Leisure Policy Research Articles

Analysis of Satisfaction with Leisure Policy Using IPA

Analysis of Satisfaction with Leisure Policy Using IPA

Democracia Participativa e Esporte-Lazer: Análise da participação popular na cidade de Fortaleza-Ceará-Brasil nas políticas públicas desportivas no período de 2018 a 2020

The main objective of carrying out this investigation was to verify the existence of popular participation in public sport and leisure policies, from the Department of Sport and Leisure (Secel), in the “Areninhas” equipment in the city of Fortaleza in the period from 2018 to 2020. Conditioned on pedagogical elements of administrative understanding regarding Democratic Participation: strategic decisions by managers; sports equipment construction sites; sport and leisure programs. The sample categorization included a total of 63 people, stratified into 4 managers and 59 participants in social projects/or sports equipment belonging to and under the management responsibility of Secel. The methodology applied had as its guiding parameter a field study, with a predominantly quantitative-qualitative data collection approach via descriptive, exploratory and observational analysis of the speeches of managers, the community and the analysis of legal documents. For the interpretative analysis of the data, triangulation of the inventoried sources was considered, in light of the literature achieved through interpretation and description of the collected data, with statistical interpretation of the variables, tabulated and analyzed in the Microsoft Office Excel 2020 program. Descriptive analysis is often used, percentage, mean and standard deviation using SPSS 2020. The results found indicate that Areninhas Equipment is extremely important for the inclusion/reintegration of the individual, as they are social modifiers and consolidators of community empowerment. However, despite the efforts of the managers to establish a rapprochement between Secel and the population of the city of Fortaleza, especially with regard to the management and preservation of the aforementioned equipment, which has its own Management Council, a mistake can be seen on the part of public administration, in the interpretation of what is democratic participation in the decisions of this department, which justifies the need for training actions to value and effect popular participation in the areas of sport and leisure, seeking strategies for decentralizing decision-making power, with the with the aim of enhancing the success of actions and ensuring compliance with CF/1988 and UN Charter 78, which provides access to sport and leisure as a social right, and a key factor in improving quality of life.

Leisure and Happiness of the Elderly: A Machine Learning Approach

Leisure activities play an important role in improving happiness levels for the elderly. The purpose of this study is to explore leisure-related factors that affect the happiness of the elderly using machine learning algorithms. For this research, the 2019 National Leisure Activity Survey released by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea, was used to analyze the data of 1769 elders over the age of 65 among 10,060 men and women aged 15 years and older in 17 cities and provinces nationwide, and it went through the process of data preprocessing, data segmentation, prediction model construction and evaluation, and model tuning. According to the findings of the study, the main factors predicting the happiness index of the elderly were leisure life satisfaction, leisure time, whether to use public leisure facilities, leisure policy satisfaction, and leisure activity companionship. The overall findings of this study imply that exploring sustainable policy towards the achievement of sustainable happiness for the elderly is important. Based on these results, policy measures to improve the happiness level of the elderly were discussed.

Unlocking Happiness: Assessing the Monetary Value of Leisure Activities on Subjective Well-Being.

Improving the level of subjective well-being or happiness is often the primary goal for the government and its policy. Thus, knowing the value of leisure activities in improving the subjective well-being would hugely contribute to the policy-making process. This study explores the impact of participation in leisure activities on individual subjective happiness by applying the well-being valuation method to the national survey data collected in South Korea. Among the five leisure activities, participation in culture and arts, participation in sports, and tourism activities emerged as significant determinants of subjective happiness at the significant level of 0.05. At the individual level, participation in culture and arts exhibited the highest monetary value, while tourism activities have the highest monetary value at the national level, factoring in the total population and the participation rate across the country. These findings confirm the effect of leisure participation in improving subjective well-being and its corresponding monetary value and suggest that government should be appropriately utilizing the leisure policy to increase the frequency and type of leisure participation, thereby enhancing the level of happiness across the society. Results have significant implications for policy makers, practitioners, and academics in the domains of leisure and tourism.

