Field Of Recreation Research Articles

USE OF URBAN AIR MOBILITY TECHNOLOGY IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM AND RECREATION

UAM technologies, also known as the flying car, which is shown as the future of aviation, are planned to be used in the field of recreation and tourism in the near future. Therefore, in this study, the attitudes of leisure participants towards the acceptance and use of urban air mobility (UAM) technologies in the field of tourism and recreation were examined in terms of socio-demographic variables. 270 leisure participants participated in the research. Data were collected with the Urban Air Mobility Acceptance and Use Model Scale. As a result, a statistically significant difference was found between the variables of gender, age and education level and the sub-dimensions of the UAM scale. There was no statistically significant difference between the monthly total income, flight purpose and flight frequency variables and the sub-dimensions of the UAM scale. In addition, the study is one of the few examples in the literature.

Evaluation of outdoor recreation potential of destinations in terms of paragliding: the case of Konya

Researches made in the field of recreation in recent years show that participation in paragliding activities is increasing each passing day. By virtue of paragliding, both participants and destinations obtain very important material and spiritual gains. The purpose of this research is to reveal the potential of paragliding, which is an outdoor recreation activity, in Konya in the direction of statements made by the participants (instructor, pilot, and customer) who are actively interested in this activity. The research demonstrates the leisure time activities of the participants, their reasons for participating in paragliding, and the potential of Konya for paragliding activity. The maximum diversity sampling method was used during the determination of the study group in this study, which was carried out according to the case pattern. The working group consists of 19 people, 7 pilots, 6 customers, and 6 instructors. A semi-structured interview form was used as a data collection tool. The explanations obtained from the participants in the research, were analyzed using the open and axial coding approach. Inductive descriptive analysis and content analysis techniques were used in the process of interpreting the data. As a result of the analyses, three themes were determined as leisure time forms, reasons for participating in paragliding and the paragliding potential of Konya. The results show that cultural and outdoor recreation activities are preferred more as leisure time activities, the desire for happiness and socialization is the most efficient preference of individuals, and Konya has extremely suitable areas for these activities, especially due to its geological structure.

التنمية السياحية ومردودها الاجتماعي والاقتصادي في السودان

Aims of Tourism Development to achieve an integrated system of optimization between all natural elements and items of heritage and civilization with a view to the development of the components of the tourism product in order to attract different levels of tourists, through the introduction of various programmes and plans that aim to achieve tourism development-impact social and economic. Can formulate the problem of the study; the rectifiers provide tremendous in the field of recreation, leisure and tourism in Sudan, but that the level of activity of the tourism and socio-economic impact are still without the level of ambition. The importance of the study; the effects of competing and overlapping socially, economically and environmentally, besides, it's an opportunity to shed light on the state of Sudan lady and its cultural justification even human. As well as its importance as a sector of the economy contributes to the increase of GDP. Reflected the objectives of attracting; in the quest to identify the ingredients and potential natural and human resources and identifying patterns of Tourism available, to provide a realistic vision for tourism and the possibility of its development and its attendant environmental problems, the monitoring and analysis of economic and social changes of the population. Methodology of the study; was to use the historic house, approach use analytical, and behavioral therapy, the method of quantitative statistical. The study has several findings, the most significant; affecting respects religious, social and political tourism. Highlighted tourism cultural characteristics of groups and the Sudanese to others. Can the tourism sector that provides job opportunities to the proportion (12%) of total employment. Contributed to the tourism sector in the GDP increase is estimated (68.3) million.

The role of strategic master planning in the development of tourism and recreation in the Novosibirsk region

The purpose of this study is to analyze the application of the methodology of strategic master planning (territorial development strategy) in the field of recreation and tourism. The actual problems of organizational, economic and legal nature arising during strategic master planning are identified. The technology of master planning is analyzed, as well as the world and Russian experience in creating strategic master plans in the field of tourism and recreation. Despite the fact that this technique is intended to clarify the master plans of cities, it has recently also been used at the regional level for the spatial development of tourism, including the creation of tourist and recreational clusters. The article discusses the features of the development of master plans for the development of tourism in the Novosibirsk region. The master plan makes it possible to take into account not only the interests of the main participants in planning the socio-economic development of regions (government bodies), but also business structures and the local population (consumers of tourist services). In the modern sense, the master plan for tourism development is a strategic planning tool that is located at the junction between the master plan, socio-economic and spatial development strategies. The master plan is necessary to visualize the concept of using the resource potential of the territories, contributes to the creation of favorable conditions for the development of tourism and recreation.

