Leisure typically has been regarded as a positive component in people's lives, and evidence points to its central rather than peripheral role in lifestyle. Further, studies of leisure suggest it is conducive to psychological well-being, to physical health, and to the stability of social groups. The extent to which people are able to reach this potential very much depends on leisure's role in lifestyle, the experience of leisure, and whether conditions in a consumption-oriented society facilitate such positive outcomes. For many, leisure in consumption-oriented lifestyles holds symbolic meaning. Important aspects of personal identity and meaning are found in leisure-related possessions and through leisure activities pursued. For others, leisure represents an internal, inner-directed process through which activities or behaviours are intrinsically motivated, freely chosen, and ultimately satisfying. In this study, lifestyle was conceptualized and operationalized using a 'voluntary simplicity' value orientation, focussing on four main value dimensions: (1) material simplicity, (2) self-determination, (3) ecological awareness, and (4) personal growth. The purpose of the study was to examine the role that lifestyle plays in the relationship between leisure and psychological well-being. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by adults enrolled in general interest and continuing education leisure courses. Five basic concepts were assessed in the questionnaire: (1) leisure participation, (2) importance of leisure activity to lifestyle, (3) leisure experience, (4) psychological well-being, and (5) lifestyle. The highest frequencies of leisure participation per month included reading books, magazines and newspapers, listening to music, and watching television and videos. Leisure experience was characterized by higher challenge and awareness, and lower boredom and anxiety. There was general support for voluntary simplicity values in lifestyle with personal growth, self-determination, and ecological awareness dimensions being higher and material simplicity values being the lowest. Lifestyles that more strongly embraced voluntary simplicity were associated with higher levels of challenge and awareness, and lower levels of anxiety and boredom in the experience of leisure. The self-determination, ecological awareness, and personal growth dimensions of a voluntary simplicity lifestyle contributed to heightened positive affect within psychological well-being, while lower levels of material simplicity increased negative affect (decreased psychological well-being). When all factors are taken together, a significant proportion of variance in psychological well-being is explained by the <I><b>experience</b></I> of leisure, especially <I><b>high challenge</b></I>, and <b><I>not</b></I> by <I><b>leisure participation</b></I>, and by a <I><b>voluntary simplicity lifestyle</b></I> characterized by self-determination, ecological awareness and personal growth values in the <I><b>positive affect</b></I> dimension, and material simplicity values in the <I><b>negative affect</b></I> dimension of psychological well-being. These results suggest that regardless of the type and intensity of leisure involvement, if through heightened awareness, higher challenge and lower anxiety are sought in leisure, especially as expressed within a voluntary simplicity lifestyle, then higher levels of psychological well-being may be achieved. Indeed, by reducing lifestyle complexity and lessening the focus on consumerism, the inherent value of leisure to well-being might well emerge to a greater degree.

Title: Issue connected with people of legal age leaving surrogate care. Author: Bc. Zdeňka Vološínová Department: Pedagogy Supervisor: PhDr. Jarmila Mojžíšová PhD. Key words: childen's home, socialization, value orientation, communication, edification Abstract This thesis deals with the phenomena of the departure of the young people from the surrogate care when they become of age. It describes the character of the institutional care in the Czech Republic. The thesis is focused on the form of professional help to the young people, who are about to leave their children's home and thus entering an adult life. The main goal of the thesis is to present and describe a project, that project aims to work with the young people in the children's home, who are preparing to leave this facility. The aim of the project is to facilitate specific communication between the young people and the staff of the children's home to talk to each other about the topic of leaving. During the implementation were used observational, activating and an interviewing methods. The sample of respondents consisted of adolescents aged 15-18 years. The outcome of the project is the booklet entitled Vodchod a co dál?, which serves as a methodological tool when working with the target group. This thesis maps out the environment in which this...

