Education outside the school: commodification and leisure discipline in summer camps

Abstract This study aimed at discussing the leisure commodification in summer camps. This is a qualitative work that used semi-structured interviews with 10 Physical Education professionals who worked in different summer camps in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Content Analysis by Bardin was used for analyzing the results. It was found that the summer camps are another form of leisure in the figure of merchandise. Disciplinary techniques are used by professors to manage many students under their responsibility, for example. This fact is similar to what happens in the school environment. The conclusion points out that disciplinary practices and violence among students are also part of the working logic in summer camps, what might difficult the leisure as emancipation, amusement and freedom practices.