This study aims at identifying the emotional, physical, psychological, and social states of individuals who had to stay home for a while due to the measures taken to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine what kind of recreational activities they preferred during this period. We used a mixed research method and composed the study group of 479 consisting of 297 female and 182 male participants with a non-random, convenience sampling method. Data was collected through questionnaires of open-ended qualitative questions. Findings address that recreational activities during the long homestay in a pandemic have psychological, socio-cultural, and physical benefits. Social isolation during such circumstances is known to be limiting the physical mobility of individuals and it did so in this COVID-19 pandemic process. While the main activity source was of technology of the people attended this research, we also observed that they are aware of the variety and the benefits of recreational activities at the same time. The respondents stated that the coronavirus outbreak had negative effects in terms of economic, social, psychological, and physiological contexts, but with the outbreak; staying in social isolation had also positive effects on their family such as exploring new things together, happiness, and spending time effectively. One other remarkable aspect is that respondents reported that they would do recreational activities soon after the social isolation period ends. In the results of the research, it is suggested that it is necessary to resort to recreational activities in order to both reduce the spreading effect of the virus in isolation at home and to overcome this process with the least negative impact, and individual and institutional efforts should be made for this.

International students, often a noteworthy group, constitute about 10 per cent of the student population on many campuses throughout the world (OECD, 2009). At any time, there are likely to be over a million students and scholars attending institutions of higher learning abroad, and recent estimates have set the figure at about 4.5 million (Çetinsaya, G.2014). A significant portion of the contemporary literature has dealt with the problems of international students. Owing to the importance of international students to culturally diverse blend of colleges and universities, higher education institutions must develop support services to assist international students with a series of special needs ranging from adjusting to the academic requirements, to dealing with cultural factors of being drown in new community settings (Cho & Yu, 2015). Leisure, in the meanwhile, is an important experience for university students since it is a functional tool to create socially accommodating environments for this population. However, how active leisure participation impact on social adjustment has not been studied extensively in qualitative studies. Therefore, this qualitative study intended to examine the benefits and impacts of active leisure participation on social adjustment of international students in a mid-size metropolitan university in Manisa, Turkey. Overall, students demonstrated gains in social adjustment and reported psychological and physical benefits when they actively participated in leisure time activities. Study showed that international students have demands and expectations from the university in terms of leisure time activities.

Günümüz sağlık problemlerinden biri olan hareketsiz yaşam tarzı insan sağlığı üzerinde ciddi sağlık problemlerine yol açmaktadır ve insanlığı tehdit ederek yaşamı riske atan bir unsur halini almıştır. Bu nedenle "yaşam kalitesini arttırarak yaşamak", sağlıklı yaşamın önemli bir anahtarı olarak gösterilmektedir. Bu anahtarı elde etmenin önemli bir yolu düzenli fiziksel aktivitenin, yaşamın ayrılmaz bir parçası olarak benimsenmesidir. Özellikle teknolojik gelişimlerin hızla artış göstermesi, genç nüfusun hareketsiz yaşam tarzına göre hayatlarını idame ettirmelerini de beraberinde getirmektedir. Genç erişkinlerin fiziksel aktivite ve yaşam kalitesi arasındaki farklılıklarının incelenerek kalıcı çözümler oluşturulmasına öneriler amacıyla yapılan bu araştırma, 2013-2014 eğitim-öğretim yılı, Manisa ili Yunus Emre İlçesinde bulunan lise eğitim kurumlarındaki 833 kız ve erkek öğrencileri kapsamaktadır. Bu araştırmadaki katılımcılara araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan kişisel bilgi formu ve genç erişkinlerin fiziksel aktivite ve yaşam kalitesi arasındaki farklılıkların incelenmesi amacıyla Yaşam Kalitesi SF-36 Kısa Formu uygulanmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin analizi sonucunda araştırmada katılımcıların, yaş, cinsiyet, spor yapıp yapmama, sporcu lisansına sahip olma değişkenleri ile SF-36 alt boyutlarının bazılarında istatistiksel olarak fark bulunurken bazılarında fark olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Düzenli fiziksel aktivite alışkanlığının kazandırılmasına ilişkin özellikle lise çağındaki genç erişkinlerin, beden eğitimi ders saatlerinin arttırılması ve yaşam kalitesinin arttırılması açısından aktif olarak işlenmesine yönelik çalışmalar araştırma sonucunda önerilmektedir.

El mundo cambiante de hoy impone nuevos desafíos en todos los aspectos de nuestras vidas. Los cambios más destacados se han observado en la tecnología de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC). Estos cambios impusieron nuevos desafíos para el sistema educativo, las escuelas y especialmente para los docentes. Mantener el ritmo de estos desarrollos ha ganado una mayor popularidad en la cultura digital actual, y en consecuencia el interés académico aumentó significativamente en el uso de tecnologías inteligentes y modernas en el campo de la Educación Física. Hasta ahora, se ha realizado una cantidad razonable de investigación para estudiar la integración de la tecnología en entornos de enseñanza y aprendizaje. Sin embargo, es necesario dedicar más esfuerzo a los reclamos e investigaciones en el ámbito de la Educación Física. Por lo tanto, este documento intenta presentar una breve descripción general sobre el tema, los enfoques, las herramientas y los estudios sobre el uso de la tecnología en el campo de la educación física. Today’s fast-changing World imposes new challenges in all aspects of our lives. Most prominent changes have been observed in information and communications technology (ICT). These changes imposed new challenges for the education system, schools, and especially for teachers. Keeping up with the pace of these developments has gained an increased popularity in today’s digital culture, and in consequence academic interest increased significantly on using smart and modern technologies in the field of Physical Education. So far a reasonable amount of research has been done to study technology integration in teaching and learning environments. Yet, more effort needs to be spent for the claims and research within the realm of Physical Education. This paper therefore tries to present a short overview on the topic, the approaches, tools and studies about the use of technology in the field of PE.

We have been observing various preventive measures implemented to contain the COVID19 pandemic in the world since the new Coronavirus outbreak. Self-isolation, staying at home and keeping away from social gatherings and mobilities are some examples. We argue how people perceive the virus and the preventive measures are important to understand their response to the pandemic. So, we studied the metaphoric perceptions of individuals regarding the Coronavirus itself and the preventive measures. The given data of a sample of 318 individuals was categorized regarding the concepts of "coronavirus" and "stay at home". Both concepts had one common category, namely "precautionary". One prominent result is that most of the participants think that the virus has some positive and "Instructive" aspects, a warning that one must pay attention. Another important result is that staying at home is perceived as "restricting the leisure time", causing a restriction in the physical activity.