FREE TIME OF CHILDREN ON THE ISLAND OF HVAR AND THEIR AGE

Djeca predstavljaju specifičnu populaciju čije je vrijeme determinirano njihovim razvojnim hodom i pod stalnim je socijalnim nadzorom - prije svega od roditelja. Odrastanjem socijalni nadzor polako popušta, a bogatstvo aktivnosti kojima se ta populacija počima baviti sve se više širi. Upravo ta činjenica predstavlja istovremeno u sebi čimbenik dvostruog značenja: slobodno vrijeme može biti prostor razvoja osobnosti, ali i rizični čimbenik za pojavu socijalno neprihvatljivih oblika ponašanja. Ovo saznanje podsječa nas na važnost društvene akcije u prostoru slobodnog vremena djece kao ponude aktivnosti koju će djeca birati prema slobodnom izboru a u skladu sa svojim interesima i razvojnim potrebama. Da bi takva društvena akcija bila i uspješna, nužno je poznavati sve determinante prostora slobodnog vremena djece. Istražujući slobodno vrijeme djece otoka Hvara, uz primjenu kvantitativnih metoda istraživanja na deskriptivnoj i inferencijalnoj razini, dobijeni su podaci o ukupnom stanju prostora vremena djece (strukturu i količinu), o njihovim navikama u slobodnom vremenu i o razlikama u korištenju slobodnog vremena s obzirom na tip dana (radni # neradni) i dob učenika starije osnovnoškolske dobi. Rezultati, premda ograničeni specifičnošću uzorka ispitanika, pokazuju da su struktura i količina aktivnosti u prostoru ukupnog i slobodnog vremena djece determinirane i tipom dana i dobi djece te da su to, uz ostale odrednice koje determiniraju izbor aktivnosti u slobodnom vremenu (spol, teritorij...), oni čimbenici o kojima se mora voditi računa pri jednoj osmišljenoj društvenoj akciji u struktuiranju ponude aktivnosti za djecu osnovnoškolske dobi.Children represent a specific part of the population whose time is determined by the process of their development, and is characterised by constant social supervision - primarily carried out by parents. As children grow, social supervision is slowly loosened, and there is an increasing richness in the activities taken up by this part of the population. This very fact is a factor of twofold significance: free time can be a space for developing personality, but also a risk factor for the occurrence of socially unacceptable forms of behaviour. This understanding brings home the importance of social action in relation to the free time of children in the form of activities that children are free to choose from in line with their interests and developmental needs. In order for such social action to be successful, it is necessary to know all the determinants related to the free time of children. By researching the free time of the children from the island of Hvar through the use of quantitative methods of research at the descriptive and inferential level, data were obtained on the general state of the aspect of time of children (structure and quantity), on their habits in free time, and on differences in the use of free time, given the type of day (working day / non-working day) and the age of pupils in the higher forms of primary schools. The results, albeit limited by the specificity of the sample, show that the structure and quantity of activities carried out in the overall time and in the free time of children are determined by the type of day and the age of the children. These very factors, apart from other determinants which affect the choice of activities in free time (gender, territory…), need to be taken into account in well-planned social action which would structure the supply of activities for primary school children