A presente tese tem por objetivo analisar as decisões dos agricultores familiares de Frederico Westphalen/RS com relação à sucessão geracional nas suas propriedades, sob a ótica da teoria da decisão e orientações de valor, elencando os diferentes fatores que influenciam sucessores e sucedidos nesse processo. Para alcançar este propósito, além de análises bibliográficas e documentais acerca do tema e suas nuances, teorias balizadoras e elaboração de uma construção histórica dos sistemas agrários do campo empírico, considerando o papel de pessoas e instituições nessa construção, foi aplicado um questionário a 50 potenciais sucessores e a 50 sucedidos, buscando compreender os direcionamentos decisórios destes atores sobre sucessão. Os dados coletados a campo, entre os meses de julho e setembro de 2015, foram tabulados com o suporte estatístico do programa Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS), gerando cruzamentos e informações relevantes acerca do tema e suas relações com o futuro das propriedades rurais familiares. O estudo mostra que a abertura de possibilidades e alternativas de aprimoramento acadêmico dos potenciais sucessores, mesmo em áreas agrícolas, tem oportunizado uma gama de escolhas profissionais que contribui para o constante desinteresse pela sucessão. A postura dos pais nessas situações também é condicionante para que o filho desperte ou não o interesse pela propriedade e tenha uma preparação adequada para assumi-la, sendo o incentivo dos sucedidos visto como um condicionador importante nas decisões dos potenciais sucessores O estudo aponta também para uma necessidade de pensar a sucessão geracional como um processo e não como uma decisão pontual. A participação dos filhos nas decisões cotidianas da propriedade, bem como na divisão dos resultados financeiros e das responsabilidades, mostram-se fatores determinantes para que esse processo aconteça. Além de delinear e analisar fatores influenciadores das decisões dos atores, o estudo classifica potenciais sucessores e sucedidos dentro das orientações de valor de Ruth Gasson (1973) – instrumental, social, expressiva e intrínseca. Comparando as orientações de pais e filhos, tem-se uma importante diferença de percepção. Assim, tem-se nas variáveis que influenciam o processo decisório dos atores e suas percepções e orientações de valor, atreladas à importância da agricultura familiar, como base de sustentação econômica e social local, a justificativa para que se estruturem alternativas viáveis em prol da manutenção do jovem no campo. / The aim of this thesis is to analyze the decisions of family farmers of Frederico Westphalen / RS regarding the generational succession in their properties, from the point of view of decision theory and value orientations, listing the different factors that influence successors and successors in this process. In order to achieve this purpose, besides bibliographical and documentary analyzes about the theme and its nuances, beacon theories and elaboration of a historical construction of the agrarian systems of the empirical field, considering the role of people and institutions in this construction, a questionnaire was applied to 50 potential successors and 50 family farmers, seeking to understand the decision making process direction of these actors over succession. The data collected in the field between July and September 2015 were tabulated with statistical support from the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS), generating crosses and relevant information about the theme and its relations with the future of the properties rural areas. The study shows that the opening of possibilities and alternatives for academic improvement of potential successors, even in agricultural areas, has provided a range of professional choices that contributes to the constant lack of interest in succession. The parents attitude in these situations is also a condition for the child to arouse or not the interest for the property and to have adequate preparation to assume it, being the incentive of the successes seen as an important conditioner in the decisions of the potential successors The study also points to a need to think of generational succession as a process and not as a one off decision. The participation of the children in the daily decisions of the property, as well as in the division of the financial results and the responsibilities, are determining factors for this process to happen. In addition to outlining and analyzing factors influencing actors' decisions, the study ranks potential successors and succeeded within Ruth Gasson (1973) value orientations - instrumental, social, expressive, and intrinsic. Comparing the orientations of parents and children, one has an important difference of perception. Thus, the variables influencing the decision-making process of the actors and their perceptions and value orientations, linked to the importance of family agriculture, as a basis for local economic and social support, are the justification for structuring viable alternatives for maintenance the young man in the field.