Risk Management Analysis For Sport And Recreation Industry During Novel Coronavirus Outbreak in Malaysia

The purpose of this article is to explore risk management analysis for the sport and leisure business in Malaysia during a Novel Coronavirus assault. The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission reported 27 instances on December 31, 2019 in Wuhan, China. According to reports, the virus originated in the Wuhan South China seafood market and spread around the world (Wuhan Municipal Health Commision, 2019). Until February 2020, the number of patients increased on a daily basis all across the world, including Malaysia. According to data from the Malaysian Ministry of Health, the total number of deaths is 37 as of June 6, 2020. (Ministry of Health Malaysia, 2020). The research method used is through observation from refereed sources and related to the field of sports associated with the covid pandemic 19. In addition, this study also evaluates risk management practices for the sports sector especially in the field of sports and recreation conducted in Malaysia faced of the Covid-19 pandemic until now. Various obstacles and issues related to management practices are discussed in this study. As a result of this study, we can see the sports sectors affected by the covid -19 pandemic and risk management practices that can help athletes and coaches avoid covid 19 infections during matches. Through this study as well, can be used as a reference to the sports industry and athletes during sports matches during this covid -19 pandemic.

Tourism, resort and recreation field: features, problems and prospects of development

Currently, it is not the best time for the development of tourism, resort and recreation sector. At the beginning of 2020, the main problem affecting the development of tourist flows around the world was the coronavirus pandemic. In general, tourism began to function gradually due to pandemic restrictions and corresponding requirements for tourists. Nowadays, the development of tourism, resort and recreation sphere is affected by the full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine. Under such conditions, there is a need for the formation of strategies for the balanced development of the tourism industry and the resort and recreation sphere. That is why the process of researching the peculiarities of tourism, resort and recreation sphere, identifying problems and further prospects for development is quite relevant and important. The purpose of the article is the process of researching the peculiarities of tourism and the resort and recreation sphere, identifying problems and further prospects for development. Peculiarities of tourism and the resort-recreational sphere have been studied, taking into account the problems and further development prospects. The model of the relationship between tourism and the resort-recreation sphere is characterized, which takes into account the absorbing effect of the sanatorium-resort sphere using types of health tourism. It was emphasized that the relationship between tourism, resort and recreation sphere will bring a significant result of the socio-economic development of the country and individual regions as a whole. Socio-economic factors of the influence of the tourism and resort-recreation sphere on the development of regions have been determined, among them: an increase in the income of local budgets, the creation of new jobs and a decrease in the unemployment rate, ensuring the increase in the standard of living of the population, the development of related industries, and the modernization of social and industrial infrastructure. The concept of effective functioning of the tourism and resort-recreation sphere of the region is characterized, which provides for an improved management system (personnel, marketing, financial), harmonization of the legal and regulatory framework, modernization of management mechanisms and tools, modification of the services provided. The main problems of the development of tourism and the resort and recreation sphere of Ukraine have been identified: an unimproved legal framework, lack of mechanisms for innovation and investment activation, insufficient development of infrastructure, outdated material and technical base, which leads to low comfort and living conditions, dissatisfaction of tourists. It was emphasized that the main fundamental directions of the development of recreational areas are: greening of the economy and production processes, preservation of the natural environment and reproduction of recreational natural resources, the creation of free recreational economic zones and the expansion of the tourism-ecological network in Ukraine. Keywords: tourism, recreation, potential, region, balanced development.

