Use of pupil`s free time

Various branches of science deal with interpretation of leisure time. It is possible to view leisure time from various perspectives {--} pedagogical, psychological, sociological, economic, health-hygienic, political etc. Leisure time is generally considered to be the period of time when people freely make decisions about activities they want to perform at the moment. It is concerned with out-of-work activity or extracurricular activity which is not connected to meeting individual or existence needs. The art of using leisure time well belongs to one of social indicators of life quality. Active leisure activities, in addition to fulfilling current desires and relaxation, also perform a lot of social functions. Especially in young adults and children they serve as an effective social prevention and are important parts of the process of developing value system and priorities. The title of this thesis is Leisure time utilization in primary school pupils. I focused my attention on children because they belong among the most risky population groups from the perspective of incorrect choice of leisure time activities which can lead to development of socially pathological phenomena. The objective of the thesis is to make a survey of leisure time activities of primary school pupils in České Budějovice and to find out whether there is a difference in leisure time utilization in pupils of the 1st and 2nd grades of primary schools and the 2nd grade of primary schools and multi-year grammar schools. Theoretical part of the thesis is compiled by content analysis from documents stated in the list of used resources. For the empirical part I have chosen the quantitative method of questioning using questionnaires which were distributed in 5th and 7th grades of randomly selected primary schools and 2nd grades of randomly selected multi-year grammar schools in České Budějovice. Charts and graphs are used to present the results. Objectives of the thesis were accomplished. The results show that respondents mainly perform mentally active and passive activities. In 5th grades of primary schools and in 2nd grades of multi-year grammar schools the active mental activity predominates over the passive mental activity, in 7th grades it is the other way round. All three groups of respondents spend least time doing a physical activity. Hypothesis that 1st grade primary school pupils use their leisure time more actively than 2nd grade pupils wa