scholarly journals GARDEN CULTURE: EFFORTS TO REALIZE A LIVABLE CITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Rully Besari Budiyanti
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Outdoor Activities ◽  
Cultural Process ◽  
Observation Methods

<p>Park, as a form of physical culture, is a place for people to experience nature and engage in physical activities while having fun. Therefore, its design must be attractive, easily understood by visitors, and act as a magnet for outdoor activities. Parks play an essential role in facilitating the economy of a city, thereby making it livable. In such conditions, its meaning is in accordance with the setting system formed through a cultural process, which tends to take place continuously over a certain period. Parks produce a culture by interpreting the area located in the habitat to ensure the associated garden is a collection of plants, and various systems, thereby leading to social interaction, cultural manifestations, and nature. The process of interpreting the area as a form of culture can be measured through ideas, concepts, activities, and objects. The park's construction is often followed by the design of a mall equipped with a cooling room, thereby making it a place for social interaction. This study aims to assess Ayodya Park (<em>Taman Ayodya</em>), located in Kebayoran Baru, to determine whether <em>Taman Ayodya</em> has the ability to awaken a gardening culture. Data were collected using survey and observation methods and analyzed using the assessment methods. The results showed that <em>Taman Ayodya</em> had not fully evoked a park culture, rather <em>it</em> is only interpreted as a social interaction park that has provided maximum benefits socially, economically, and environmentally.</p>

Motivations as predictive variables of satisfaction and loyalty in coastal and marine destinations: a study in Acapulco, Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
María Magdalena Solis-Radilla ◽  
Mauricio Carvache-Franco ◽  
Orly Carvache-Franco ◽  
Wilmer Carvache-Franco
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Motivational Factors ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Predictive Variables

Purpose The purpose of this study is to find the underlying variables of travel motivations associated with a coastal and marine destination, and the motivations that predict satisfaction and the intention to return and recommend a destination, as loyalty variables. Design/methodology/approach Coastal and marine destinations are highly visited by travelers for their variety of tourist activities. Motivation is one of the crucial aspects to understand visitors’ behavior in these tourist places. This in situ research was conducted in Acapulco, a major tourist destination in Mexico. The 441 questionnaires gathered were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and the stepwise multiple regression method. Findings The results show six underlying variables or motivational factors: heritage and nature, learning, sun and beach and physical activities, authentic coastal experience, social interaction and novelty. The “novelty” dimension is the most important and influential predictor of satisfaction and loyalty, followed by “social interaction” and “learning.” Research limitations/implications Timing was the main limitation of the present study, considering that the survey was administered in March and April, and the demand could vary in different seasons. The findings will contribute to academic literature and will offer valuable information to tourist destination planners. Practical implications Acapulco’s potential for coastal and marine tourism has been identified. This destination should organize activities related to the motivational factors found, for example, visits to museums, craft markets and walks can increase visitors’ “heritage and nature” motivations. Community visits can help to promote the “authentic coastal experience” dimension. Increasing the offer of water sports will better position the “sun & beach and physical activities” motivation. As “novelty” is the most predictive variable, activities that include the novelty component and related to beach festivals, coastal events, educational workshops, sports contests, parades, gastronomic activities and navigable tours should be carried out. Social implications The results will serve as management guides for the destination management organizations and as sources of information for the companies involved in marketing to develop products according to the demand found. Originality/value Until now, tourism studies have been carried out on the influence of motivations as predictive variables of satisfaction and loyalty in different types of destinations. However, research in coastal and marine destinations is scarce, representing a gap in the academic literature.

scholarly journals “There’s More to Life than Just Walking”: Older Women’s Ways of Staying Healthy and Happy

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 380-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynette Adamson ◽  
Glennys Parker
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Australian Longitudinal Study ◽  
Wide Range

This study assessed a range of activities reported by older women in Australia. Women between 75 and 81 years of age (N= 3,955) from the older cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health responded to a request in a self-report survey for additional information concerning their health. Of these 3,955 women, 509 reported taking part in a variety of activities. Qualitative analysis of responses identified 55 coded categories of activities that were subsequently classified into four major themes: physical activities, creative pursuits, lifestyle, and social interaction. The data show that these older women are taking part in a wide range of activities.

scholarly journals Participating researcher or researching participant?