System of innovation and investment measures of the economic strategy to restore tourism and recreational potential of Ukraine

Tourism is one of the most promising sectors of the global economy, providing new jobs, budget revenues, infrastructure, and cultural heritage. Ukraine has a unique tourist and recreational potential based on the diversity of natural landscape zones, rich historical and cultural heritage, and geographical location at the crossroads of Eurasia. However, this potential is only partially utilized due to the low competitiveness of the national tourism product in the international market. To overcome these problems, it is necessary to formulate and implement a practical innovation and investment policy for the State in the field of tourism and recreation. This study analyzes the problems and prospects for the development of the tourism and recreation sector of Ukraine in the context of globalization and crisis. The authors propose a system of innovation and investment measures that will contribute to the modernization and competitiveness of Ukraine's tourism product in the global market. Such measures include the development of a national tourism development Strategy, improvement of legal regulation of investment activities, stimulation of innovations in the field of tourism, formation of a network of medical and eco-tourism clusters, etc. The authors substantiate the need for Ukraine's integration into the international tourism system as a factor of economic growth and social well-being. The tourism and recreation industry are the most profitable sectors of the country's economy. In addition, it significantly contributes to the development of the cultural and social spheres. It restores the physical and psycho-emotional state of the population, ensuring sustainable development in the long term. Due to its favorable geographical location and significant recreational and tourist potential, Ukraine is attractive to foreign tourists. However, the potential is not a determining factor of efficiency and success today. Therefore, with appropriate opportunities but without true innovation and investment support, recreational and tourism resources cannot develop effectively and bring economic or social benefits. The strategy for restoring the tourism and recreational potential should combine the interests of the tourism industry and society, the efforts of the state, and the business sector to solve the complex economic problems of the tourism and recreation industry under martial law. Keywords: economic strategy, tourism potential, recreational potential, tourism services market, restoration of tourism potential.

Exploring the use of public participation GIS in transportation planning for tourism at a Nordic destination

ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to showcase how Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) can be used to assist in collecting data of relevance for planning at a tourism destination in general and, specifically how PPGIS data can assist in the early stages of transportation planning. In this paper, we report on a PPGIS study in Sälenfjällen, the largest ski tourism destination in Sweden. Our analysis uses data from 162 visitors sampled on-site using online and paper-based questionnaires containing survey questions and mapping tasks. We use the survey and mapped results from Sälenfjällen to discuss the opportunities and challenges of using PGGIS for this planning purpose. We conclude that, despite of various challenges like low response rates and sampling issues, PPGIS provides the possibility to collect rich information in terms of survey results and mapped values. This is important in understanding a transportation challenge at the early stages of planning, namely the initiation stage. Our study adds to a growing literature exploring the use of PPGIS in the field of tourism and recreation. To the best of our knowledge, ours is the first to use this approach in a tourism-transport context in a Nordic destination.

Modern requirements for and regulation of medical activities in the field of recreation and rehabilitation of children and adolescents

The organization of medical care in the field of recreation and rehabilitation of children and adolescents is carried out on the basis of regulatory legal documents and features of functioning of a health institution. The paper analyzes the current regulatory legal acts and sanitary requirements and substantiates the need for their improvement, taking into account the changing tasks in the system of protecting children's health. The need to set out the requirements for medical activities of educational centers of international and all-Russian level in the form of a separate section of the procedure for providing medical care to minors during the period of recovery and organized recreation was noted. Taking into account the peculiarities of the educational regimen, diet and physical activity of children in the Centers, as well as the possibility to provide emergency medical care of appropriate volume and quality, it is proposed to consider the inclusion of the following diseases in the list of contraindications: diabetes mellitus, phenylketonuria, severe forms of allergic diseases, fermentopathies requiring an individual approach to the organization of nutrition, motor disorders with the impossibility of self-care, systemic connective tissue diseases, blood diseases requiring dynamic control and having a high risk of complications, heart rhythm disturbances with a risk of developing life-threatening conditions.

