Leisure Education Research Articles

Chan summer camp templestay as an educational leisure and tourism activity in China: Learning process and spiritual outcomes

Chan summer camp (CSC), a unique type of templestays in China with educational benefits, is mainly held by temples during school summer vacations. Drawing on experiential learning theory, this qualitative study explored the learning process and spiritual outcomes of CSCs in China to address the learning benefits of leisure. Participant observation and interviews were employed for data collection. Research findings showed that participants gained knowledge, skills, and positive attitudes through this Buddhist cultural immersion experience. After returning home, the templestay experience outcomes were sustained through reflection and experimentation resulted in spiritual growth. This study contributes to the leisure and tourism research on templestays, as it confirms the role of CSCs in learning and spiritual growth and reveals the learning mechanism to maintain the spiritual effects of the religion-related leisure and tourism environment.

Youth Well-Being and Economic Vitality: Fostering Sustainable Development Through Green Leisure Sports

This study delves into the transformative potential of low-carbon leisure education (LCLE) in promoting sustainable development within rural lake regions, focusing particularly on its impact on youth well-being and regional economic vitality. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, we surveyed 650 participants and conducted interviews with experts, visitors, and locals to gauge the effectiveness of LCLE initiatives. The findings indicate a significant positive correlation between LCLE engagements and improvements in the leisure environment, economic development, and ecological conservation. However, the study reveals a youth welfare divide, whereby younger individuals are unable to fully benefit from LCLE programs due to gaps in environmental consciousness and accessibility. The paper proposes a holistic approach to LCLE that includes enhancing environmental awareness among youth, making participation in low-carbon leisure activities more accessible and affordable, and fostering a culture of sustainable enjoyment. The expected outcomes suggest strengthened rural economies, enriched leisure and ecological environments, and a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle for the younger population. This research underscores the importance of integrating educational initiatives into rural development strategies, thereby contributing to the knowledge economy through innovative approaches to sustainability and youth engagement in rural settings.

Leisure education and parks programming to address stress, burnout, and coping in law enforcement officers: an exploratory study

ABSTRACT Law enforcement officers (LEOs) frequently experience occupational stress, which may lead to burnout. Without positive coping strategies, LEOs are at risk of a myriad of negative health-related issues. This exploratory study evaluated the impact of a leisure education and parks programme offered in the workplace on stress, burnout, and coping in LEOs. Ten LEOs enrolled in the six-week programme that offered group leisure education sessions supplemented by individual time spent in parks. Scores on the Operational Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-Op) and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) revealed lower stress and burnout scores for participants following the program, but the changes were not statistically significant. One subscale of the COPE Inventory, suppression of competing activities, revealed significantly higher scores post-programme (p =.04). The majority (77.78%) of the participants reported that they valued and were satisfied with the program. Findings provide initial support for leisure education and parks programming provided to LEOs in an effort to address their occupational health needs including stress, burnout, and coping.

Leisure and cultural identity: an empirical study based on root-seeking summer camp for ethnic Chinese new generation.

This study examines the role of root-seeking summer camps in enhancing Chinese cultural identity among the new ethnic Chinese generation (ECNG) amidst the challenges of globalization. Semi-structured interviews with thirty campers revealed that ECNG often lack clear ethnic consciousness, experience conflict in community relationships, and have limited opportunities for traditional cultural experiences. The study found that summer camps exert both intrinsic and extrinsic influences on campers. Intrinsically, they facilitate the internalization of leisure motivation, foster a deepened leisure experience, and promote strengthened leisure interactions. Extrinsically, they provide opportunities for leisure education and cultural immersion. Through this synergy, summer camps enhance the cultural identification of ECNG. However, the study also noted that course enjoyment and teaching staff behavior could influence perceptions of the camp. This study contributes to understanding the relationship between leisure and identity, explaining how summer camp activities enhance ECNG's cultural identity, and offering insights for governments and agencies.