Leisure typically has been regarded as a positive component in people's lives, and evidence points to its central rather than peripheral role in lifestyle. Further, studies of leisure suggest it is conducive to psychological well-being, to physical health, and to the stability of social groups. The extent to which people are able to reach this potential very much depends on leisure's role in lifestyle, the experience of leisure, and whether conditions in a consumption-oriented society facilitate such positive outcomes. For many, leisure in consumption-oriented lifestyles holds symbolic meaning. Important aspects of personal identity and meaning are found in leisure-related possessions and through leisure activities pursued. For others, leisure represents an internal, inner-directed process through which activities or behaviours are intrinsically motivated, freely chosen, and ultimately satisfying. In this study, lifestyle was conceptualized and operationalized using a 'voluntary simplicity' value orientation, focussing on four main value dimensions: (1) material simplicity, (2) self-determination, (3) ecological awareness, and (4) personal growth. The purpose of the study was to examine the role that lifestyle plays in the relationship between leisure and psychological well-being. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by adults enrolled in general interest and continuing education leisure courses. Five basic concepts were assessed in the questionnaire: (1) leisure participation, (2) importance of leisure activity to lifestyle, (3) leisure experience, (4) psychological well-being, and (5) lifestyle. The highest frequencies of leisure participation per month included reading books, magazines and newspapers, listening to music, and watching television and videos. Leisure experience was characterized by higher challenge and awareness, and lower boredom and anxiety. There was general support for voluntary simplicity values in lifestyle with personal growth, self-determination, and ecological awareness dimensions being higher and material simplicity values being the lowest. Lifestyles that more strongly embraced voluntary simplicity were associated with higher levels of challenge and awareness, and lower levels of anxiety and boredom in the experience of leisure. The self-determination, ecological awareness, and personal growth dimensions of a voluntary simplicity lifestyle contributed to heightened positive affect within psychological well-being, while lower levels of material simplicity increased negative affect (decreased psychological well-being). When all factors are taken together, a significant proportion of variance in psychological well-being is explained by the <I><b>experience</b></I> of leisure, especially <I><b>high challenge</b></I>, and <b><I>not</b></I> by <I><b>leisure participation</b></I>, and by a <I><b>voluntary simplicity lifestyle</b></I> characterized by self-determination, ecological awareness and personal growth values in the <I><b>positive affect</b></I> dimension, and material simplicity values in the <I><b>negative affect</b></I> dimension of psychological well-being. These results suggest that regardless of the type and intensity of leisure involvement, if through heightened awareness, higher challenge and lower anxiety are sought in leisure, especially as expressed within a voluntary simplicity lifestyle, then higher levels of psychological well-being may be achieved. Indeed, by reducing lifestyle complexity and lessening the focus on consumerism, the inherent value of leisure to well-being might well emerge to a greater degree.

Knowledge of visitor impacts is critical for sustainable tourism management in national parks. The focus of past tourism impact research on national parks is either on bio-physical impacts (conducted as recreation ecology research) or on social impacts (human dimensions, including environmental perception and crowding). Research integrating these two dimensions has been rarely conducted. This research aims to fill this gap through the integrative approach that attempts to understand current biophysical impacts of visitor activities in a national park, and it examines how visitors perceive these impacts. The primary objectives of this dissertation are 1) to provide a synthesis of existing of bio-physical impacts of visitor activities in the Khao Yai National Park (KYNP) and 2) to examine visitors’ perception of those impacts. Also, the factors affecting visitors’ perception are analyzed. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in this study. Previous impact studies conducted in KYNP were reviewed. A visitor survey was conducted between December 2008 and February 2009. The questionnaires were distributed to 628 domestic and 40 international visitors. The 38 KYNP official interviews were completed. Based on previous impact research in KYNP, the most common bio-physical impacts include soil compaction, removal of humus layer, erosion, plant damage, soil and root exposure, water quality deterioration, disturbance and feeding wildlife. Other environmental impacts include noise pollution and garbage accumulation. The results indicate that more than 30 percent of visitors do not recognize the negative results of their activities. With the exception of vegetation and water impacts, overall, visitors perceive the impacts as less severe than the actual impacts. Environmental impacts are rated differently by the KYNP officials, domestic, and international visitors. Also, significant differences were found among birders, hikers, and campers. The key factors influencing impact perceptions include income level, education level, residential location, park visitation experience, length of stay in KYNP, recreation activity, frequency of activity, group type, and group size. It is suggested that both the quality and the quantity of visitor impact research are needed to construct the body of knowledge of impacts in KYNP. A long-term impact monitoring is required to sustain the ecological integrity in KYNP.

Despite growing concerns for environmental crisis and the recent economic downturns, worldwide appetite for luxury goods has remained stable and has even grown dramatically in some countries. Luxury goods implicitly convey certain meanings and norms. What are psychological and behavioural consequences of exposure to luxuries? In this proposal, I argue that exposure to luxury goods increases cognitive accessibility of constructs relate to self-interest and subsequently affects social judgments and behaviour. I aim to establish a theoretical conjunction between (a) anthropology’s study of material culture, which focuses on material evidence in attributing human cultures, and (b) psychology’s priming technique, which examines the effects of activated cognitive representations on psychological responding. Accordingly, three studies were conducted to investigate the implicit link of luxury and self-interest. The results showed that exposure to luxury primes automatically activated mental associations relate to self-interest and subsequently increased one’s propensity to allocate more resources to oneself relative to another person (study 1), caused some harvesters to defect in a multi-stage N-person commons dilemma (study 2), but did not necessarily induce unethical behaviour aimed to harm others (study 3). Research about the psychological effects of luxury goods are important because luxuries are implicitly embedded in institutional settings and organizational environments in which negotiations are typically conducted and resource allocation decisions are made. / Graduate / 0621 / 0623 / 0451 / angelch@uvic.ca