FORMATION OF ANTI-CRISIS INVESTMENT POLICY WITHIN MANAGING CHANGE IN THE FIELD OF WELLNESS AND RECREATION IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PERIOD

Topicality. Combined with the need to improve the health and efficiency of people who were infected with coronavirus, wellness recreation is one of the important strategic directions of change management in the context of normalization of the economy and all sustainable development processes in the pandemic and post-pandemic period. And accordingly, the sphere of wellness and recreation, especially given its state in Ukraine, needs to establish a systemic anti-crisis investment policy.Aim and tasks. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the prerequisites and factors for the formation of anti-crisis investment policy in the management of changes in the field of wellness and recreation in the conditions of COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.Research results. In the article the prerequisites for managing changes in the field of wellness and recreation during the pandemic period are analyzed and summarized, namely: during 2020 in the world and in Ukraine the volume of investments in the creation of new jobs in the fields of hospitality, tourism and recreation is reduced; during 2020-2021 there are no significant positive changes in the increase or redistribution of investment in recreation or health care in Ukraine, especially in those regions that have a greater number of coronavirus infected; in the field of international tourism, which has a direct impact on the formation of the domestic market of recreational services, further decline is observed in the number of Ukrainians traveling abroad and a gradual stabilization of domestic travel in Ukraine.Conclusion. In the article conceptual principles of managing change in the field of wellness and recreation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic are formulated, within the anti-crisis investment policy, which provides for the development of appropriate programs, the implementation of which requires a set of organizational and economic measures aimed at creating a favorable investment climate, structural transformation and improving economic, social and environmental indicators of wellness and recreation effectiveness in the conditions of coronavirus pandemic.

From backyards to the backcountry: Exploring outdoor recreation coping strategies and experiences during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand.

This paper explores the impacts that the New Zealand government's lockdown measures to contain the COVID-19 virus during 2020 had on the activity and experiences of outdoor recreationists in New Zealand. Concepts related to coping strategies such as rationalisation, displacement and substitution, have been used frequently to explain the behavioural changes and processes involved in outdoor recreation when disruptions arise such as crowding and recreational conflict. However, such concepts have rarely been applied to rapid on-set disruptors such as pandemics. This paper adopts coping strategy theory to help document the strategies adopted by outdoor recreationists in response to the national lockdown in 2020. Based on a qualitative analysis of twenty interviews with outdoor recreationists in New Zealand, various coping mechanisms such as temporal, activity, and spatial displacement are identified. These include increased appreciation for outdoor settings, discovery of local activities and microadventures, and increased walking activity across the restricted, reaction and reset periods. Outdoor recreation coping strategies may contribute to increased resilience to disruptive and rapid on-set events and enhance understanding of how recreationists respond and adapt to disruption. This research presents a unique insight of coping strategies adopted in response to the national lockdown that may have implications for participation and management of outdoor recreation in New Zealand in the coming years. This paper also offers a new perspective on the behaviourist tradition in the field of outdoor recreation which may be fruitful for future research examining rapid on-set disruptions and crises.

Актуальное состояние и территориальные диспропорции в развитии туристско-рекреационного потенциала Волгоградской области

Today, tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the structure of the world economy. Every year Russia’s share in the global tourism industry is growing, which is reflected in the economy and infrastructure of the country as a whole. The majority of Russian tour agents value the development of regional tourism, which has become a stimulus for the development of tourism in the constituent entities. In the conditions of the modern socio-economic space, the sphere of tourism and recreation can be of strategic importance for the development of regions, especially those that belong to the category of subsidized or even depressed. In this regard, a detailed study of the tourist and recreational potential of the regions is of particular importance. Volgograd region is an attractive territory for the development of regional tourism. Possessing a favorable geographic location, natural resources, and rich historical past, the region is promising for the development of modern forms of tourism and recreation. The data obtained in the course of the research are important in the implementation of comprehensive work on the tourist and recreational development of the territory of Volgograd region. On their basis, cartographic bases for the assessment and development of recreational nature management in the region are being developed and implemented. The results of these studies can be used by educational organizations of Volgograd region, executive authorities, local self-government bodies, private investors, heads of tourist companies operating domestic tourism, representatives of public organizations engaged in youth and sports tourism when developing a strategy for the tourist development of the region, planning, developing and conducting recreational activities and tourist routes on the territory of Volgograd region, and training specialists in the field of tourism and recreation.

