Fundamental Pedagogy Jana Doležalová

participating function (having a share in the organisation of activities); 
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integrating function (integration in society); 
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enculturation (cultural self-development, impact on value orientation, 
creativity in art, sport, technology). (For details, see Němec, In Průcha, 
ed., 2009) 

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The specifics of the process of out-of-school-hours education (in non-
formal education) are primarily grounded in the voluntary nature of activities 
and their selection on the basis of interest and internal motivation. The 
performance of activities is accompanied by pleasant feelings, higher activity of 
the individual by the effect of varied and non-traditional methods. Educators 
assert their informal authority which is positively perceived by the educated 
persons. They learn moral standards on the basis of internal processes of 
autonomously constituted morals. This type of education is also different thanks 
to the diversity of experience and habits of the persons encountered by 
educatees in non-formal education, also mostly in a real environment or an 
environment close to the real one. All of this has great benefits for the 
development of individual personality. (For details, see J. Němec, In Průcha, J., 
ed., 2009.)
Leisure-time pedagogy (also pedagogy of extracurricular education) is 
an educational discipline of extraordinary social importance. It focuses on: 
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the content and means of education contributing to autonomous and 
meaningful spending of leisure time by teenagers and adults in order to 
cultivate their personality and spend leisure time in a socially beneficial 
manner;
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theory and research on how the contemporary youth currently spend 
their leisure time. 
Why should this issue be given attention?
- The length of leisure time increases and the leisure-time industry 
develops.
- There is a need to fight boredom and/or workaholism.
- It has a potential of prevention against patho-social phenomena. 
- Appropriately spent leisure time can protect children and young people 
against media manipulation which deprives them of free use of leisure 
time.
(J. Pávková, V. Smékal, V. Spousta – 
Socialia anthology, Průcha, Mareš, 
Walterová, 2003)