Implementation of economic and didactic opportunities of the educational university-based technology park in the training of engineers for the food industry

Introduction. With the advent of a new component in the system of continuous education – the children’s and youth leisure technology park (technopark) at engineering universities – the task arose to identify its niche in this system, to determine educational and mentoring opportunities. Research purposes are to determine the economic and didactic capabilities of university educational technology parks and to describe the principles of advanced education. Materials and methods. The research material was the activities of the technology park in the field of training personnel for the food industry. Systemic, personal, activity-based and axiological methodological approaches were used. Project-oriented learning and the research-based teaching method, collaboration technology, methods of collective and creative project activity, STEM education technologies, and collaborative learning were applied. Results. Leisure education in the technology park for schoolchildren with engineering inclinations is aimed at the students’ individual development in a creative team, project activities under the guidance of a mentor, demonstration of their scientific and technical achievements at international competitions, active search for their creative “I” and choice of direction for further professional development within the walls a specific university and an already chosen specialty. The technology park is also considered from the perspective of economic pedagogy. The “product” that the technology park offers is the skills of creative work, the ability to combine knowledge obtained from various fields of technical and technological sciences to generate new knowledge and create unique industries, i.e. as an intellectual “good” in the format of skills for its use and skills for ethical assessment of the results of future achievements (axiological aspect of training and education). STEM education technologies are optimally combined with the use of remote access laboratory installations for research, which makes it possible to conduct physical and chemical experiments in real time in real installations, remotely controlling the operation of the installation. This makes it possible to form a clear idea of natural phenomena and their role in technological processes. Conclusion. The creation of university-based technology parks is promising for the actively developing technology industry, it provides the opportunity to form a talented personnel reserve and develop environmental thinking.

The Realistic Worries and Reconstruction Path of Integrating Leisure Education into Curriculum from the Perspective of Dewey's Curriculum Theory

In today's rapidly developing economy, the transition from a working society to a leisure society has made the importance of leisure education increasingly prominent. However, due to the narrow educational concept, leisure education has not received the attention it deserves, making it difficult to realize its true educational value. As a life oriented educational activity, leisure education urgently needs to be integrated into school curriculum. From the perspective of Dewey's curriculum theory, this paper explores the direction of curriculum in contemporary leisure education, examines the reflection of real-life concerns such as "cognitive degradation", "temporal and spatial alienation", and "the disappearance of contemplation" in the era, and explores the reconstruction path of integrating leisure education into curriculum based on the theory of activity curriculum.

Values-Based Education and the Promotion of Social Participation in Children’s Educational Leisure Organisations

As recent research has shown, the importance of integral development during childhood is a highly relevant issue linked to promoting values and participation styles in healthy and safe leisure environments, which serve as significant educational spaces for participants. Research shows that education in values is a foundation for citizens to commit to others and embrace diversity as a value and an enriching circumstance. In educational leisure spaces for children, personal and group identities are built around equity, justice, and inclusion, all of which generate greater social cohesion. The study universe of this work was made up of non-profit organisations working in the field of children’s educational leisure in the Basque Country, Catalonia, and Madrid. The methodology used was mixed and developed in three phases. The results presented here correspond to the first phase of the study (qualitative method) and focused on a content analysis, for which the categories of analysis related to education in values and the promotion of social participation were identified. Likewise, the results correspond to a specific territorial context, the historical territory of Bizkaia (northern Spain), specifically to ten non-profit organisations that develop their activity in the field of educational leisure time. The results have been organised around education in values, spaces and dynamics for social participation, and the vision of the sector’s future. The results highlight the entities’ role in methodological innovation, ethical commitment, the transmission of values, and the cultivation of participation from an early age through different activities. In conclusion, it emphasises the need for the children’s educational leisure sector to address the challenges of contemporary society.

청년과의 여가 격차에 대한 시니어의 인식과 경험

As South Korea is predicted to become a super-aging society in 2025, utilizing leisure time for many older adults is becoming an even more important issue. According to the Korean National Leisure Activities Survey, older adults have more leisure time than younger adults, but their satisfaction with leisure activities is lower, and the generation gaps in leisure activity diversity, leisure consumption, and leisure awareness are widening. Not only policymakers and researchers but also seniors themselves must recognize and proactively address the problem of the leisure gaps so that more effective and practical solutions can be devised. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore older adults' perceptions and experiences of the leisure gaps with younger adults. By adopting the photovoice research method, which is a participatory research method, this study sought to understand the problem of the leisure gaps faced by the senior generation through their own voices. From eight seniors in their 60s or older, statement data were collected through photographs taken by the research participants themselves, focus group interviews (FGI), and individual in-depth interviews. Data analysis revealed a total of six high-level thematic categories, or leisure gaps, as follows: the gaps in trying new activities, consumption perception, leisure perception, relationship perception, care conditions, and adaptability. From the results, the leisure reality faced by older adults was derived, and solutions to the leisure gaps were organized into the following six categories: developing inexpensive and diverse leisure programs, expanding access to leisure information, supporting the formation of leisure communities, developing and supporting leisure education programs, supporting leisure for family caregivers, and operating detailed multi-level programs. By applying the photovoice method, this study enabled a deeper understanding of the experiences of the leisure gaps as perceived by older adults, captured various perspectives of theirs, and demonstrated that seniors were able to consider and contemplate the issue of the leisure gaps on their own and derive improvement measures.