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the (Un)popularity of Higher Tourism Education in Poland

Along with the development of tourism activities, universities educating students in the fields of tourism and recreation take over the responsibility for preparing a qualified and skilled workforce that can provide the society with high-quality services. The aim of the article was to attempt to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the popularity or unpopularity of tourist faculties at Polish physical education universities. Five out of six public universities of physical education in Poland, which offer undergraduate and graduate studies in tourism and recreation were asked to provide data on the number of students who enrolled in the first and second cycle studies in the field of tourism and recreation in the last six years, as well as the number of students who resigned during the first year or after its completion. The results showed a decline in interest in studying tourism and recreation after the 2016/2017 academic year, which covers all physical education universities in Poland. Although there may be many reasons for this, it is necessary to try to find a solution to the current problems and restore interest in studying tourism.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT OF POPULATION IN RURAL TERRITORY OF THE REGION

The article highlights the current problems of employment in the rural areas of the region, reveals the need to increase it, and outlines aspects of a socio-economic nature. It was established that the current socio-economic state of rural areas, as well as the agrarian sector of the economy, is in a critical phase, which entails the destabilization of the entire economy. At the same time, the main problem is clearly outlined - there is a large labor potential in the Ukrainian countryside, which is not engaged in productive work. The agrarian sector, which is dominant in rural areas today, is the largest area for the population to realize its labor potential. Agricultural enterprises and households (personal peasant farms) are the main organizational forms of employment of the population of rural areas in the agricultural sector. The directions for the development of employment in rural areas are justified, where the introduction of green tourism is proposed as an important component of increasing the employment of the rural population in the region. Strategic directions for increasing the employment of the population of rural areas have been identified, in particular: the use of material support and the initiative of unemployed citizens to organize their own business activities; improvement of educational and professional training of the population in accordance with the needs of the economy and the rural labor market; promoting the development of small and medium-sized businesses through the introduction of green tourism; increasing the volume of agricultural products, which will create prerequisites for the reproduction of jobs; eliminating the imbalance of the labor market by taking the necessary measures at both macro and micro levels. It is suggested that the most promising way to provide employment in the countryside is to use such a type of entrepreneurial activity as green tourism, which is recognized in Europe as a priority in the field of recreation, because the perspective of rural areas, their infrastructure, the filling of the local budget, and the growth of the well-being of territorial residents largely depend on its effective communities development. In addition, green tourism expands the sphere of employment of the rural population, creates new jobs, especially for women. Keywords: rural population, region, employment, rural areas, green tourism.

Lifestyle of University Students in the Czech Republic

Data from various national and international surveys show that people in developed countries do not perform enough physical activity, even though it is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. University students tend spending their free time inactively by watching TV, using IT-tools, including computer games (e-sports), etc. This research was part of the international project called: Research network for cooperation in the field of sports, recreation and health promotion (ID: EFOP-3.6.2-16-2017-00003). The project was aimed on leisure activities, lifestyle and sports habits of young people. The aim of research was exploration of some aspects of the lifestyle of students in study programs focused on teaching primary and pre-primary aged children. The research group consisted of 503 respondents. The research results indicate that Czech university students have relatively a lot of free time, which a huge part is spend inactively by watching TV or using the Internet on different devices. The main motivation for participating in sports are friends and the basis students received mostly in their families or from their friends. The research revealed some barriers for doing sports. Therefore, our recommendation is to focus on reducing the barriers that students’ experience that may impact their participation on physical activity and give them a huge spectrum of opportunities and options how and where to provide sport activities, because the knowledge about healthy behavior and lifestyle is pretty solid, unlike in other researched countries.

