Time Management by Young People in Social Difficulties: Suggestions for Improving Their Life Trajectories

Ángel De-Juanas, Francisco Javier García-Castilla, Diego Galán-Casado and Jorge Díaz-Esterri
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Ángel De-Juanas: Department of Educational Theory and Social Pedagogy, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), 28038 Madrid, Spain
Francisco Javier García-Castilla: Department of Educational Theory and Social Pedagogy, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), 28038 Madrid, Spain
Diego Galán-Casado: Department of Education, Universidad Camilo José Cela, 28692 Madrid, Spain
Jorge Díaz-Esterri: Department of Educational Theory and Social Pedagogy, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), 28038 Madrid, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 23, 1-18

Abstract: This article covers the responses provided by professional practitioners in socio-educational intervention who are responsible for young people in social difficulties, in other words those facing personal and social issues that stop them from leading a normal life. It considers their suggestions for helping young people to better their lives by becoming autonomous, as well as to manage and use their time in their transition to adulthood. A qualitative study was conducted that used an open, ad-hoc questionnaire administered to thirty participants (Madrid, Spain), in which the data analysis involved MAXQDA Analytics Pro 2020 software. The results identify suggestions at macrosocial level targeting the system, legal status, therapy, safety nets, education and the range and provision of social services. On another level, suggestions for improvement were identified in an immediate setting in which the young people interact with agencies, practitioners and counsellors. An initial level featured mostly statements of support for autonomy from the system and social services. The second level contained mainly suggestions for agencies, centres and social services. The conclusion is that there are implications at different levels of social ecology according to Bronfenbrenner’s model (1994). The practical suggestions for young people’s self-sufficiency in the use and management of their time should therefore be flexible, linked and cater for their more therapeutic needs through to their leisure time.

Keywords: use of time; young people; social difficulties; leisure time; social work (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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