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Pushing Me Through: A Poetic Representation, Jessica Nina Lester, Rachael Gabriel Dec 2011

Pushing Me Through: A Poetic Representation, Jessica Nina Lester, Rachael Gabriel

Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum

For many children and adults labeled learning disabled (LD), the very process of being identified and eventually labeled is oriented to as difficult to understand, disorienting, and just a taken-for-granted part of a system that names some ‘normal’, even gifted, while others are named abnormal. Minimal research exists that attends to the ways in which the official ways of talking about LDs are worked up in the everyday language of those most involved in the special education process, particularly the students themselves. Thus, in this article, we present, in an alternative form of writing (Richardson, 1997), a poetic representation of …


Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum, Volume One, Issue One, Shane Willson, Landon S. Bevier, Rachael E. Gabriel, Taylor Krcek, Alaina Elizabeth Smith Dec 2011

Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum, Volume One, Issue One, Shane Willson, Landon S. Bevier, Rachael E. Gabriel, Taylor Krcek, Alaina Elizabeth Smith

Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum

It is with great pride that we present to you the inaugural issue of Catalyst: A Social Justice Forum. Here we have attempted to create an innovative, peer-reviewed space in which people from numerous disciplines, or even those claiming no discipline, can present research, multimedia, and art aimed at furthering the ideals of social justice, broadly defined. Social justice is not a concept owned by the academy, for attempts to create a more just world can come from many professions, or even from no profession at all. By applying the traditionally academic peer-review process to work done by activists, artists, …


Publisher's Welcome, Colby B. Jubenville, Benjamin D. Goss Jan 2011

Publisher's Welcome, Colby B. Jubenville, Benjamin D. Goss

Journal of Applied Sport Management

No abstract provided.


A Primer For Administrative/Managerial Success, William F. Stier Jan 2011

A Primer For Administrative/Managerial Success, William F. Stier

Journal of Applied Sport Management

No abstract provided.


Editor's Note, J. Michael Martinez Jan 2011

Editor's Note, J. Michael Martinez

Journal of Applied Sport Management

No abstract provided.


Book Highlight: Winning The Customer, Lou Imbriano Jan 2011

Book Highlight: Winning The Customer, Lou Imbriano

Journal of Applied Sport Management

No abstract provided.


Publisher's Welcome, Colby B. Jubenville Jan 2010

Publisher's Welcome, Colby B. Jubenville

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Publisher's Welcome.


Editor's Overview, Benjamin J. Goss Jan 2010

Editor's Overview, Benjamin J. Goss

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Editor's Overview.


Until It Hurts By Mark Hyman, Mark Hyman Jan 2010

Until It Hurts By Mark Hyman, Mark Hyman

Journal of Applied Sport Management

The following is an excerpt from author Mark Hyman’s new book Until It Hurts, which focuses on the country’s obsession over youth sports and how this impacts the development of our nation’s youth. Read more about the book at www.untilithurts.com.


Goodbye Coach Ranager, Colby B. Jubenville Jan 2010

Goodbye Coach Ranager, Colby B. Jubenville

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Special article "Goodbye Coach Ranager."


Publisher's Welcome, Colby B. Jubenville Jan 2009

Publisher's Welcome, Colby B. Jubenville

Journal of Applied Sport Management

No abstract provided.


Editor's Overview, Benjamin D. Goss Jan 2009

Editor's Overview, Benjamin D. Goss

Journal of Applied Sport Management

No abstract provided.


A Nation Of Wimps By Hara Estroff Marano (Book Excerpt), Dan Delulis Jan 2009

A Nation Of Wimps By Hara Estroff Marano (Book Excerpt), Dan Delulis

Journal of Applied Sport Management

No abstract provided.


Guest Editorial: The Significance Of A New Peer-Reviewed And Scholarly Journal For The Sport Management Profession, William F. Stier Jan 2009

Guest Editorial: The Significance Of A New Peer-Reviewed And Scholarly Journal For The Sport Management Profession, William F. Stier

Journal of Applied Sport Management

No abstract provided.


Taking The Ballgame Out To The World: An Analysis Of The World Baseball Classic As A Global Branding Promotional Strategy For Major League Baseball, Benjamin D. Goss Jan 2009

Taking The Ballgame Out To The World: An Analysis Of The World Baseball Classic As A Global Branding Promotional Strategy For Major League Baseball, Benjamin D. Goss

Journal of Applied Sport Management

This paper analyzes the 2006 World Baseball Classic as a promotional strategy by Major League Baseball to further its global branding pursuits. The WBC is qualified as a global sport event that is a marketing function of MLB in its efforts to emerge as an international brand; elements of the WBC are examined in the context of a global brand strategy. WBC promotional execution elements are studied in light of dimensions upon which consumers evaluate global brands. Four customer segments targeted through the WBC are characterized before the paper examines future WBC marketing approaches in the context of cultural production.