КОНЦЕПТУАЛЬНА МОДЕЛЬ ЗБАЛАНСОВАНОГО РОЗВИТКУ ПІДПРИЄМНИЦТВА У СФЕРІ РЕКРЕАЦІЇ ТА ГОТЕЛЬНО- РЕСТОРАННОГО БІЗНЕСУ КАРПАТСЬКОГО ЕКОНОМІЧНОГО РАЙОНУ

Introduction. In the conditions of an unstable economic situation, aggravation of social, political, and environmental problems, an important element of the formation of an effective model of enterprise development in the field of recreation and hotel and restaurant business of the Carpathian Economic Region is to ensure its balanced development by combining and harmonizing the interests of economic development, the unique landscape and biological diversity of Ukrainian Carpathians, as well as the original culture and traditions of the local population. The purpose of the article is to formulate recommendations aimed at building a conceptual model of balanced development of entrepreneurship in the field of recreation and hotel and restaurant business of the Carpathian Economic District. The main idea of the concept of balanced development is to ensure the development of entrepreneurship in the field of recreation and hotel and restaurant business based on the principles of socially significant business performance, achieving economic efficiency and ensuring environmental sustainability. More modern, and one that takes into account the need for a systemic approach to model development, is an approach focused on ensuring inclusive development. The expediency of applying the principles of inclusive development in the model of balanced development of entrepreneurship in the field of recreation and hotel and restaurant business of the Carpathian Economic Region is justified by the fact that: entrepreneurship in the field of recreation and hotel and restaurant business is connected with the involvement of recreational and natural resources of the public, not individual level consumption; the demand for recreation services is formed and, accordingly, implemented within certain social groups, which are differentiated by the level of income and the specifics of consumption. The concept of balanced development of entrepreneurship in the field of recreation and hotel and restaurant business of the Carpathian Economic District is aimed at ensuring the development of entrepreneurship in the field of recreation and hotel and restaurant business based on the principles of socially significant business performance, achieving economic efficiency and ensuring environmental sustainability. Its purpose is to ensure the inclusive development of entrepreneurship in the field of recreation and the hotel and restaurant business of the region and, on its basis, to improve the qualitative and quantitative parameters of the development of the Carpathian Economic District. Achieving the specified parameters will make it possible to ensure the employment of the population, increase the volume of services provided and improve their quality characteristics, and increase the amount of tax revenues.

WAYS AND MEANS OF POST-WAR RESTORATION OF THE TOURISM AND RECREATION BUSINESS IN UKRAINE (ASPECTS OF EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR THE RESTORATION OF SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CONDITIONS OF UNITED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES)

In general, the sphere of services in the field of tourism and recreation in the postindustrial era is one of the most promising and rapidly developing. Meanwhile, in the state of war, not only the conditions and circumstances of their development, but also the very structure of consumption change. The specific weight of services in the total amount of goods produced in the gross domestic product exceeds 70 percent in developed countries. In the conditions of war, this indicator is reduced to almost zero. Indeed, the modern world economy and the tourism and recreation business within it are characterized by extraordinary dynamism. The rapid development of means of communication technologies practically eliminated geographical obstacles in the trade of goods and services, creating a global economic space for the spread of tourist and recreational services, realization of these unique opportunities in Ukraine. Scientific and technical progress, which marked the transition to the postindustrial stage of the development of the world economy, increases competition in the markets of innovations, information technologies and the markets of service provision. The article reveals directions for improving the management of tourist and recreational activities in the conditions of united territorial communities: resource levers and tools for the formation of service infrastructure in the conditions of war and ... administrative-territorial reform. The peculiarities of the development of tourist and recreational activities in Ukraine in military and defense conditions are characterized, and organizational and economic mechanisms for the formation of service infrastructure are proposed. In the context of the effective use of phenomenal resource, natural-recreational, national-ethnographic and historical regional traditions of Ukraine, it is proposed for the first time to use the available opportunities of the State Geocadastre to provide consulting and advisory services to newly created territorial communities. The prerequisites for the development of the tourism and recreation industry in the post-war conditions of the formation of the state and in the context of Ukraine’s accession to the EU are described.