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samu Pehkonen ◽  
Mirka Rauniomaa ◽  
Pauliina Siitonen
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Video Data ◽  
Mobile Video ◽  
Ongoing Activity ◽  
Outdoor Activities

The article explores different participant positions that are available to researchers of social interaction during the collection of mobile video data. In the data presented, participants are engaged in outdoor activities that essentially involve some form and amount of mobility. The authors analyse the positions they have adopted in collecting data involving groups of mobile participants. The positions have varied depending on whether the activities allow, or even assume, researchers to draw on some specific participant knowledge. The article focuses on moments of adjustment during which the authors, as researchers collecting data, evidently make decisions about what to record and how to participate in the ongoing activity, and which thus reflect their spontaneous, negotiable and planned participation on site. As researchers of social interaction increasingly draw on data that involve mobility, it is pertinent to consider the possible positions that they may adopt and the practices that they employ in the collection and analysis of such data.

scholarly journals Streetscapes as Surrogate Greenspaces During COVID-19?

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonie K. Fischer ◽  
Divya Gopal
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activities ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Outdoor Activities ◽  
Outdoor Spaces ◽  
Urban Greenspaces ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Sociocultural Characteristics ◽  
Sociocultural Background ◽  
Lower Income Countries

In 2020, the spread of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) globally led to severe crisis, disruption and hardship in both private and public life. In such times of distress, access to urban greenspaces is essential for physical and mental wellbeing. However, globally implemented lockdowns deprived many people of freely visiting greenspaces. Inequality in access to urban greenspaces was apparent at global scales. Consequently, many people took to streets for outdoor activities due to its easy accessibility. We, therefore, aimed to study the usage and relevance of streetscapes for outdoor activities during a crisis. We hypothesised that streetscapes supported diverse outdoor activities, functioning as surrogate urban greenspaces. We distributed an online questionnaire to over 400 international respondents. Our results clearly showed that people used streetscapes during this period for a variety of activities, many of which were also reported as their main physical activity. Walking was the most frequent activity in streetscapes globally, and independent from sociocultural characteristics. Other activities reported such as jogging and cycling also aligned generally with main physical activities of people, but differed between countries and people's sociocultural background. In summary, more than one third of respondents from lower-income countries reported not having had access to a greenspace, whereas 8% reported the same in high-income countries. Our results highlight the important role of streetscapes in facilitating people's regular physical activities during the pandemic. Recognising streetscapes as important public outdoor spaces within residential neighbourhoods could help counteract the inequality in greenspace access, an issue that seems more relevant than ever before.

scholarly journals WHAT BRINGS YOUTH TO RECREATIONAL PARKS?

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosilawati Zainol ◽  
Cheong Peng Au-Yong
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Direct Influence ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Outdoor Activities ◽  
Youth Activities ◽  
The Relationship

Locations of recreational parks are said to have a direct influence on youth physical activities. However, there is still a lack of studies on youth activities at recreational parks. Thus, this study examines the relationship between reasons and habit of youth going to recreational parks through a questionnaire survey. Variables that are measured include enjoying the outdoors, use a particular facility at the park, play sports, picnic and general activities, walk or ride a bicycle for exercise and meeting friends. Logistic regression analysis reveals youths are most likely to visit the park for playing sports, walking or riding a bicycle, provided the facilities and amenities are available. Hence, planning, implementation and maintenance of recreational park play a significant role in promoting outdoor activities and active lifestyle among the youth.

scholarly journals The Rebooting in Sports and Physical Activities After COVID-19 Italian Lockdown: An Exploratory Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Guicciardi ◽  
Riccardo Pazzona
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Mental Toughness ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Outdoor Activities ◽  
Life Orientation ◽  
Design Variables

The lockdown imposed in Italy to reduce the spread of COVID-19 posited unusual challenges to people practicing sports and physical activities. The rebooting of activities highlighted the need to cope with new behaviors and routines, such as wearing a face mask while exercising. We conducted a web-based survey in Italy at the start of physical activities’ rebooting, to investigate how people reacted to the new norms. Participants completed the questionnaires assessing insomnia, regulatory self-efficacy, optimism, mood states, and mental toughness. Age, gender, and environment were assumed as design variables. Results showed that in outdoor activities, the younger females as compared to the older manifest less regulatory self-efficacy, while the younger males manifest more regulatory self-efficacy than the older. In indoor activities, a reversed pattern of regulatory-self-efficacy was observed. Regarding life orientation, younger participants showed less optimism and positive expectation for the future and seem to be more exposed to the unexpected effects of the restrictions: they showed more sleep disturbances, confusion, depression, anger, and fatigue and less vigor and mental toughness than older participants. An understanding of the psychological implications of the rebooting phase can support the enactment of more appropriate behaviors to practice sports and physical activities when living at the time of the coronavirus.