Leisure Education Grounded in Social Justice: A Facilitation Technique that Contributes to Inclusive Leisure and Therapeutic Recreation

Leisure education is an important area of service that encourages people to participate actively in physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally healthy activities. This educational approach empowers people to make decisions, discover new information and resources about leisure, and navigate stressful transitions throughout their lives. The purpose of this paper is to clarify that leisure education is grounded on principles of social justice and facilitates two synergistic service contexts of inclusive leisure and therapeutic recreation (TR). To achieve this purpose, this paper contains supportive literature identifying that leisure education grounded in social justice principles is a facilitation technique used in providing inclusive leisure and TR services. Further, the literature presented in the paper provides a rationale for grounding leisure education on social justice to assist people in achieving goals of leisure associated with authenticity and self-determination, positive health and well-being, and flourishing. The paper increases understanding of leisure education and ways TR practitioners can use it to positively support people to live the lives they value. Therefore, this paper provides a unique contribution to the literature by identifying that social justice can be the basis for leisure education as a component of both TR and inclusive leisure services designed to help participants experience authenticity and self-determination culminating in leisure, positive health, well-being, and flourishing.

Effects of online leisure education on leisure behaviors and experiences among university students

Leisure education (LE) is designed to help foster positive leisure attitudes, identify leisure constraints and opportunities, and develop leisure skills and knowledge. Although LE is effective in many populations, its delivery has been predominantly in-person. We conducted an experimental study of a fully online LE intervention (ONLEI) with 96 university students. Our 8-week intervention occurred on a Moodle platform, featuring pre-module and post-module quizzes, information videos on YouTube, learning activities, online discussion forum, and private journaling. Our fidelity checks suggested intervention participants, on average, watched 63% of the videos, while also increasing their quiz scores. Rates for forum and journal engagement were moderate to low. Multilevel linear modeling indicated the ONLEI group showed statistically better trends for leisure participation, leisure satisfaction, and frustration of competence and relatedness needs in leisure, than the control group. However, the groups did not differ in terms of autonomy frustration and needs satisfaction in leisure.

Evaluation of the applicability of hospital-affiliated green spaces to patient recovery using the entropy weight method and grey relational analysis.

Hospital affiliated green spaces can help patients recover and recover their physical functions, promote physical and mental relaxation, enhance health awareness, and improve overall health. However, there are still significant questions about how to scientifically construct hospital affiliated green spaces. This study examines the impact of hospital green spaces on patient rehabilitation through scientific evaluation methods, providing reference for the scientific construction of hospital affiliated green spaces. Applicability evaluation was conducted on the affiliated green spaces of three hospitals in Harbin. An evaluation system covering plants, space, accessibility, rehabilitation functions, and promotional and educational functions has been constructed. The entropy weight method is used to determine the weight of indicators, and the grey correlation analysis method is used to evaluate the suitability of green space for patient rehabilitation. The experimental results showed that the landscape accessibility index had the highest weight (0.3005) and the plant index had the lowest weight (0.1628), indicating that caring for special needs is the foundation of hospital landscapes, and plants have subtle and long-term effects on physical and mental health. In the evaluation of the rehabilitation applicability of the affiliated green spaces of various hospitals, the second hospital has the highest grey correlation degree (0.8525), followed by the tumor hospital (0.5306) and the fifth hospital (0.4846). It can be seen that the green space of the second hospital has high applicability for patient rehabilitation, but the green space of the tumor hospital and the fifth hospital needs to be improved and developed. The evaluation criteria used in this study are comprehensive. The landscaping at the Third Hospital is well-planned with good plant configuration and reasonable spatial layout. However, there is insufficient consideration for accessibility in the landscape design, and the details are lacking. The rehabilitation and educational functions of the landscape are inadequate, with limited outdoor activities and low road safety. The hospital's affiliated green spaces should adhere to the principle of "appropriate scale, comprehensive functionality, and educational leisure," integrating rehabilitation and educational functions while increasing the variety of outdoor activities. In the future, emphasis should be placed on exploring the integration of landscape and rehabilitation to provide a functional site that is convenient for visiting, with improved rehabilitation facilities and an educational and enjoyable environment. The design should incorporate elements that contribute to a sense of well-being, including roads and.

