Spaces, leisure experience and youth participation: a contribution to the management and intervention model based on the analysis of the best practices

• Main Authors: Joseba Doistua Nebreda, Héctor Manuel Pose Porto, Ruth Ahedo González
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de La Rioja 2015-05-01
• Series: Contextos Educativos: Revista de Educación
• Subjects: Buenas prácticas, juventud, participación juvenil, ocio, espacio, modelo de gestión
• Online Access: https://publicaciones.unirioja.es/ojs/index.php/contextos/article/view/2776

Youth is understood as an experimentation process during which the main bases that will underpin adult life are created. Accordingly, leisure can be regarded an ideal scenario for experimentation, mostly due to the freedom of choice it involves. This text contains an analysis of experiences and projects that may be considered good practices in the community context, from the perspective of the leisure activities and practices carried out as well as from the point of view of the various management and intervention models. The analysis mainly centers on the different participation models of young people themselves in leisure design and governance and how this aspect contributes to their personal and social development. Furthermore, it analyses how this can foster development of a series of attitudes and competences for social, political and cultural participation in their neighborhoods, cities or districts. In general terms, the conclusion is that the more young people are involved in the design and management of community leisure activities, the better their experience of such activities, degree of engagement and participation in the program or service are.