This study focuses on the identification of didactic guidelines for presenting values education in secondary schools. The studied literature sends a clear message that values education is of cardinal importance in education, teaching and training. In 2000 the National Department of Education of South Africa assembled a task team to identify a set of values in particular relevant to education and training. In the report Manifesto on Values Education and Democracy (DOE, 2001) six core values are singled out as of primary importance to the new dispensation in South Africa: equality, equal rights, tolerance, multilingualism, transparency, accountability, and social responsibility. The Report focuses only on national, political and social values, however. From research performed by Rens (2005), Hattingh (1999) en Bagarette (1995), it is clear that an individual needs to be educated as a holistic being and all life values thus need to be addressed integratively . A literature study was undertaken to clarify the concepts values, value orientation and values education, and also to determine how adolescents experience values education. Consequently, different values education programmes currently implemented in foreign countries were analysed . It was found that the 'Cornerstone-waardes" programme of John Heenan, applied in New Zealand, could reasonably easily be adapted for the South African context. From the discussion of the curriculating process as applicable to values education, didactic guidelines could be formulated for values education in South African schools. To identify the current orientation to values as manifested by learners, teachers and school principals in South Africa, the values questionnaire compiled by Vreken and Rens (2001) for research on the values orientation of university learners, was adapted and completed by the population involved in this study. Principals were subjected to partly-structured interviews to gain their opinions on values education in schools. Interviews on possible guidelines for values education in South Africa were also conducted by e-mail with international experts. Since the primary aim of the study was to determine the values orientation of secondary school learners and to recommend didactic guidelines for values education, the aim was mainly attained by means of the empirical study. Noteworthy is, however, that there is no symmetry between learners' views on important values and those that the Department of Education finds it necessary to be promoted. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Education))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.

Tyrimo objektas: 14-16 metų sportuojančių ir nesportuojančių paauglių vertybių ir reakcijos į konfliktus ryšys. Tyrimo hipotezės: 1) paauglių vertybės ir reakcijos į konfliktus skiriasi sportavimo ir lyties aspektu; 2) paauglių reakcija į konfliktus susijusi su turimomis vertybėmis. Tyrimo tikslas: atskleisti 14-16 metų sportuojančių ir nesportuojančių paauglių vertybių bei reakcijos į konfliktus ryšį. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Nustatyti paauglių vertybes sportavimo ir lyties aspektu. 2. Atskleisti reakcijos į konfliktus ypatumus sportavimo ir lyties aspektu. 3. Nustatyti paauglių vertybių ir reakcijos į konfliktus ryšį. / Object of research: connection of 14-16 years old sporting and not sporting teenagers values and reaction to conflicts. The hypothesis of the research: 1) 14-16 year old teenagers values and reaction to conflict are different considering to sport and gender. 2) teenagers reaction to conflicts associated with existing values. The aim of the research: to disclosure the connection of 14-16 years old sporting teenagers values and reactions to conflicts. The object of the research is: 1. To define adolescents values singularities considering to sport and gender. 2. To disclosure reaction to conflict singularities considering to sport and gender. 3. To define adolescents dimension of values and reaction to conflicts.