Paths for the Development and Enhancement of Museum Education Under the Leisure Education Boom

Paths for the Development and Enhancement of Museum Education Under the Leisure Education Boom

Leisure education to leadership: Youth with physical disabilities' experiences in South Africa.

Young people with physical disabilities frequently lack opportunities to develop their leadership potential. These include their ability to make decisions and be able to take charge of their leisure programmes. An argument is made that developing leadership skills for youth with physical disabilities can be facilitated by participating in leisure education programmes. The objective of this study was to explore youth with physical disabilities' perceptions of how leisure education can be used as a tool to develop their leadership. This study used a descriptive qualitative research design to collect data using the purposive sampling method from 10 youths with physical disabilities aged 18 to 34 years in the Western Cape, South Africa. One-on-one interviews with semi-structured and open-ended questions were used to collect data for this study. The findings of this study include 4 main themes and 11 sub-themes. This study's findings showed that participants' perceptions and experiences were evidence of leisure education being used to build their capacity as leaders within their society. Furthermore, their understanding of how they apply leadership opportunities is an encouraging moment for their development. Leisure education should be considered as a means to promote leadership in youth with physical disabilities in South Africa. Knowledge and experience about youth with physical disabilities, their leisure education experiences and skills development during activities.

Leisure and Rural Elders: China’s Leisure Education Programmes Under the Rural Revitalization Strategy

The World Leisure Organisation’s Charter for Leisure outlines the right to adequate time for rest and for the pursuit of leisure activity. The right to leisure time and to participate in the cultural life of the community are significant for the wellbeing of a person. Leisure time refers to the remaining disposable time after completing various social responsibilities such as labour and professional activities, mainly used for entertainment, rest, and to meet spiritual and cultural needs. For older adults, mastering their leisure time is an important component of their lifestyle. However, the current situation is that doing household chores and helping the next generation take care of their children occupy a large part of their leisure time. Older adults’ decline in leisure activity participation is related to occurrence of diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. Therefore, with the acceleration of the aging population in the world, monitoring the participation level of older adults in leisure activities and timely intervention has become an urgent task. China has an aging population, with the rural elderly population growing faster than the urban one. Data from the seventh national census in 2021 show that the proportion of people aged 60 and 65 and above in rural areas has reached 23.81 percent and 17.72 percent respectively, which are 7.99 and 6.61 percentage higher than the corresponding figure in urban areas. With the migration of young people to urban areas, rural older adults are left alone causing serious social concerns. Through the Healthy China initiative, many proactive policy initiatives are formulated for the older adults. Initiation of policies to improve the mental and physical well-being of older adults especially in the rural areas show the significance China attaches to solve the challenges faced by rural elders. Since leisure directly determines the happiness of the people, the Chinese government is increasingly attaching importance to leisure education for the people, and paying attention to adult leisure education in rural areas has become an important part of the rural revitalization strategy. Promoting rural adults’ leisure is significant for creating an environment for them to live happily in their later years. This complements the rural revitalization strategy to construct a beautiful countryside. In this backdrop, this paper discusses the various aspects of aging and leisure of rural elders and how it is integrated into the rural revitalization strategy of China. Even though China has rightly identified the problem of rural elder adults’ need for leisure activities, the paper argues that integrating rural elderly leisure with rural revitalization strategy has opened a new path of development for rural China.