scholarly journals Ways to enhance embodied learning in Dalcroze-inspired music education

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marja-Leena Juntunen
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
The Self ◽  
Embodied Learning ◽  
Mental Images ◽  
Social Emotional

Drawing on the phenomenology of embodied learning, this article presents suggestions for ways that embodied learning can be enhanced in Dalcroze-inspired music education. Here, embodied learning refers to learning from interactional experiences of the self with the physical and social environment through senses, perceptions and mind‐body action and reaction. It is suggested that embodied learning can be efficiently facilitated through teaching that promotes multisensory perceptions, images, integration and experiences, while also motivating physical, social, emotional and intellectual participation. Furthermore, promoting social interaction as well as interaction between perceptions, thoughts, emotions and actions could be regarded essential. Embodied learning can be reinforced by pedagogical actions, such as advancing awareness and a sense of self, triggering mental images, integrating different functions, building a balance between mental and physical activities, and fostering positive emotions and experiences in learning situations. By reflecting on experience, embodied learning becomes more explicit and shareable.

Physiological rehabilitation of students with borderline arterial hypertension by means of physical culture

1982 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-25
Author(s):  
F. G. Sitdikov ◽  
S. B. Bondar
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Medical Examination ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Functional Disorders ◽  
Physical Exercises ◽  
Pressure Indicators ◽  
Static Nature

Abstract. The results of a survey of 130 students are presented. arterial hypertension was diagnosed during the initial medical examination. The most depressive types of physical exercises, walking and running for students with arterial hypertension were established. It is shown that among students with high blood pressure, along with other physical activities, exercises of a static nature are also hypotensive. The classes that are most adequate for this contingent of persons, contributing to the restoration of functional disorders of hemodynamics, primarily blood pressure indicators, have been determined. Developed and tested a differentiated, scientifically grounded methodology of classes for students with borderline arterial hypertension.

scholarly journals Teaching traditions in physical education in France, Switzerland and Sweden: A special focus on official curricula for gymnastics and fitness training

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuelle Forest ◽  
Benoît Lenzen ◽  
Marie Öhman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Fitness Training ◽  
Culture Education ◽  
Current Curriculum

The aim of this paper is to identify and discuss similarities and differences between the curricula for physical education (PE) in secondary schools in Sweden, France and the canton of Geneva (Switzerland) in the light of PE teaching traditions (PETTs). Teaching traditions concern ideas about the goals of school disciplines and therefore about the kind of learning pupils are expected to acquire. The paper focuses more specifically on two subjects, gymnastics and fitness training, because these physical activities are liable to highlight the similarities and differences across contexts in terms of didactic transposition. A content analysis of current curriculum materials of the three countries was conducted taking the following dimensions into account: (a) the general structure of the curriculum texts; (b) the general recommendations; and (c) the learning outcomes expected from the pupils in terms of knowledge and values, with examples of contents in gymnastics and fitness training. The results show the entanglement of various PETTs in each country: PETT as Sport-Techniques primarily shapes French and Swiss-Genevan curricula, PETT as Health Education is more present in Sweden and, to a lesser extent, in Switzerland, while PETT as Physical Culture Education tends to be more visible in France.

Regional Differences in the Leisure Physical Activity of Canadians: Testing Some Alternative Interpretations

1987 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Curtis ◽  
Barry D. McPherson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Activity Relationship ◽  
Winter Climate ◽  
Outdoor Activities ◽  
Opportunity Structures ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Leisure Physical Activity

This paper presents the results of a multivariate analysis of the relationship between region and the extent of participation in sport and physical activities, employing data from a large (N=20,000+) survey of a national sample of Canadian adults. The region-activity relationship is one that has been suggested also by some U.S. studies; that is, the farther west the respondent’s place of residence, the more likely he or she is to report high rates of physical activity. For the U.S. results, a convenient and common interpretation has been that the more favorable climate for outdoor activities in the westerly states leads to higher activity. This interpretation is not adequate for the Canadian findings, however, because of the harsher winter climate in the western provinces. Therefore, we explore some alternative theoretical interpretations of the Canadian results. These involve the effects of regional differences in three types of factors: sociodemographic composition, socioeconomic profiles, and opportunity structures. Because these factors are shown in our analyses to have only small effects upon the region-activity relationship, we also include some proposals for still further avenues of analysis and interpretation of the regional differences.

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