In this thesis will be research the non-state non-profit organizations acting in free time activities in the districts Benešov and Rakovník by using the questionnaire. It deals with the theoretical background of the problem. The target was to chart these organizations, find out how they perceive their market position, chat threats they feel. Another target was to using the survey to find out the differences between the particular districts. The relationship of the younger to the older organizations is also the subject of the research, as well as the influence of the capital city of Prague on the organization.

1 Abstract In my diploma thesis, I cover primarily the interests of students accommodated at school hostels. Not only interests in the accommodation facility are examined, but also in free time outside the school hostel. The research was carried out by a questionnaire survey and also by an interview with pupils. The aim of the work is to find out what interests are preferred by students at school hostels and outside it. Furthermore, there is the question of whether students agree with the schedule and responsibilities and whether students prefer individual spending time together over common. The work also addresses how the interests of pupils differ according to age and how the popularity of activities contrasts between men and women. The theoretical part deals with the definition of basic concepts (for example, adolescence, school hostel, interests, leisure). The practical part describes the outcomes of the research survey. These are shown in graphs and tables.

The focus of this diploma thesis is the design of a travel trailer. The work consists of two parts—analytical, which deals with the formal description of the travel trailer, its historical development, technical part, and the design analysis. The second part, drawing on the research, then provides the actual design solution along with its styling solution, technical solution, the ergonomic solution, colour as well as graphic solution.

Magister Scientiae (Occupational Therapy) - MSc(OT) / School dropout particularly amongst youth living in impoverished areas is a major concern in South Africa because of limited opportunities and resources. Therefore, these youth may experience leisure boredom, engage in sensation seeking and other risky behaviours, such as substance use, which influences their health and wellbeing. However, little research has explored youth who have dropped out of school with a specific focus on their free time experience and use of substances. Aim: The aim of the study was to explore and describe free time experience and substance use amongst youth who have dropped out of school in Cape Town. Methods: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study with two phases including quantitative (Phase one) and qualitative (Phase two) was conducted. In Phase one, data from an existing dataset was analysed. The data were from 970 youth who had dropped out of school in Cape Town who had completed the HealthWise Risk Behaviour Survey in 2016. Descriptive statistics regarding the use of free time and the prevalence of substance use were computed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. In Phase two, thirty-two participants were selected using convenience sampling who took part in one of four focus group discussions to explore in-depth the results computed in Phase one of the study. Steps were taken to enhance the validity, reliability and trustworthiness of the data.

Orientador: Nécio Turra Neto / Resumo: Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar as práticas espaciais e as apropriações da cidade, nos momentos do lazer e entretenimento, das juventudes de diferentes gerações em cidades pequenas do interior paulista, mais especificamente em Pompeia e Oriente, na região administrativa de Marília. Dentre as muitas características que demarcam as cidades de pequeno porte está a falta de inovações no lazer e entretenimento da população em geral e dos jovens em particular, o que faz com que o tempo livre seja vivido como um tempo de ausência, de falta do que fazer. Buscamos analisar os espaços públicos e privados acessados pelos jovens locais nos momentos de lazer, as formas de sociabilidade juvenil no cotidiano das cidades pequenas, bem como as práticas juvenis alternativas e marginais às ofertas públicas e privadas. Para tanto, estudamos a história urbana dessas cidades pequenas, a partir da memória das diferentes gerações, explorando como se realizavam as práticas de sociabilidade juvenil no passado, seus tempos e espaços, para acompanharmos as transformações e permanências, as especificidades das cidades pequenas no que tange às suas interações espaciais, seus ritmos de vida e seus conteúdos em termos de espaços de encontro e sociabilidade juvenil no presente. Como parte dos procedimentos metodológicos deste estudo, realizamos entrevistas com diferentes sujeitos e de diferentes gerações, também desenvolvemos trabalhos de campo com observação participante. Entre os resultados dessa pe... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This study aims to analyze the spatial practices and appropriations of the city, in the moments of leisure and entertainment, of youths of different generations in small towns in the interior of São Paulo, more specifically in Pompeia and Oriente, in the administrative region of Marilia. Among the many characteristics that mark small cities is the lack of innovations in leisure and entertainment of the population in general and young people in particular, which makes free time lived as a time of absence, lack of what do. We seek to analyze the public and private spaces accessed by local young people during leisure time, the forms of youth sociability in the daily life of small towns, as well as the alternative and marginal youth practices to public and private offerings. To this end, we study the urban history of these small cities, from the memory of different generations, exploring how the practices of youth sociability in the past, their times and spaces were performed, to follow the transformations and permanences, the specificities of small cities in what regarding their spatial interactions, their life rhythms and their contents in terms of meeting spaces and youthful sociability in the present. As part of the methodological procedures of this study, we conducted interviews with different subjects and from different generations, we also developed fieldwork with participant observation. Among the results of this research, it is exposed the differences of the spatial prac... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Huvudsyftet med denna kandidatuppsats är att undersöka musikens betydelse och hur olika skapande musikers förhållningssätt till yrkes- ochfritidslyssning ser ut. Metoderna som används för att samla in informationen är intervjuer med fyra låtskrivande musiker samt litteraturstudier av böcker och forskningsmaterial inom ämnet. Informationen som framkommer genom intervjuerna, litteraturen och forskningsmaterialet jämförs med varandra i en avslutande diskussionsdel. För att kort sammanfatta mitt arbete har musiken en otroligt stor och viktigt plats hos de intervjuade musikerna och den tidigare forskningen påvisar musikens stora betydelse på en mängd olika plan och ur olika synvinklar. Att lyssna på musik i sitt yrke och på fritiden skiljer sig på olika sätt där informanterna bl.a. är eniga om att inte lyssna på sin egen musik på fritiden, att inte lyssna på radiomusik och att det bästa sättet att lyssna på musik på är att lyssna själv i ett par lurar. I yrkeslyssningen uppstår ett mer detaljerat lyssnande enligt informanterna och de lyssnar definitivt mer metodiskt och kritiskt i studion.