여가교육의 변화와 교육적 실천

The purpose of this study was to explore changes in leisure education according to the 2022 revised physical education curriculum, and to explore an educational model. To this end, a literature analysis was conducted on the curriculum documents of the Department of Physical Education in Korea and thesis in academic journals related to leisure education. The results of this study are as follows. First, changes in leisure education according to the 2022 revised physical education curriculum appear in four dimensions: systematic, objective, content, and methodological. Second, a Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility(T.P.S.R.) is presented as a practical model to realize leisure education according to the 2022 revised physical education curriculum. TPSR is closely related to the 2022 revised physical education curriculum in terms of ‘pursuit of creativity and inclusiveness’, ‘including the entire process of understanding, practice, and reflection’, and ‘direction of self-directed active learning’. In conclusion, 'practice of leisure education in pre-service physical education teacher education' and 'development of leisure education program for field teachers' are suggested.

College Students’ Healthy Leisure: Latent Profile Analyses of Constraints and Negotiation Strategies

College presents opportunities for health promotion, but students may be constrained in their ability to engage in healthy leisure. Leisure constraints and constraint negotiation strategies are important influences of healthy leisure, but few studies have examined the potential for heterogeneity among students in the constraints they face and how they negotiate these constraints. The present study therefore used a person-centered approach, latent profile analysis, to identify patterns of college students’ constraints and negotiation of healthy leisure. Using a sample of 605 students at a U.S. university, results indicated a four-profile solution for healthy leisure constraints and a two-profile solution for healthy leisure negotiation. Results also showed interrelationships between profiles and among profiles and participant demographics, healthy leisure motivation and identity, subjective health, and healthy leisure activities. Findings are discussed in terms of future research and the development of more tailored leisure education interventions for college populations.

Проєктування як засіб професійної самореалізації майбутніх івент-педагогів

The article considers the success of using a project as a means of professional training of higher education applicants on the example of the development of the educational and professional program in Leisure Pedagogy. Future event educators comprehensively study the main disciplines of the academic and professional program in Leisure Pedagogy using the project method. The article analyzes the mechanism of professional self-realization in higher education students through the projects as an effective educational technology with a high practical potential for subject-object interaction. The possibilities of event projects are revealed as an academic, informational, and recreational component of the organization of high-quality cultural and educational leisure, which Ukrainian society needs during martial law, significant emotional and volitional shocks and stresses, rapid changes, and challenges.

Food, nutritional and leisure education at school

Many people in adult life are unaware of healthy eating habits and practices of activities in the context of leisure, the lack of this knowledge has as consequences the high rates of chronic-degenerative diseases, emotional and behavioral problems that affect the Brazilian population. The school is a privileged space for food, nutrition, and leisure education, and plays a fundamental role in the formation of values, habits, and lifestyles, serving as a basis for the development of multiple skills in children, including cognitive ones. This work aims to analyze the issue of food, nutrition, and leisure education at school. This is a literature review. As a result, the school is an important space for children to develop knowledge that will be the basis for their lives, among the possible learnings are the understanding of a healthy and nutritional diet and the development of habits that include the practice of leisure activities, such as sport, generating implications for the development and growth of children and for their future routine.

The creation of oneself in free time: educating for leisure

The building of itself is an act moved from the hopes and dreams of becoming. Dreams project a future that can be, and hope is the force required to achieve them. The life project is an exercise in awareness that begins with imagining what you want to be and be aware of the relationship with the world. Leisure is lived from internal motivations and is auto-condicionated to seek the opportunities realization of dreams. Education for Leisure must recover the ideals of life, learning to live the leisure, and spark the imagination for the realization of dreams. This paper presents the research results on what you want to be and how to realize them in their free time; this is a descriptive case study investigation with the phenomenological method.

Identifying leisure education topics for university student well-being: A Delphi study

Leisure education (LE) is a purposeful intervention that can enhance quality of leisure experiences and well-being. University students can benefit from LE because many encounter mental health challenges. There are no LE interventions specifically designed for university students. Thus, this study’s purpose is to identify areas of LE to enhance mental health and well-being of university students. A Delphi method was employed, in which 48 experts (e.g., professors, recreation therapists, counselors) completed three rounds of online surveys. The first round inductively generated potential topics, while the second and third rounds statistically determined which topics experts considered as important. Of the 114 initial topics, 67 met the statistical criteria. These topics revolved around themes of leisure and life skills, reflection and motivation, negative emotions, healthy and meaningful leisure, and environmental resources. We discuss the findings in relation to the literature on mental health, LE, and university students.