A Study on Promote Community Learning through Serious Lisure Groups -A Case Study on Yangcuo Community in Mailiao

• Main Authors: Chien-Jung Lin, 林建榮
• Other Authors: 王文瑛
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/wc4kz7

碩士 === 國立虎尾科技大學 === 休閒遊憩研究所 === 99 === As social environment changes, the meaning of modern life is increasingly focused on enhancing the quality of living and that of spiritual level, More people pay attention to the arrangement and use of their leisure time and activities. Serious leisure is the systematic pursuit of an amateur, hobbyist, or volunteer activity where participants can acquire and display interesting and fulfilling experiences and skills. Through interaction between individuals, groups and the environment, members of a serious leisure group can create and develop diverse and rich learning culture. As a case study of Yangcuo community, this study aimed to explore relations among serious leisure groups and the community through semi-structured interviews and document analysis research; to gain an understanding of how community learning develops within leisure groups and to analyze how leisure groups contribute to the establishment of community learning. Research findings, conclusions and recommendations are as follows: Findings Four aspects were identified as crucial influences—the pivotal point of Community development and factors behind establishment of community leisure groups; group participation and the learning by the community leisure groups; the shaping of community spirit and the growth of leisure groups; and the promotion of learning value made by leisure groups. Conclusions Factors behind the establishment of community leisure groups: health benefits are the main consideration. Different healthy leisure groups are established based on public needs and interests. 2 Residents participate in leisure group for a variety of reasons, including personal needs, interests, health or invitations from peers. 3 leisure group participants are encouraged to continue their participation by their active attitudes and success in obtaining good health, and healthy lifestyle. 4 Achieve personal growth and meet personal challenges in group learning to foster from activities a motivation for learning. 5 leisure groups promote community learning value, which is constructive to the public life-ling learning.Suggestions： (1)For casual group participants: 1. strive to achieve their own visions; 2 enjoy the fun of learning; 3 build a lifelong learning network utilizing information technology literacy. (2) For the leisure group: 1. enrich and deepen learning; 2 utilizing media and information to show results and leisure group vitality; 3 broaden community learning resource base. (3) For the Community Development Association: 1. Recruit talent, integrate resources and exploit information technology to build community cloud database; 2, develop community historical and cultural features, plan community recreation projects and create an eco environment; 3 adopt the concept of serious leisure use to create a community volunteer organization and a healthy, life-long learning community atmosphere.