Formation of professional competence in students when teaching the disciplines of tourism direction

The purpose of the article is to highlight the formation of professional competencies in education seekers while teaching tourism disciplines. The study is considered with the aim to form professional competencies in the field of geography, recreation and tourism in future specialists. Main material. The article analyzes professional competence of future specialists in the field of geography, recreation and tourism as an integrative quality, including mastery level of professional knowledge, skills, and abilities. The author considers the following forms of education: problem-based lectures, practical classes, independent work, excursions, describing the teaching methods: business (role-playing games), project method, etc.; and teaching tools (developed system of exercises and tasks, distance education). The study pays much attention to the formation of professional competences of future specialists in the field of geography, recreation and tourism, disclosing the specifics of their use. There is an example of the applied project method during the teaching course of the discipline “Local history and regional tourism”. The study is based on the results of a student survey on interest in studying tourism disciplines. Conclusions. The article analyzes pedagogical conditions for the formation of positive motivation of students regarding the study of tourism disciplines through the professional direction of their content. The article specifies the use of distance learning tools for organizing students’ independent work. The author determines development of professional and personal qualities of students by means of business games, using the project method, ensuring the problematic and creative nature of educational tasks. As a result, key professional competences of future specialists in the field of geography, recreation and tourism have been formed.

CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND LEISURE INSTITUTIONS: INCLUSIVE ASPECT

The article analyses primary legislative and regulatory documents related to health improvement and recreation of children and juvenile, in particular the Law of Ukraine “On Health Improvement and Recreation of Children” (2008), The State Social Standard for Health Improvement and Recreation of Children (2009), The Standard Regulations on Children’s health and Recreation Institution (2009), The Concept of the State Social Program of Health Improvement and Recreation of Children until 2025 (2021), The National Strategy for the Creation of Barrier-Free Space in Ukraine until 2030 (2021).The necessity of introducing the principle of inclusivity into the field of health improvement and recreation of children in order to ensure equal opportunities and non-discrimination in obtaining services relating to health improvement and recreation of children is proved.According to requirements of extracurricular education, the educational environment of children’s health and recreation institutions is focused on creating conditions for the intellectual, spiritual and physical development of children; involvement in active communication and creativity; formation of social competencies; creating conditions for self-determination and self-realization. Inclusion within the children health-improvement system will allow organizing health improvement and recreation for disabled children in modern children's healthcare institutions at all levels where appropriate conditions for active recreation are created.The article summarizes the practical experience of Uman inclusive health institutions, in particular the Department of rehabilitation, health improvement and recreation of mixed type “Bug” of the Center for Social Services of the Department of Labour and Social Protection of the People of Uman City Council; the summer recreation camp of the sanatorium type “Mriya” of the Complex Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children “Prolisok”; the Leisure Recreation Center for School-age Children “Barvograi” of the Center for Integrated Social Services of the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the People of Uman City Council.
 Keywords: health improvement; recreation; inclusion; rehabilitation; children’s health and recreation institution; children and juvenile; special educational needs; social support.

New Technologies in Educational Solutions in the Field of STEM: The Use of Online Communication Services to Manage Teamwork in Project-Based Learning Activities

STEM education as an innovative paradigm of education is being rapidly introduced into the curricula of higher educational institutions. The research is devoted to the study of the capabilities of online communication services for managing teamwork aimed at the development and implementation of innovative investment projects in the STEM education environment. An innovative concept of a distance learning course – Designing investment projects in the field of health care and recreation – is suggested based on organizational principles. The online communication services such as Mirapolis Virtual Room, Moodle and Microsoft Teams implemented into the educational interaction program made it possible to create a high-quality real-time e-learning environment. The online course was tested by 200 students. The results of the experiment confirmed the effectiveness of the use of online communication services and platforms in the development of professional practical experience within the educational concept of STEM. Students appreciated the high level of the innovative component in team interaction programs (98%), as well as, in the approaches to cooperation with business entities (95%); 91% of students noted the high level of quality of the educational content, pedagogical (84%), technological (92%) and conceptual (78%) innovative value of the educational product. Taking a course that is based on the STEM model had a dramatic impact on the development of the key competencies of the 21st century. The study can be of interest to teachers who are looking for effective pedagogical models that can be easily adapted to the needs of the business environment and the generation of students of the new digital era.