Between study, work and rest

Leisure of Physical Education students at the State University of Goiás

Abstract

This study analyzed the practices, available time, and forms of access to leisure among students in the Physical Education program at UEG-UnU ESEFFEGO, considering the social, economic, and academic conditions that structure their daily lives. The objective was to understand how these students experience leisure as a social right within a context marked by intensified workloads, the commodification of free time, and the limited use of institutional spaces. The research is a case study with a qualitative and exploratory design, based on a literature review, documentary analysis, and a structured questionnaire applied to 31 students, addressing socioeconomic profile, material conditions, types of leisure, and time organization. The results indicated that most students face temporal and financial constraints that restrict access to leisure, with prominence of physical-sport activities and especially virtual practices, such as social media and online shopping, revealing the incorporation of mercolazer into university routines. The findings also show low spontaneous use of campus leisure spaces, which tend to be accessed mainly through extension projects. It is concluded that students leisure is intimately conditioned by the capitalist logic of consumption, the overload of study and work, and the limited critical treatment of leisure within their academic training, highlighting the need for institutional policies that expand time, access, and emancipatory opportunities for leisure enjoyment.