The enactment of leisure-time physical activity policy for older adults in community leisure settings

ABSTRACT This paper examines the enactment of local government leisure policies in community leisure facilities through the lens of policy enactment. Leisure policies typically get enacted through a complex and contested process by a range of stakeholders. The paper explores how local government staff and leisure facility managers engage in the work of older adult policy enactment and how policies inform the strategic planning of programs and facilities. The research involved semi-structured interviews with local government employees and leisure facility managers across four local government areas in Victoria, Australia. Findings indicate that leisure facility managers exhibit a lack of engagement with policies, particularly those targeting older adults. To improve participation rates and justify significant public investment in leisure facilities, the study recommends leisure facility management and local government employees establish a negotiation process concerning older adult leisure and physical activity policy and facility managers interpret, re-contextualise, and make sense of policy.

Areninhas and Rede Cuca: Analysis of Popular Participation in Public Sports and Leisure Policies in the City of Fortaleza/Ceará-Brazil

The study's main objective was to analyze popular participation in public sports and leisure policies in the city of Fortaleza/CE from 2018 to 2019. The sample categorization had a quantitative of 108 people, stratified between managers (8) and community participants (100) of social projects in sports equipment belonging to and under the managerial responsibility of the Secretariat for Sports and Leisure (Secel) and Municipal Secretariat for Youth (SMJ). The equipment investigated was the Areninhas, under the responsibility of Secel, and the Cucas, under the responsibility of the SMJ. The applied methodology had as a guiding parameter a field study, with a predominantly quantitative-qualitative data collection approach, via descriptive, exploratory, and observation analysis of the managers' speeches of the community; and legal 1 Revista Intercontinental de Gestão Desportiva - ISSN 2237-3373 ARTIGO ORIGINAL https://doi.org/10.51995/2237-3373.v13i3e110064 documents. In light of the literature, the triangulation of inventoried sources was considered through the interpretation and description of the collected data, with the statistical interpretation of the variables tabulated and analyzed frequently, descriptive analysis, percentage, mean, and standard deviation by SPSS 2020. The results found point to a mistake, on the part of managers, in the interpretation of what democratic participation is in the decisions of these municipal departments and their equipment, which justifies the need for training actions to value and implement popular participation in the areas of Sport and Leisure and define strategies for decentralizing decision-making power, to enhance the success of actions and guarantee compliance with the precepts of the Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil ( Brasil, 1988), which provides for access to Sport and Leisure as a social right.

“Home office is the here and now.” Digital nomad visa systems and remote work-focused leisure policies

ABSTRACT To attract highly qualified remote workers to their cities and countries, governments have implemented mechanisms for the stay of digital nomads, thereby promoting local economic development. To manage the entry and stay of this professional class in these regions, future residents are required to obtain special visas for digital nomads. However, the guidelines and regulations for these visas are not clearly established, and the policy frameworks that apply have not been studied extensively. Thus, this paper explores how countries develop policies to attract digital nomads, support business development and position themselves as ideal territories for these knowledge workers. The study uses an interpretative policy analysis approach to examine and comprehend the purpose behind leisure policies and digital nomad visa systems from 24 countries that have introduced them over the past decade. Findings reveal that digital nomadic visas are framed as an engagement experience with the destination and its leisure facilities. Also, facilitating these policies are government strategies to promote a business environment and strengthen a high-level entrepreneurial ecosystem. The primary research contribution has been to outline the relevant policy mechanisms that support the attraction of highly skilled mobile workers to a specific area or region and debate their intended efficiency.

СОВЕТСКАЯ РАБОТНИЦА КАК ОБЪЕКТ ДОСУГОВОЙ ПОЛИТИКИ В 1920-е гг.

