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ANIMATION SOCIO-CULTURELLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-09-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Arts and Culture
- Education
- Sociology of Recreation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- socio-cultural animation
1, record 1, English, socio%2Dcultural%20animation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Socio-cultural animation. The etymology of the word "animation" has to do both with giving life and with giving meaning or movement. In the cultural and social fields, animation is an intervention model the goal of which is to guide the development of social groups or individuals through activities, events, and projects that have a cultural, recreational, educational, or social vocation and take different forms depending on the living environment and the publics. 2, record 1, English, - socio%2Dcultural%20animation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sociocultural animation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arts et Culture
- Pédagogie
- Sociologie des loisirs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- animation socioculturelle
1, record 1, French, animation%20socioculturelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Animation socioculturelle. Si l’on se réfère à son étymologie, l’animation est à la fois ce qui donne de la vie ou du sens et du mouvement. Inscrite à l’enseigne de la culture et du social, l’animation est un modèle d’intervention qui a pour but d’accompagner le développement de différents groupes sociaux et d’individus par l’entremise d’activités, d’événements et de projets qui prennent différentes formes selon les milieux et les publics qu’ils soient à vocation culturelle, de loisirs, d’éducation ou d’intervention sociale. 2, record 1, French, - animation%20socioculturelle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- animation socio-culturelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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