Résultats de recherche

1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The main goal of this study is to further understanding about the needs and interests of rural youth aged 12–17, living in the RCM [Regional County Municipality] of Joliette regarding recreational and leisure activities as well as the level of social involvement. More specifically, the objectives of this study are to try to identify the social reasons and personal motivations that push these teenagers to practice leisure activities, specifically to get involved in their communities.» (p. 48)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
L’étude est basée sur la participation de 72 jeunes (34 garçons et 38 filles) de 12 à 17 ans provenant de ville de Joliette. Les données ont été récoltées à l’aide de discussions de groupe.

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

«[T]his study shows evidence of a strong influence from the family and from peers in regard to how these youth assert their leisure interests and get involved in their communities. Indeed, adolescents interviewed often refer to their parents or friends as the ones who had encouraged them in the first place to take action in their community and do volunteering amongst other things. On this topic, Wheeler and Green (2014) clearly showed in their study that parents have a preponderant influence on the types of recreational activities practiced by their children, and on the intensity level as well. This was also mentioned by local stakeholders who estimate that youth often see their parents as role models. […] However, and even if some stakeholders noted a lower level of involvement for youth compared to their elders, it is to be noted that the former mainly get involved when a specific cause matters to them because of its values and ideals, or when a specific event reaches them through something that happened to a family member.» (p. 57)

1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«[T]his study targets two key research objectives: 1. Identify sought-after forms of recreational activities, benefits gained, needs in terms of recreational facilities, interests for social investment, quality regarding recreational infrastructures and barriers to the participation of youth aged 12 to 17 living in the RCM [regional county municipality] of Joliette according to parents and local stakeholders working with youth; 2. Estimate social, educational, and land management actions susceptible to reinforce recreational practices for youth according to parents and local stakeholders working with youth.» (p. 26)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«As a whole, 26 participants took part in these exchanges, including 18 women and 8 men. The resulting sample is distributed as follows: 2 school principals; 2 student life advisors; 1 recreation technician in school settings; 4 representatives of municipal recreation departments; 2 representatives of sports and cultural associations and organizations; 3 representatives of voluntary and community organizations; 1 representative of the field of public health; 4 political actors; 2 actors from the economic and transport fields; 5 mothers of teenagers from working and middle classes.» (p. 32-33) The data was collected [in Joliette, Québec] through focus groups.

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

«This study clearly highlights the predominant influence of family and peers on how youth assert their leisure interests and get involved in their communities. […] As demonstrated […] by the results of our study, the scope of actions undertaken along with societal or even ideological considerations turns out to be of utmost importance for youth to decide whether they should get involved in their communities or not. It seems youth get socially involved mainly on principle and out of conviction rather than to reproduce a parental or family model. This model is apparently what provides the initial motivation or inspiration that tends to slowly fade away for the benefit of other influences emerging from everyday environments and friends. […] Findings of this study also highlight that youth are likely to show great interest in being requested and involved in decision-making processes related to managing and animating sporting and cultural facilities on their territories.» (p. 42-43) «Interviewed participants mention that rural youth may face a lack of recreational facilities designed for them. This is combined with a poor public transit access to specialized equipment available in urban centers. This substantial issue forces them to travel long distances to benefit from recreational services and facilities. In such context, youth greatly depend on their parents.» (p. 44)

1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«In this article, we present the results of our research on the implementation of a free outdoor skating rink and underline its impact on the social and identity elements, and on the levels of physical activity among the Montreal North local population.» (p. 68)

Questions/Hypothèses :
The two principal research hypotheses are that: «the implementation of a proximity sport facility in a designed urban setting, especially when the facility is representative of the local sport activities through its multisport character and its relation with a major identity referent (professional hockey club, the Montreal Canadiens), greatly influences the population in engaging in physical activity and concomitantly renews different forms of territorial appropriation [and] building such a sport facility is not sufficient to attract, on a weekly basis, participants who are mildly active or non-active. In fact, it appears necessary to combine this design to different forms of onsite-organized activities.» (p. 69)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
L’échantillon est composé de 352 participants pour la partie quantitative de l’étude et de 20 participants pour la partie qualitative.

Instruments :
- Questionnaire
- Guide d’entretien semi-directif

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

«It appears that the Bleu, Blanc, Bouge project has become much more than a place for practising sport; it has also become a place of socialization. Indeed, the interviews conducted and the surveys collected on the field seem to indicate that the ice rink is perceived as a meeting place where family members and friends can practise physical activities during the winter. The family sport of skating is mostly practised by children and adults together. Almost 60% of children aged between 7 and 11 years came to the rink with their parents, while a little more than 30% of adults came with their kids of various ages. Even more revealing, 80% of parents brought their kids to the rink to skate with them. Moreover, 79% of these parents said the installation of such a facility allowed them to spend more time with their families.» (p. 78) «The implementation of such proximity facilities appears to have the potential to attract the local population and inspire them to adopt a healthier lifestyle. To succeed, new sport infrastructures need to take into account the urban tissue in which they are located, but more specifically, they need to provide three motivating factors: accessibility, appeal and security.» (p. 83)