This thesis deals with differentiation of lifestyle and especially it focuses on intergenerational reproduction in the process of its creation. This process is pursued within the context of the social change which occurred in Czech society between 70's and 90's. Lifestyle is conceptualised as a differences in spending free time (as high culture, outdoor social-active, household/passive and watching TV). A significant variety of diverse factors, which can be described as psychological and economical, participates in this differentiation. The secondary data analysis of representative sample of people in their thirties in between years 1993 and 2008 is focused on effects of family socialisation. The results leads to the fact that the effect of same sphere of parents leisure time activities in a period of socialisation, is almost two times bigger that the effect of individual position of the adult offspring (expressed by his socioeconomic status, education and the fact that he himself raises a child) in the high culture sphere, almost 1,5 times bigger in the sphere of social activities and more that 7 times bigger in household/passive free time activities sphere. But all the mentioned factors combined explain only about one third of leisure time spend. From which we can deduce that two thirds of...

Research on emerging adulthood has increased over the past decade, including further investigation of the five features of emerging adulthood: (a) exploring identity, (b) instability, (c) focus on self, (d) feeling in-between, and (e) possibilities (Arnett, 2004). Despite an increased focus on this age period (i.e., 18 -- 29 year olds), research has not addressed the context of free time and leisure. Trends among European emerging adults include increased delay of marriage, decreased childbirth, and general postponement of adult markers. Both the high cultural valuation of leisure and the apparent change in patterns of external markers (i.e., sustained low fertility rates, delayed age of first marriage, declining national populations) in Europe, made Europe a prime setting for studying the leisure of emerging adults. This case study reviews the features of emerging adulthood in a leisure context across European cultures. Using data collected in interviews, the content analysis illustrates the prominence of identity exploration in emerging adults of Europe compared to the four other features of emerging adulthood in a leisure context. Further cultural discourse analysis highlights leisure as a resource for accessing opportunity and a space for freely making choices. The discourse analysis also includes the reconstruction of the cultural schema regarding leisure and each of the five features of emerging adulthood.

The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of leisure among women in the developing East African nation of Uganda. In this study, I evaluated the leisure experiences of 38 Ugandan women of various backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses through semi-structured interviews. I analyzed the data using the constant comparative method. Themes for the meaning of leisure include fortifying leisure, enjoyment, and rest and relaxation. Results point to free choice as the core variable. Finally, I discuss the implications and suggestions for future research.

Church Free Time Activity as a Missionary Method Ema Máchová Diploma thesis are trying to find out a church free time activity overlap into missionary effort and it's form. The common grounds are based within the catholic church mission, history of education and modern approaches of free time pedagogy. Author search whether is possible to get over childern and young people for christian way of living throughout the free time activities. Salesians and The Seventh-day Adventists missionary effort range is appraised by interviews with particular church representatives and consecutive reflection. It's coming out from this groundwork, that this is not relevant within church free time activies in terms of mission persiding into baptism. Nevertheless such a church free time doing could have a missionary overleap through a leader of this free time activity. A missioner- pedagogue must be aware of his duty responsibility and not only during his role as a missioner-pedagogue, but in his whole life. Then we can speak about a mission arising from testimony of our own lifes.