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Exploring The Conceptualizations And Utilizations Of Learning Theories In Sport Settings, Kevin R. Lou
Exploring The Conceptualizations And Utilizations Of Learning Theories In Sport Settings, Kevin R. Lou
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
The purpose of this study was to identify how integrating learning theories into the design of a formal university course helps facilitate students’ resources, goals, and orientations (Schoenfeld, 2011) of learning theories for their future career work in coaching, sport psychology consulting, or other sport-related professions. Sixteen students signed up for a fifteen-week fall semester course at a Mid-Atlantic university in America and were asked to annotate, create, and reflect upon examples of future work in their desired fields for their three major written assignments in the course. Students reflected on their learning experience through pre-and-post semi-structured interviews and most …
Sexual Orientation, Age, And Race: An Intersectional Approach To Health Disparities, Laura E. Bernstein
Sexual Orientation, Age, And Race: An Intersectional Approach To Health Disparities, Laura E. Bernstein
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Sexual orientation, age, and race are all identity-based variables that can contribute to health disparities (Dannefer, 2020; Meyer, 2003; Forde et al., 2019). The minority diminished returns (MDR) theory states that marginalized identities (i.e. race and sexual orientation) dampen the positive impact education has on physical and mental health (Assari, 2018). Some evidence suggests that health disparities narrow in older sexual minority adults (Nelson & Andel, 2020a) but this question has not been asked with nationally representative data, and research with older sexual minorities is limited. The present study explored whether 1) age dampens or exacerbates disparities in self-rated health …