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Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni, Parents And Friends (Fall 2015), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Fall 2015 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Coach, Can We Talk?, Chad Hanson

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Approach talking to a coach after praying for wisdom and writing down objective and productive facts toward helping your child change."

Posting about healthy discussions with coaches from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/coach-can-we-talk/

Ouachita Tigers Announce Tickets On Sale For 2015 Home Football Games, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Ouachita Tigers Athletic Director Sharp has announced that home game tickets for the 2015 Ouachita Tigers football season are now available for purchase. There will be six home games at Cliff Harris Stadium this season, the most regular season home games in program history.

Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni, Parents And Friends (Summer 2015), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Summer 2015 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Winning With Morals: A Qualitative Study Of The Impact That College Coaches Have On The Character Of Their Athletes, Ronald Dalton Lupori

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Through sports athletes are thought to build admirable character traits such as discipline, hard work, sportsmanship, and teamwork. Additionally, there are moral character traits like honesty, integrity, respect for others, and fair play. Research suggests that coaches can and do influence these characteristics both positively and negatively (Van Mullem, Brunner, & Stoll, 2008; Brown, 2003; Gould, Collins, Lauer, & Chung, 2007). The purpose of this ethnographical, phenomenological study is to understand and describe the views and priorities that Division II and III varsity college coaches have toward the development of moral character of their athletes, as well as insight into …

Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni, Parents And Friends (Spring 2015), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Spring 2015 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Spring 2015

Scientia

Dean Koocher reveals six key questions guiding strategic planning at the college; Alumnus turns passion for sports and psychology into rewarding career; Associate Professor Paula Kagan on nursing, health care and social justice; New facilities excite and invigorate students and faculty; Lab notes; Psychology students, faculty and staff provide mental health services for high-need populations

The Power Of Soccer: A Promising Tool For Youth Empowerment A Case Of Soccer-Based Health Program At El Nacional Public School In Ecuador, Haruna Higa

MA IDS Thesis Projects

The purpose of this culminating project was to identify the power of soccer in the context of international development and apply it to soccer-based youth empowerment programs, specifically an after-school program at El Nacional public school in Ecuador. Soccer is becoming one of the best approaches to connect various peoples who do not share the same language or cultural traditions because of its universal popularity, as evidenced by the more than one billion people who watched coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2014 Final Match (numbers to be consolidated) (“The 2014 FIFA World Cup,” n.d.). Given the evidence that soccer …

Longitudinal Associations Between Sports Participation, Body Composition And Physical Activity From Childhood To Adolescence, Laura Basterfield, Jessica K. Reilly, Mark S. Pearce, Kathryn N. Parkinson, Ashley J. Adamson, John J. Reilly, Stewart A. Vella

Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)

Objectives: Several important research questions have been addressed: (1) What are the cross-sectional associations between sports club participation, objectively measured physical activity, and adiposity? (2) Do measures of physical activity and adiposity predict subsequent sports club participation? (3) Does sports club participation predict subsequent measures of physical activity and adiposity? and (4) Do changes in sports club participation predict changes in objective measures of physical activity and adiposity? Design: Longitudinal and cross-sectional. Methods: Data from the Gateshead Millennium Study birth cohort (. n=. 609 at age 7 years) were analysed for associations between adiposity, sports club participation and accelerometer-measured physical …

2015 Nsu Sharks Baseball Game Program, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

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Student-Athlete Learning: How Learning Spaces Influence Athletic And Academic Success, Kelli A. Logan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study will utilize case study inquiry to examine student-athlete learning opportunities in the athletic learning space and academic learning space in a higher education NCAA Division I collegiate institution. This study will assess what learning opportunities exist within the athletic and academic learning space to better understand effective learning practices. This study will utilize the sociocultural Learning Sciences literature, supported with critical pedagogy and inclusive excellence literature, to understand how different learning spaces contribute to student-athlete learning opportunities and educational success in college.