The politicization of leisure was one of the components of agitation, propaganda, cultural and educational work, actively implemented by government in the early Soviet period. Among the objects of leisure policy, the work with which close attention was paid, it is possible to point out female workers. This led both to the imposition and artificial integration of a number of leisure practices into their lives, and to the real consideration of requests. The model of the new Soviet woman being created was in many ways similar to what could be observed in Western countries — athletic, strong, educated, energetic and far from prejudice. There were similar tendencies towards the masculinization of leisure, a clear evidence of which was the spread of physical culture and sports, including their paramilitary forms. The main difference was the active limitation of the women’s freedom degree, which did not allow them to realize their right to leisure. Paternalism in leisure policy led to the struggle with those types of it that were considered “bourgeois” or decadent, although they were an integral and very important component of female independence. It is also need to mention the modest financial capabilities of most women and the limitations of the leisure industry, when the charming aesthetics of wealth and pleasure were forced to remain only a picture from a foreign film.

Consumption Pattern Benefits of the Cultural Activities in South Korea

This study examines the relationship between the cultural consumption pattern and an individual’s subjective well-being. We divide the consumption pattern of cultural activities by frequency, diversity, and inclusion and estimate the monetary value of the participation in culture and arts activities through the marginal rate of substitution. To reduce omitted variable bias, various factors are controlled for, such as basic demographics and satisfaction with personal relationship, class awareness, subjective income level, charitable donations and voluntary activities. The results show that the consumption of cultural activities can improve the individual’s subjective well-being, thus suggesting the use of cultural vouchers. Specifically, we find that the coefficients on frequency are positive and statistically significant, indicating that the cultural activities in Korea have a positive relationship with an individuals’ subjective well-being. Our research provides insight to the government organizations involved in the promotion of leisure policies.

대입 수험생 엄마의 여가제약과 경험 분석

While there have been numerous studies on academic elitism in Korea and excessive education fever, none have examined the leisure experiences of mothers who actively participated in their children's shadow education for university entrance exams. The goal of this research is to better understand those mothers' leisure experiences. From April to October 2022, in-depth interviews were conducted on the leisure experiences of mothers living in Korea. The findings demonstrated that the leisure experiences of mothers who dedicated themselves to their children's shadow education for college entrance were derived from 30 sub-categories and 11 categories, and a paradigm model was presented as a result. The developed model was named 'Finding the meaning of leisure activities for Korean mothers who actively participated in their children's shadow education for college entrance exam,' and it was classified into three types: 'work-life balanced type,' 'conventional type,' and 'in-between type.' The theoretical contributions stem from the study's originality in analyzing the leisure experiences of Korean mothers during their children's university entrance exam period. Furthermore, policy implications for establishing leisure policies and employment policies utilizing human resources of middle-aged women with highschoolers, as well as practical implications for counseling treatment and job retraining, were proposed.

An exploratory study of work-leisure relationships during the Covid-19 lockdown

ABSTRACT This study explored the attitudes towards work-leisure relationships (WLR) among Chinese during the Covid-19 lockdown. The lockdown creates a ‘quasi-experiment’ situation to investigate people’s views of WLR since they are obligated to stay home for weeks or months instead of commuting to workplaces. Eighty-two Chinese were interviewed, and the qualitative data were analysed using NVivo 12.0. The results suggest a model of ‘BRIS’ depicting four types of WLR: (a) ‘B’ for Balance, i.e. a dynamic equilibrium; (b) ‘R’ for Reciprocity, i.e. mutual beneficial; (c) ‘I’ for Integration, i.e. work and leisure could be each other; (d) ‘S’ for Separation, i.e. totally different from each other. The study contributes theoretically to developing this BRIS model to interpret the WLR in the context of the Covid-19 lockdown. Practical implications for employee management and satisfaction enhancement in companies, leisure policies, as well as future prospects for telework are also provided, particularly the importance of ‘balance’ in WLR is called for.

