本研究主要的目的在於探討高齡著至校園從事休閒運動之參與度及休閒需求的情況，以彰化縣芳苑鄉草湖地區為研究範圍，於民國94年2月1日至民國94年5月31日以草湖地區校園內五十五歲以上老年人口為對象，採半開放式問卷實施調查。總計發出問卷 490份，回收有效問卷412份。回收之有效問卷經統計分析與討論後，茲有以下主要之發現：
一、草湖地區之校園是高齡者休閒運動的空間之一，其參與動機以追求身體更健康之因子為最高。
二、阻礙參與休閒運動因子以時間考量之因素為最高。
三、不同屬性之高齡者對於既有休閒運動舉辦頻率深感嚴重不足，遑論滿足追求多元、多樣化與樂趣化之需求。
期以因應高齡化社會之主軸，促使草湖地區之高齡休閒運動者、政府有關單位、休閒規劃服務提供者，對於休閒運動更深入的認知、態度及進一步作合理與合適的設施規劃。

　　The main purpose of this study is to discuss about the situation of the elders to go to the campus for participation and need of the recreational sports. The research is the scope of Cao-Hu district in Fang-Yuan , Chang-Hu County. It is from February 1st, 2005 till May 31st, 2005 on the population of the elders above 55-year-old who to do recreational sports in the campus of Cao-Hu district by asking them the half-open-questionnaires. Totally send out 490 questionnaires, retrieve effective 412 shares of questionnaires. All the effective questionnaires are proceeded by statistical analysis and discussion, there are some followings and main discoveries:
1、Campus is one of the recreational sports spaces for the elders. The factor of improving body health is the most possible reason.
2、The factor of hindering recreational sports is to consider of time for the most possible reason.
3、The different character of the elders do not satisfied with frequencies of recreational sports , even more to pursue or participate in more variety recreational sports.
According to above-mentioned result to anticipate the main shaft of aged society is to improve the elders、 markets 、government and recreational service provider in Cao-Hu district to advance the cognition and attitude of recreational sports, after that it makes the better recreational facility plan.