Motivational factors for youth recruitment in voluntary interventions: the case of a community sport program     

Catherine Plante  Annie Jaimes  Carole Turbide 《Sport, Education and Society》2016,21(7):1071-1090

Recruitment is known to be a challenge for intervention programs targeting youths, including sports programs. Following the popularity of the Alter-Action program of the Montreal-based organization DesÉquilibres, we wanted to understand the motivations and barriers to youths' recruitment in this voluntary sports community program. A qualitative methodology was favored. We conducted 27 semi-structured interviews (n = 27) with participants, 5 (n = 5) with the partners, and we carried out a focus group with 5 (n = 5) of the organization's service practitioners. We also conducted a participant observation with youth cohorts and during preparatory meetings. Five factors influencing recruitment emerged: (1) socialization/belonging; (2) training/physical aspects; (3) ‘extraordinary’ dimension; (4) practicality of the program; and (5) social influences. Four key elements thus appear important to consider when promoting the recruitment of youths in voluntary community programs: (1) favoring social interactions; (2) insisting on the specific and beneficial elements of the program; (3) allowing youths to experiment a trial period; and (4) including testimonies of former participants in the information session. Further recommendations for psychosocial intervention programs targeting youths are discussed in this article.  相似文献   

Am I just not good enough? The creation,development and questioning of a high performance coaching identity     

L.G. Purdy  P. Potrac 《Sport, Education and Society》2016,21(5):778-795

While the career experiences and trajectories of various sports workers have received increased scholarly attention, those of professional coaches have, in comparison, received scant consideration. This paper focuses on the career experiences of Maeve (a pseudonym), a high performance coach, and the critical incidents related to the creation, development, and, ultimately, questioning of her professional identity. Data were collected through a series of narrative-biographical interviews and were subject to a process of iterative data analysis. The results indicated that her significant investment into her coaching self, combined with the vagaries and uncertain nature of work in high performance coaching, led her to experience a biographical disruption that interrupted the narrative coherence of her coaching life. The findings add further credence to recent critiques of only understanding and representing coaching careers in a linear and chronically staged fashion.  相似文献   

变奏与期待--90年代后期云南儿童文学印象     

王昆建 《昆明师范高等专科学校学报》2005,27(2):14-17

被称为“太阳鸟作家群”的云南儿童文学一直以自身的地域特色而引人注目。90年代后期以来，云南儿童文学在原有的基础上呈现出开放的视野和现代思考态势。而云南儿童文学在其自身可持续发展中倘要保持良好的势头，也客观地面临着对人才培养的期待。  相似文献   

新时期与体育美学     

马学艳 《茂名学院学报》2006,16(5):77-79

从新时期体育美学的角度,研究体育运动中美的规律,揭示其美的内涵;通过文献资料、专家访谈历史考察等,结合高校体育教育工作实际,探讨美育教育在体育活动中的实施,旨在体育教育中充分发挥审美效能,使丰富的体育实践在理论上得到充实和完善。  相似文献   

白榆社述略     

耿传友 《黄山学院学报》2007,9(1):29-33

白榆社是晚明时期声名甚著的一个诗社,由汪道昆主持,万历十一年在徽州成立,前后入社的人物至少有21人,多为当时东南地区的社会名流。白榆社对扩大“后七子”派的影响发挥了重要作用,其频繁的活动,使徽州成为当时最重要的几个诗歌活动中心之一。  相似文献   

试析体育舞蹈成套动作的创编     

何忠  许志琳 《襄樊学院学报》2003,24(2):86-89

体育舞蹈成套动作的创编，无论是在其教学、训练还是在表演和比赛中都占有十分重要的地位．掌握体育舞蹈的创编技巧，需要根据不同的目的和任务、不同对象的特，长、运动美学法则以及国际发展趋势等几个方面综合考虑、编排过程中要区分动作难度和类型，把握动作的节奏、空间和时间等几个技术要素、成套动作创编要分阶段、有步骤地进行，要科学合理、自然流畅、体现风格，并具有较强的艺术感染力。  相似文献   

论高校体育社团与大学生思想品德建设     

苟小军 《和田师范专科学校学报》2005,25(4):61-62

依据当今社会对大学生思想品德的要求，在分析当代大学生心理、思想特点的基础上，论述了高校体育社团在大学生思想品德建设中的重要作用，提出了进一步发挥高校体育社团在培养大学生思想品德修养中的举措。  相似文献   

综合性院校社会体育专业开设体育导游方向的研究??以襄樊学院为例     

徐圣霞 《襄樊学院学报》2011,32(5):48-50,85

体育旅游业是旅游业和体育产业发展到一定阶段的新兴产业.随着我国经济的快速增长和高等社会体育教育改革的深化,开设体育导游方向已成为当前社会和体育院系发展的迫切需要.文章以综合院校社会体育专业开设体育导游方向的必要性和可行性进行了分析与论述,试图为综合院校社会体育专业开设体育导游方向提供一定的借鉴.  相似文献   

民族传统体育成为社区体育主体内容的必然性研究     

金卫东 《廊坊师范学院学报》2011,27(2):82-83

在分析社区体育对活动内容体系根本需求的基础上,结合民族体育自身特点,阐述了民族传统体育成为社区体育主体内容的必然性和必要性,以期对发掘整理民族传统体育,促进社区体育和全民健身发展起到积极的促进作用。  相似文献   

谈体育舞蹈在大学生社会化中的作用     

许志琳  何忠 《襄樊学院学报》2004,25(5):91-93

在众多的体育项目中,体育舞蹈是最具有人文性、社会性特色的项目,它以其独特的活动方式,在大学生社会化进程中发挥着其它体育项目所无法达到的作用. 本文围绕大学生的社会化这一主题,论述了体育舞蹈对提高大学生的人文素养、社会交往、审美能力和身心健康水平等几方面的作用.  相似文献