Sport and leisure public policy in nova lima: from agenda setting to implementation

Studies on the topic of public policies have grown in the academic environment. Understanding the policies developed in our reality is an important step in this direction. This text aims to analyze the implementation process of the public policy of sports and leisure in the city of Nova Lima. It ranges from the identification of the problem and the establishment of the political agenda for the issue. The used methodology was the analysis of documents and semi-structured interviews with the managers of the Municipal Secretariat of Sports and Leisure - SEMEL, of the city of Nova Lima in the past two administrations. As results we can consider that the agenda is formed from the demand arising from different spaces and subjects, characterizing visible players influencing decision making as to which problems or issues will comprise the political agenda. It is feasible to consider that sports and leisure policies in the city of Nova Lima are close to the top down model.

Attitude toward leisure, satisfaction with leisure policy, and happiness are mediated by satisfaction with leisure activities

This study investigated the effect of attitude toward leisure and satisfaction with leisure policy on satisfaction with leisure activities and level of happiness in Korean caregivers for young children. Data were collected from 864 participants (397 men and 467 women) using the 2018 National Leisure Activity Survey (NLAS). The results showed that there were no significant differences between male and female caregivers in terms of satisfaction with leisure policy, satisfaction with leisure activities, and level of happiness. Women had more positive attitudes toward leisure. Satisfaction with leisure activities mediated the relationship between attitude toward leisure, satisfaction with leisure policy, and level of happiness; there were no significant differences between men and women with regard to the variables. The study suggests that attitude toward leisure and satisfaction with leisure policy promote the happiness of Korean caregivers for young children.

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Leisure among the Youth of Spain

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly transformed the lives of millions, including young people, who are in a vital stage during which leisure has had a preponderant role in their lifestyles, characterized by the search for experiences outside the family environment and forms of leisure dependent on friendships as a source for well-being (physical, cognitive, social, and emotional). This article explores how leisure becomes a form of negotiation among social needs, normative demands, and a particular crisis. It analyzes the transformations of leisure of young Spanish university students during confinement and the new normality. The sample is made up of 1066 young undergraduate university students between 17 and 25 years old residing in Spain. The quantitative findings revealed that (1) young people now value their leisure more than before the pandemic; (2) young people have transformed their leisure time and feel that their leisure has not been the same and will not be the same again; (3) the pandemic has especially affected their routines, relationships with friends, and psychological well-being; (4) they perceive that society has treated young people unfairly in relation to their leisure. The findings show the need to develop leisure policies and programs that address the short- and medium-term effects and transformations caused by COVID-19 on youth leisure.

코로나19 이후 청소년의 여가활동 변화

The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for establishing leisure policies of adolescents in post corona era by examining how the leisure activities of adolescents are changing after COVID-19. This study analyzed the participation rate in leisure activities of 1,064 teenagers aged 15-19 years using the National Leisure Activity Survey data collected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The main research result are as follows. After COVID-19, participation rates in playing games, watching mobile contents, watching video, watching vod, watching cartoons and listening to music increased. The participation rate in physical activity such as basketball, volleyball, baseball, and soccer did not significantly change. However, the participation rate in physical activity such as walk, jump rope and stretching exercises visibly increased. Through this study, it was found that the leisure activities of adolescents changed after COVID-19.

코로나19 이후, 여가활동의 변화 양상

The purpose of this study is to suggest a balanced research direction for related research and to provide basic data for establishing leisure policies in the post-corona era by synthetically reviewing the research paper analyzed changes in leisure activity due to COVID-19. For this purpose, research papers were collected from domestic academic databases. The main search terms were ‘COVID-19’, ‘leisure activity’, etc. After the data selection process, 8 research papers were selected for final analysis. The results of this study were as follows. Most researches were conducted on the adults such as college students and young adults and quantitative studies using questionnaires. As a result of a comprehensive review of the previous research result, sporting activities, cultural and art activities decreased, while relaxation and outdoor activities increased due to COVID-19. This study found that the leisure activities were changing due to COVID-19. Based on these findings, directions for future research suggested.