Įsitvirtinus supermoderniosioms technologijoms, vartojimo kultui – jaunosios kartos elgsenoje pastebimas aiškus prasminių (egzistencinių) vertybių stygius. Išaukštinamas materialinių ir juslinių poreikių kultas, nuošalėn nustumiant dvasines vertybes. Įsitvirtina tokie reiškiniai, kaip „užribio klasės“, susvetimėjimas ir t.t. Jaunoji karta, vaikystėje izoliuota nuo tradicijų, bažnyčios, etnokultūros – šiandien neturi kultūrinio ir dvasinio pamato, vertybių skalės. Tyrimo tikslas. Išanalizuoti bei palyginti moksleivių ir studentų gyvenimo poziciją: nuostatas į gyvenimo prasmę ir sėkmę. Tirsime, kaip jaunimas supranta gyvenimo prasmę apskritai ir savo vaidmenį gyvenime (dėl ko gyventi ir kaip gyventi), kas lemia sėkmingą gyvenimą. Tyrimo hipotezės: 1. Apskritai vertinant gyvenimo poziciją, santykius su aplinka ir žmonėmis moksleivių ir studentų grupėse dominuoja altruistinė, o ne individualistinė orientacija. 2. Dažniau apie gyvenimo prasmę linkęs galvoti vyresnio amžiaus jaunimas. 3. Tiek moksleiviai, tiek studentai gyvenimo prasmę linkę sieti su asmeninėmis vertybėmis (šeima, sutuoktiniais, vaikais). 4. Jaunimas sėkmę linkęs priskirti subjektyviems faktoriams (asmeninėms žmogaus savybėms – talentui, gabumams, darbui, tikslų siekimui ir pan.). Teorinis tyrimo pagrindas Gyvenimo prasmė šiame darbe traktuojama kaip bendriausia egzistencinė sąvoka, išreiškianti esminius vertybinius ir motyvacinius aspektus. Prasmė, G. Maniukaitės žodžiais, yra vertybinis darinys, kurio turinys... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Alongside with super modern technologies and consumption cult entrenchment, one could notice shortage of existential values in the behavior of young generation. The cult of material and sensual demand is prevailing, while spiritual values and vanishing. Such phenomenon as marginal classes and alienation are coming on the stage. Young generation, which was isolated from traditions, church, ethno culture in their childhood, does not have the base for cultural and spiritual conception, values scale. Research Objective. Analyze and compare life perception of pupils and students in the light of attitudes towards purport of life and success. It will be explored how youth understands purport of life in general and their own role in life (how and what for?), as well as what determines successful life. Research Hypothesis: 1. Altruistic rather than individualistic orientation dominates in general perception of life position and relationships with social environment both among students and pupils. 2. Mature youth is more inclined to contemplate purport of life rather than younger one. 3. Both pupils and students are more subject to tie the purport of life with personal values (family, spouse, children). 4. Youth tends to think that life success depends on subjective factors (individual characteristics – talent, capacity, work, pursuit of goals, etc.) Theoretical Groundwork. Purport of life in this work is defined as common existential concept, reflecting essential aspects of values... [to full text]

Tyrimo tikslas: nustatyti skirtingo tipo organizacijų – mokyklų, verslo organizacijų ir politinių organizacijų – darbuotojų vertybines orientacijas ir jų sąsajas su subjektyviai suvokiamu transformaciniu vadovavimo stiliumi. Tyrime dalyvavo 184 organizacijų darbuotojai, iš kurių 57,6 proc. moterys ir 42,4 proc. vyrai. Tiriamąją imtį sudarė trijų tipų organizacijų darbuotojai: 28,3 proc. politinių, 23,4 proc. švietimo bei 48,4 proc. verslo organizacijų darbuotojai. Tiriamųjų amžius svyravo nuo 19 iki 70 metų. Tyrimas atliktas pasirinkus apklausą raštu. Nustatant darbuotojų vertybines orientacijas naudota M.Rokeach (1973) vertybinių orientacijų tyrimo metodika (VOT). Tyrime naudota tik terminalinių vertybių skalė, tirianti fundamentalius dalykus, kurių siekiama kaip galutinių gyvenimo tikslų. Nustatyti, ar darbuotojai vertina savo vadovų vadovavimo stilių kaip transformacinį, naudota Bendroji transformacinio vadovavimo skalė (angl. GTL – Global transformational leadership scale), 2009 metais adaptuota Lietuvoje (adaptavo A.Stelmokienė ir A.Endriulaitienė). Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad švietimo ir politinių organizacijų darbuotojai labiau pasižymi dvasinėmis vertybinėmis orientacijomis, o verslo organizacijų – materialinėmis. Verslo ir švietimo organizacijų darbuotojai vienodai vertina savo vadovų vadovavimo stilių, tuo tarpu politinių organizacijų darbuotojai savo vadovų vadovavimo stilių vertina kaip transformacinį. Švietimo ir politinių organizacijų darbuotojų vertybinės... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Research objective: to establish value orientations of employees of different organisation types (schools, business organisations, political organisations) and their coherence with subjectively comprehensible transformation leadership style. 184 employees from different organisations participated in the research: from which 57,6 % were women and 42,4 % men. Research sample was constituted of employees from 3 organisation types: 28,3 %. of employees were from political, 23,4 % from educational and 48,4 % from business organisations. Age range of the subjects differentiated from 19 till 70. The research was conducted by survey in written from. M.Rokeach (1973) value orientation assessment methodology was used in order to establish value orientation of the employees. Terminal value scale which examines only fundamental things (things that are pursued as terminal goals in life) alone was used in the research. GTL – Global transformation leadership scale was used to determine wether the employees rate their managers leadership style as transformation leadership – this scale was adapted for use in Lithuania in 2009 (the adaption authors are A.Stelmokienė and A.Endriulaitienė). The results of the research showed that employees from political and educational organisations may be characterizes as having higher spiritual values and employees from business organisations were concentrated more on material values. The employees from business and educational organisations assessed... [to full text]