmental concerns, as theorized by Arai and Pedlar (2003). This research furthers the perspective that community is multidimensional, and has the potential to unify marginalized groups (Arai & Pedlar, 2003). The findings of this study also reflect Mair’s (2006) conceptualization of community as one that provides a space for celebration of diversity.

During my practical training I have seen what after-school offers children. Large groups of children and little staff, often results in that the children had to play freely until they go home. Few activities are offered to the children and the staff is busy looking after the children and ensures that they are not fighting. The purpose of this study is to find out how children feel about their leisure activities and if they think they are being offered a meaningful leisure. The main research questions were: How do children experience their leisure-time? Do after-school offers children a meaningful leisure and is it the children's interests and needs that govern the activities and the environment? How do the number of children in the leisure group affect the leisure time? The methods to collect data in the study are observations and interviews. The study was done in an after-school in Stockholm with children between 7-9 years old. The children in the after-school think that they spend too much time outdoor, that they have too few excursions, too little time indoors and too few activities. Most children experience that it is the teachers who decide at leisure-time and that there are teachers who determines what, when and where children can play. The kids want to get a chance to decide about their leisure and what they want to use it for. What the children in the study wants to do and what they are allowed to do, isn´t really the same, and therefore from a children's perspective, they hasn´t been offered a meaningful leisure.

La réadaptation gériatrique reconnaît le loisir comme un indicateur clé des résultats de la réadaptation. Cependant, les connaissances théoriques sur le loisir sont peu développées. L’objectif de ce mémoire est de décrire et critiquer des modèles en lien avec le loisir et publiés dans les écrits scientifiques afin d’en dégager les aspects les plus pertinents pour la réadaptation gériatrique. Dix modèles ont été sélectionnés à partir d’une stratégie de recherche bibliographique. Ils ont été analysés sur la base de six critères : 1) le processus de développement du modèle, 2) les concepts, 3) les interactions entre les concepts, 4) l’aspect pratique, 5) la littérature générée et 6) la compatibilité avec les concepts-clés de la réadaptation gériatrique. Les résultats révèlent quatre modèles particulièrement intéressants pour la réadaptation gériatrique, sans pouvoir en dégager un en particulier, chacun présentant des forces et des limites qui sont discutées. De plus, les concepts rattachés au loisir les plus pertinents à retenir selon l’ensemble des modèles concernent: 1) la participation dans les loisirs, 2) la perception de soi face aux loisirs, 3) la motivation dans les loisirs, 4) la satisfaction dans les loisir, 5) les capacités en lien avec les loisirs et 6) l’environnement physique et social. Les résultats de la présente étude se traduiront par une meilleure connaissance des déterminants, caractéristiques et effets du loisir auprès des personnes âgées en processus de réadaptation. / Leisure is a key indicator of successful geriatric rehabilitation. However, there is a need for further development of theoretical knowledge of the role of leisure. The goal of this study was to describe and analyze scientific publications addressing leisure models and to extract the most relevant aspects for the rehabilitation of the elderly. A structured bibliographical search was conducted to select the most pertinent models (n=10). These models were analyzed regarding six criteria: 1) the development process of the model, 2) concepts put forward, 3) the interactions between the various concepts, 4) there practical aspects, 5) the subsequent literature generated and 6) the compatibility with key concepts of rehabilitation. It was concluded that four of the ten models were more pertinent for geriatric rehabilitation. Each model strengths and weaknesses are examined. The most relevant concepts that emerged from all the models are: 1) leisure participation, 2) leisure and self-perception, 3) leisure motivation, 4) leisure satisfaction, 5) leisure capacities and 6) physical and social environment. It is hoped that this study will be a first step in the comprehension of the determinants, characteristics and effects of leisure in the context of geriatric rehabilitation.

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Lack of knowledge about the lived experience of leisure is a result of the distanced, objective way in which it has primarily been studied (Hemingway, 1999), and there is an increased interest in conceptualizing leisure as a dynamic force for social and political change (Shaw, 1994; 2001; Mair, 2002/03; Sharpe, 2008). Constructs such as resistance (Shaw, 2001), critically reflexive leisure (Mair, Sumner & Rotteau, 2008) and pleasure-politics (Sharpe, 2008) illuminate the role and potential of individual and collective leisure in social change. Within a critical constructionist, qualitative research design, this study of witchcamps and magical activism was informed by feminist, queer, and leisure theories. Data were collected through participant-observation at 2 witchcamps, 21 semi-structured intensive interviews, 11 focused interviews, and 19 elicited electronic text submissions. This research reflects the emerging trend within leisure studies of using qualitative approaches and reflexivity to look at our own leisure (Axelsen, 2009; Collinson, 2007; Havitz, 2007; Lashua & Fox 2006; MacKellar, 2009; McCarville, 2007; Parry & Johnson, 2007; Rowe, 2006; Samdahl, 2008). As a member of the witchcamp community under study, the research was carried out in the researcher’s own community ‘backyard’ (Glesne & Peshkin, 1992), and as insider research, it provides a detailed description of alternative culture from the viewpoint of a professional researcher and personal insider. Data analysis followed a constant-comparative method, and employed memo writing, thematic, and focused coding. The study provides insight into the intersection of leisure, ecospirituality, community, and social change. Setting, activities, beliefs, and community intersect to function as a container for personal and social transformation, and provide an ‘antidote’ to alienation and isolation experienced by individuals in the dominant culture. The study provides empirical evidence of the centrality of leisure to community responsibility for broader social, political and environmental concerns, as theorized by Arai and Pedlar (2003). This research furthers the perspective that community is multidimensional, and has the potential to unify marginalized groups (Arai & Pedlar, 2003). The findings of this study also reflect Mair’s (2006) conceptualization of community as one that provides a space for celebration of diversity.