Describe the role of leisure in society and then specifically comment on your selected activity and how it is influenced by changes in society. Discuss the key changes both in participation and also resource provision for this leisure activity. This should focus on the activity in a UK context and only consider the post-war period. Use specific examples and data to support your discussion. Leisure is a complex subject‚ which is part of our day-to-day life. The word ‘leisure’ comes from the Latin
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Sample Statement of Purpose for Recreation and Leisure Studies The Martial Art (wushu) and the Technique of Deep Breathing (qigong) constitute an integral part of Chinese traditional culture and one of the essential cultural legacies of the world civilization. Even now‚ those two ancient health-building techniques are still indispensable in facilitating people’s health. Yet‚ it is regretful to notice that they seem to have stopped developing in the modern era. I believe that the best way out of
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How I spend my leisure time: Free time is a something everybody needs. Free time always people to express themselves in many different ways. Moreover‚ some people can become so busy in life they don’t have time for free time‚ which may seems impossible to some. Furthermore‚ most people set aside a time where they are free to do whatever it is they enjoy doing. I on the other hand‚ love and enjoy free time; I spend my free time doing things that makes me happy. Three ways I spend my free
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TDA 2.16 – Supporting children & young people’s play & leisure Describe the importance of play & leisure for children & young people. Children learn through play. Every moment that the child is playing they are learning new skills‚ words and meanings. Play gives children the opportunity to explore‚ take risks‚ challenge themselves and have fun whilst learning. It is a natural way for children to learn because it uses all of their senses‚ they are able to take in information and sort this
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the time. They show that they do not appreciate a lot of times they have‚ whereas with surfing the internet they can do many things such as going online shopping‚ joining social networking‚ and joining online studying. So‚ surfing the internet in leisure times has many advantages for teenagers. Here are some advantages from the less necessary to the most necessary for teenagers. One of the advantages from surfing the internet that teenagers can get is online shopping. It is interesting activity
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PESTEL Framework Political Factors Tesco is currently serving people in 14 countries across the world. The global operationsof the company make it vulnerable to the political and legal frameworks of these countries whichcan impact the market position of the company. There are large numbers of legislations passed by the governments regarding the employment of their own citizens (Balchin‚ 1994). The government of the countries these days pressurizes the company to offer job opportunitiesranging
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Geert Hofstede defined that culture is "collective programming of the mind distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from another". (HOFSTEDE‚ 2012a) Human culture derives from people’s background‚ education‚ gender and so on. Therefore‚ different people have various cultures. Culture can influence employees’ relationship in workplaces. (HOFSTEDE‚ 2012b) Geert Hofstede studied this question for more than six years‚ and found six groups of national cultural dimensions. The first
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Introduction: YMCA Early Years Center is a community service program focus on early education. The plan curriculum and programs help children grow up and develop their different abilities of life. In order to build the gap between philosophy and practice; in this paper‚ I will analyze the YMCA’s educational philosophy in four main points. Also‚ I will integrate the philosophy by connecting with philosophers and theorists. Finally‚ I will evaluate the philosophy with the ELECT document‚ and make
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potential students‚ “Without Limit” Tuition Centre must always stay ahead in the dynamic student and educational environment. Throughout the past decades‚ the tuition service has undergone huge changes‚ to enable the tuition service to be included as part of the educational
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Competition is the act of two or more people‚ or groups of people facing off against each other in order to attain a greater goal. It is used for many things from building team spirit‚ to enticing the best out of your employees. Through competition‚ people grow and improve themselves. Healthy competition makes people work harder and helps build self confidence. If on the "winning" side of a competition‚ people glow in the realization that their hard work has gotten them this far. On the other
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