| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立新竹師範學院 === 學校行政碩士班 === 90 === A Survey of Concerned Concept with G.R.A (Group-Recreation-Activity) For Elementary School Teachers in Tao-Yuan County
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the concerned concept of Group-Recreation-Activity ( G.R.A.), further to investigate how the elementary school teachers in Tao-Yuan county understand the current status and related problem of the concerned concept with G.R.A. Such an investigation can serve as a basis for providing suggestions for reference for related departments and personnel. In order to achieve the above objective, the study used a method of literature analysis and the specialist’s questionnaire survey and interview. Gathered information from Taiwan and abroad about the related research of G.R.A. Then I analyzed the G.R.A.’s meaning, goal, classification and the development of G.R.A’s history in Taiwan. Through the questionnaire survey I learned about Tao-Yuan’s elementary school teachers’ general viewpoints and ideas about the concerned concept of G.R.A.
The questionnaire survey with specialists in this study was done with 36 famous senior specialists. 18 specialists were given the actual response. The response rate was 50%. Furthermore, 5 famous senior specialists were interviewed. Finally, the study includes 268 elementary school teachers in Tao-Yuan county responses another questionnaire. The response rate was 95.99% ( 263from268 ).
The major procedures for gathering data were interviews and questionnaires. The information from the questionnaires and interviews were concluded with summarization and done with core coding. For quantitative analysis, descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage and mean, inferential statistics including analysis of variance, t test, Scheffe’s test and chi-square analysis were the major statistical procedures.
As the result of the comprehensive literature analysis, interviews and questionnaires, regarding the concerned concept of group-recreation, the study obtained its meanings, goals, classifications and development of history in Taiwan. G stands for group. R stands for healthy, happiness and fun. Group recreation can be defined as the concerned concept that involved in the G.R.A. Its purpose is to achieve the ideal of spreading the seed of happiness to the world, bringing the vitality of the youth to people, letting our society full of happiness and keeping our nation young always. The classifications of group recreation including playing, singing, dancing,acting song, drama, shouting with clapping, activity designing, speaking show and leisure activities. According to the sequence of the years, starting from 1949 to 2001, the development of group recreation’s history in Taiwan was collected and filed in order as a record. Moreover, it was indicated as the literature source and has become a great event.
Through the result of the analysis of questionnaires, the study got the conclusions regarding the concerned concept with G.R.A. for elementary school teachers in Tao-Yuan county as the follows:
1. Students’ group-recreation-activity
Currently, on the campus of the elementary schools, the group activity that students taking part in mostly is singing. It’s not often to see group activities such as playing, dancing and boy scouting. Drama is rather rare. Besides, the result of the investigation represents that more than half of the schools had had the experiences of this kind of activities this year.
2. The use of teachers’ group-recreation-activity
As the result of investigation, “ Special activity for celebrating festivals and national holidays”, “ The activity of sports competition, tournament and garden party”, “ Newcomers welcome party” are very suitable for teachers to run in the school’s activity. The most suitable field for teachers to teach in the group-recreation are “ Art and humane learning fields”, “ Overall activity’s learning field”. The group-recreation-activity is the most helpful for teachers to teach lively and enhance the effective of learning when applying on “ Singing”, “ Playing”, “ Dancing” and “ Activity song”. The most suitable organizations which conduct group-recreation’s seminar for teachers are “ The bureau of education in each county and city”, “ The headquarters of a team of China Youth Corps.”, and the seminar’s suitable time are “ Every Wednesday’s afternoon on-the-job advanced studies─recreation and student counseling seminar ( 3 hours)”, and “ recreation and seminar’s camp for teachers in each county and city ( 1 week).
3. The investigation of concerned concept with G.R.A for teachers:
(1) For the investigation of the concerned concept of group recreation’s meanings and goals, in general they were accepted be the testers. It represents that most of the teachers generally agreed with that.
(2) For the investigation of the concerned concept with group recreation’s singing, playing, dancing, acting song, shouting with clapping and activity designing for teachers, in general they were accepted by the testers.
(3) For the survey of the level of qualification of leading group-recreation-activity for teachers, the testers said that they are qualified of leading the group-recreation-activity such as singing, playing, acting song, drama and shouting with clapping.
(4) The survey of the willingness of combining the group-recreation-activity with the teaching activity, in general the testers are happy to put the G.R.A into teaching activity.
(5) For the investigation of the concerned concept with group recreation’s singing, playing, dancing, acting song, shouting with clapping and activity designing, the need of teachers’ seminar activity, in general the testers think it is necessary.
According to the result and conclusion of the research, the study finally separately brings up some suggestions to the elementary school teachers in Tao-Yuan, the relative authorities of the Education Administration, the relative organization of non-governmental circles and the follow-up studies.
Key words: Group-Recreation, G.R.A(Group-Recreation-Activity), Singing, Playing, Dancing, Acting song, Drama, Shouting with clapping, Activity designing, Speaking show, Leisure activities.
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