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The purpose of this article is to research various kinds of innovations in intergenerational tourism in the light of the Polish law and the EU law. The author is making an attempt to outline the scope of ‘intergenerational tourism’. At the same time, he is suggesting a modified version of the classical division of generations in Poland over the last scores of years. Discussed are the innovations applied...
Background. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder consisting in weight loss caused intentionally by the patient. The condition mainly occurs in adolescent girls. Its core feature is body image disturbances which lead to psychopathological symptoms manifested as intrusive thoughts about weight gain. Material and methods. The aim of the study was to examine body image in the group of 17 girls suffering...
Background. The aim of the study was to identify the organization of physical education in the new core curriculum. The research material consists of the professional qualifications of 32 physical education teachers, the sports infrastructure and the method of the physical education implementation were diagnosed. Material and methods. The primary research method was a diagnostic survey and survey...
Information technology allows tourist market players to introduce innovative activities. The tourist market is vulnerable to both innovation and implementation of information technology in the processes of providing services and attending consumers. The purpose of the paper is to discuss the issues of innovation in the tourist market, and to point at some innovations of technological nature in the...
Article discusses the procedures for building the grounded theory (TG) against the rules accompanying qualitative data analysis (QDA). The paper focuses on the mechanisms of the emergence of concepts, categories, the use of continuous benchmarking, theoretical sampling, theoretical saturation and the status of engendered hypotheses. Reference was made to the difficulties in building a workshop of...
On the basis of selected texts, the author is trying to trace and capture the process of formation of the social and cultural pattern of physical exercise in Poland over the centuries. Such a model in a limited form only appears in the interwar Poland (1918–1939). After WW2, in the Polish People’s Republic, the rank of physical culture and sport in the country assured its universality and folk character,...
Contemporary mass culture is often considered to be a proponent of bodily and sensual liberation. However, as a matter of fact – regarding its commercial character subordinated to the task of stimulating consumption – it is rather oriented to transmission of definite patterns of bodily behaviours and feelings to its recipients. That instrumentalising external narration of mass culture can be opposed...
Background. The aim of the study was to present the quantitative and qualitative description of the phenomenon of students’ gainful employment and determine if the work affects their functioning in the college. Materials and methods. The research included 412 fulltime Master’s degree students from Józef Piłsudski Uniwersity of Physical Education. The self-designed questionnaire was used and the statistical...
Background. Sitting volleyball is one of the fastest growing disciplines of sport for people with movement impairments. In contrast to other team games, sitting volleyball has no division into start classes. Players are divided into those with minimum disability – MD (one player with minimum disability may be on the court) and athletes with movement impairments – D. The aim of this study was to evaluate...
These days, social media are commonly known and used by numerous social groups. For many people, they constitute an indispensable element of the lifestyle. It is a new tendency, with a great developmental potential. Until recently, social media were understood solely as a complex of mechanisms that serve the purpose of communication between users. However, it appeared that various entities (e.g. firms,...
The profession of the sommelier is not popular in the Polish hospitality industry. In most restaurants, this position does not exist. Only in a few, best restaurants this kind of workplace is created. However, forecasts for wine consumption in the Polish society suggest that the profession of sommelier will continue to develop constantly. So far, customers have not expected advice on wines because...
Though the game-like mechanism has been applied in tourism for decades, tourism attractions hardly deal with the competition of computer games. The aim of this article is to present the application of the gamification mechanism and social media tools in the promotion of tourist activity and tourist regions. Mobile devices enable teens to combine playing and travelling. The development of mobile applications,...
Background. Due to Friedrich Ludwig Jahn’s gymnastic movement founded in 1811, physical culture in Germany, including East Prussia was widely promoted. Numerous sports fields popularized the values of physical activity among young people. Many other sports disciplines later emerged from the gymnastic movement. Material and methods. The research questions concerned the processes of development of physical...
Background. The Karkonosze Mountains enjoy great popularity as they try to satisfy various preferences of tourists visiting this region. Identification of these preferences is helpful to improve the tourism product. A survey carried out directly on a trail is claimed to be the best way to know tourist preferences. Materials and methods. The aim of this study is to identify tourist preferences in the...
Background. The dissemination of mobile devices has created new opportunities for communication, work or reaching the client. The fight for the client takes place not only on the basis of the traditional media and websites, but also through sharing a variety of mobile applications. The aim of the research was the analysis of selected web applications and the evaluation of their functionality for innovative...
Background. Knowledge of obstacles in physical activity might be helpful in the treatment and prevention of recurrence of the cardiac diseases. The aim of this study was to compare the level of kinesiophobia and sociodemographic determinants in patients with cardiovascular diseases living in two different regions of Poland. Material and methods. The study involved 48 patients (mean age 64.58 ± 11...
Consumers’ expectations and needs concerning tourist travelling are to a considerable degree shaped by the trends dominating in the given period. Contemporarily, sustainable development remains the most significant developmental megatrend; it refers to all aspects of socio-economic systems operating, including tourism. Apart from the trends identifying tourist phenomena, it is the progressing process...
Events organized in cities are perceived as an important stimulus of tourism development. This refers especially to post-industrial cities, having problems with, among others, a negative image, which hinders them from staying competitive in the market. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the level to which selected post-industrial cities located in Southern Poland use events to support their development...
The article refers to theoretical considerations on innovation in tourism. Innovations are illustrated with examples of specific solutions applied. The aim is to review the contemporary approaches to innovation in tourism, and to indicate diverse areas of innovative solutions. The article results from the author’s scientific reflection based on literature studies, discussions and participant observation...
Background. A precondition of the existence of contemporary enterprises is a constant pursuit of new, innovative solutions. The most frequently encountered innovations in tourism are marketing and product ones, implemented by different tourism supply entities, including those called tourist attractions. Material and methods. The paper verifies the thesis that innovation perception is differentiated...
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