Social and Local Inequalities in Leisure. Adolescents’ Experiences in Their Living Space

Abstract This article analyses how the political-institutional, spatial, social and symbolic dimensions of their living space influence teenagers’ leisure experiences, both separately and in conjunction with one another. We look in particular at how leisure policies for youth in France, as implemented by urban and rural municipalities, influence adolescents’ experience by defining opportunities, and how territorial inequalities combine with social inequalities. In this perspective, the article reports the results of research based on quantitative and qualitative surveys on leisure activities of teenagers living in diverse geographical and political territories, differentiated in terms of their leisure offer and its geographical accessibility. It appears that territorial inequalities in leisure and transport can be accentuated or compensated for by socio-familial resources and the representations that adolescents and their parents have of their living space.

해양레저관광 활성화를 위한 해안도시 네트워크 구축에 관한 연구

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze factors for a cooperative network in coastal cities that contributes to the development of marine leisure tourism in Korea.<BR> Method: A questionnaire for professionals including academics and experts in marine leisure tourism was created on the basis of previous research and then validated from academicians to check out for the content. The survey instrument consisted of four areas such common problems faced by coastal cities, factors related to marine leisure tourism sustainability, levels of cooperation by promotional policies and tasks for the network of coastal cities. The survey was conducted via face-to-face surveys during an international boat show and email. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 and Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) was mainly used by calculating the descriptive statistics such as means.<BR> Results: Among common problems of coastal cities, conservation of ocean ecology, accidents of coastal ship, climate change and development of marine tourism were derived as top priority factors by IPA. Among sustainability issues of marine leisure tourism, top priority was given to factors including water pollution, ocean waste, conservation of ocean ecology and conflicts between residents and stakeholders. In promotional policies, factors such as establishing network of coastal cities, cooperative platform and links of fishery small port were identified as top priority to promote the industry. Finally, tasks for the network of coastal cities included improving leisure insurances, establishing act for promoting marine leisure tourism and alleviating marine leisure policies.<BR> Conclusion: This study provides evidence showing that a cooperative network of coastal cities should be established to better promote marine leisure tourism in the country. The network needs to deal with common problems faced by the coastal cities and sustainability issues, especially related to environments. In addition, the coastal cities should make a foundation in cooperation with the central government that can contribute to the further development of marine leisure tourism in Korea by coping with issues such as network of coastal cities & platform, marine leisure insurance policies and marine leisure tourism promotion law establishment.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE CULTURAL AND LEISURE SPHERE IN THE MOSCOW

The article substantiates the special significance of the development of the cultural and leisure sphere for the city of Moscow. The paper describes the organization of its management system. The author presents the results of the analysis of the main directions of the development of the cultural and leisure policy of the city of Moscow in three components: content, infrastructure and territorial. The issues of providing the services of cultural and leisure facilities to the residents of the peripheral territories of the city of Moscow are of paramount importance at the present time. At the same time, the study notes the peculiarities of creating conditions for organizing leisure activities and providing residents with cultural services in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The author identifies the most significant shortcomings that hinder the further development of cultural and leisure activities in the territory of the city of Moscow and determines the main directions of its further development.

Leisure and human rights: the World Leisure Organization Charter for Leisure: past, present and future

ABSTRACT This paper introduces the recent revision of the WLO Charter for Leisure. It presents the background and underlying reasons for the revision, positions the Charter in the global human rights system, and examines its potentially significant role in leisure policy, research and practice. References are made to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which includes leisure-related rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), one of the treaties which provide the legal framework for the UDHR. Attention is drawn to a range of supporting materials provided on a leisure rights portal on the WLO website, which can be utilized to further promote the idea of leisure rights. The revision of the Charter for Leisure is seen as a beginning of a process aiming to promote the idea of leisure rights and contribute to research, debate and education surrounding this significant issue.