Tímarit um menntarannsóknir - 01.01.2014, Page 101

Gæði og gagnsemi náms í tómstunda- og félagsmálafræði
hjá Mennta- og menningarmálaráðuneyt-
inu og Sambandi íslenskra sveitarfélaga.
Að lokum er vert að geta þess að
íþrótta-, tómstunda- og þroskaþjálfadeild
fór á árunum 2013 og 2014 í gegnum
sjálfsmat. í því vinnuferli var m.a. leitað
til nemenda og þeir beðnir að leggja mat
á námið. Sjálfsmatsskýrslan er ekki opin-
ber en niðurstöður matsins eru í samræmi
við niðurstöður þessarar rannsóknar, það
er að nemendur eru í heild mjög ánægðir
með nám sitt, finnst það fjölbreytt, inni-
haldsríkt, hagnýtt og mannbætandi.
Þakkir
Höfundar vilja þakka Ásdísi, Ágústu
og samstarfsfólki þeirra á Félagsvís-
indastofnun HÍ fyrir aðstoðina. Einnig
þökkum við Jóni Torfa Jónassyni, fyrr-
um sviðsforseta menntavísindasviðs,
fyrir aðstoð og góðar ábendingar. Að
lokum þökkum við öllum tómstunda-
og félagsmálafræðingunum kærlega
fyrir þátttökuna.
Abstract
Quality and usefulness of an education in Leisure Studies
The paper is based on a study conducted
in the summer of 2012 among graduates of
the BA program in Leisure Studies at the
University of Iceland. The program started
in 2001 with the first students graduating
in 2005, thus the participants graduated
over the years 2005 to 2012. The aim of
the study was to obtain the perspectives
of the graduated students regarding the
program and how it has benefited them
in employment and in further education.
The background and development of the
program is also discussed. There are three
main research questions: What are the gra-
duates' attitudes towards the Leisure Stu-
dies program? How has the program been
useful in life and work? How does the
program serve as preparation for further
study? Participants were people who all
had a Bachelor's degree in Leisure Studies;
of a total of 96 individuals, 72 responded
to the survey. The majority, or 85%, of the
respondents were working full-time or
part-time when the study was conducted.
Five (7%) were actively seeking a job and
13% were studying full-time or part-time.
Most of the participants, or 73%, were in
jobs related to leisure time in one way or
another, for example as a project managers,
leisure consultants or directors. Data was
gathered with a questionnaire in which the
participants responded to questions and
statements. The questionnaire is from the
Institute of Social Sciences at the Univer-
sity of Iceland. The list was translated and
localized by the institute and is based on a
questionnaire titled Destination of Leavers
from Higher Education, which the Hig-
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