On the Fields of the Motor City: Underserved Athletes’ Perceptions of Their Coaches

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith Whitley ◽  
Eric Bean ◽  
Daniel Gould
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Developmental Outcomes ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Coaching Behaviors ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Sport Organization

This study examines young athletes from an urban sport organization, looking at their overall perceptions of their coaches, perceptions of the best and worst coaching actions, behaviors, and attitudes, and how these varied between practice and game environments. Twenty-three athletes (10 males, 13 females) between the ages of 10 and 18 years participated in semi-structured, qualitative interviews. Content analysis of the interviews indicated that these young athletes preferred a positive coaching orientation with a mastery-oriented environment, while the coaches identified as the worst generally fostered an outcome-oriented environment with a negative coaching orientation. These findings suggest that coaching educators should feel confident about using the guidelines provided by Smith, Smoll, and colleagues (Smith, Smoll, & Curtis, 1979; Smith, Smoll, & Barnett, 1995; Smoll, Smith, Barnett, & Everett, 1993) when working in underserved settings with children and youth. The need for future research in this area is discussed, along with future research directions on the link between youth developmental outcomes, perceptions of coaching behaviors, and observed coaching behaviors.

scholarly journals Exploring the Utility of Collaborative Governance in a National Sport Organization

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 380-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Shilbury ◽  
Lesley Ferkins
Keyword(s):  
Research Study ◽  
Collaborative Governance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Independent State ◽  
Board Leadership ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Sport Organization ◽  
State Relations ◽  
Federal Governance

This paper presents the outcomes of an 18-month developmental action research study to enhance the governance capability of a national sport organization. Bowls Australia, the national governing body for lawn bowls in Australia, includes nine independent state and territory member-associations. An intervention was designed and implemented with the Bowls Australia Board. The purpose of the intervention was to enact collaborative governance to overcome a perceived cultural malaise in the governance of the sport. This study is one of the first to examine collaborative governance in a federal sport structure. Results demonstrate the utility of collaborative governance to overcome adversarial national, member-state relations for the purpose of establishing a common and unifying vision for bowls, while also enhancing governance capability. This study identified the importance of collective board leadership in governance decision-making throughout the sport. It also highlights future research directions in relation to collective board leadership in federal governance structures.

Stress and the Young Athlete: The Child’s Perspective

1993 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Gould ◽  
Charles Gene Wilson ◽  
Suzan Tuffey ◽  
Marc Lochbaum
Keyword(s):  
Panel Discussion ◽  
Youth Sports ◽  
Young Athlete ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Excessive Stress

This article examines psychological stress in children’s sports by presenting results from a panel discussion held with four young athletes ranging in age from 11 to 16 years. The discussion focused on stress and its sources, consequences, and how to cope. Results validated existing research on youth sports stress by showing that most young athletes are not placed under excessive stress. Rather, certain children in specific situations experience high levels of competitive state anxiety. Consistent with previous research, the stress of sports competition was also found to be no more anxiety provoking than other childhood evaluative activities. Future research directions identified from the panel’s responses included the need to identify strategies for coping with stress and ways of teaching these to young athletes, as well as ways to educate parents and coaches on how to improve communication skills. Finally, based on the panel’s remarks, practical implications for facilitating the youth sport experience are discussed.

scholarly journals The influence of maternal and infant nutrition on cardiometabolic traits: novel findings and future research directions from four Canadian birth cohort studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. de Souza ◽  
M. A. Zulyniak ◽  
J. C. Stearns ◽  
G. Wahi ◽  
K. Teo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Infant Nutrition ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Intestinal Bacteria ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Birth Cohorts ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Future Research Directions

A mother's nutritional choices while pregnant may have a great influence on her baby's development in the womb and during infancy. There is evidence that what a mother eats during pregnancy interacts with her genes to affect her child's susceptibility to poor health outcomes including childhood obesity, pre-diabetes, allergy and asthma. Furthermore, after what an infant eats can change his or her intestinal bacteria, which can further influence the development of these poor outcomes. In the present paper, we review the importance of birth cohorts, the formation and early findings from a multi-ethnic birth cohort alliance in Canada and summarise our future research directions for this birth cohort alliance. We summarise a method for harmonising collection and analysis of self-reported dietary data across multiple cohorts and provide examples of how this birth cohort alliance has contributed to our understanding of gestational diabetes risk; ethnic and diet-influences differences in the healthy infant microbiome; and the interplay between diet, ethnicity and birth weight. Ongoing work in this birth cohort alliance will focus on the use of metabolomic profiling to measure dietary intake, discovery of unique diet–gene and diet–epigenome interactions, and qualitative interviews with families of children at risk of metabolic syndrome. Our findings to-date and future areas of research will advance the evidence base that informs dietary guidelines in pregnancy, infancy and childhood, and will be relevant to diverse and high-risk populations of Canada and other high-income countries.

scholarly journals Positive Identity as a Positive Youth Development Construct: A Conceptual Review

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra K. M. Tsang ◽  
Eadaoin K. P. Hui ◽  
Bella C. M. Law
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Developmental Outcomes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Positive Identity ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Core Construct

Identity is a core construct in psychology because it refers to how a person addresses issues dealing with who that person is. Important theorists studying the concept of identity, like Erikson, Marcia, and Higgins, assert that identity is organized,is learned, and is dynamic, and a subjective evaluation of an individual’s identity has emotional consequences for that individual. Adolescents who can cultivate a clear and positive identity after their developmental struggles during adolescence often advance more smoothly into adulthood. This paper reviews literature on the nature and structure of identity and examines its importance on adolescent developmental outcomes. It traces significant determinants of identity and proposes strategies for cultivation of positive identity. Observations on current research gaps in the study of identity and future research directions will also be discussed.

scholarly journals Affective Image Content Analysis: A Comprehensive Survey

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sicheng Zhao ◽  
Guiguang Ding ◽  
Qingming Huang ◽  
Tat-Seng Chua ◽  
Björn W. Schuller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Feature Extraction ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Image Content ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Emotion Representation

Images can convey rich semantics and induce strong emotions in viewers. Recently, with the explosive growth of visual data, extensive research efforts have been dedicated to affective image content analysis (AICA). In this paper, we review the state-of-the-art methods comprehensively with respect to two main challenges -- affective gap and perception subjectivity. We begin with an introduction to the key emotion representation models that have been widely employed in AICA. Available existing datasets for performing evaluation are briefly described. We then summarize and compare the representative approaches on emotion feature extraction, personalized emotion prediction, and emotion distribution learning. Finally, we discuss some future research directions.

scholarly journals MPhil Scholars’ Views about the Use of Humor in English Language Classroom in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Rabbia Nayyar ◽  
Muhammad Zeeshan
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Life ◽  
English Language ◽  
Future Research ◽  
English Department ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
English Language Classrooms

The element of humor is one of the important elements in a person’s social life and when used in the English language classroom by teachers, it could affect the students’ learning. This study investigated MPhil scholars’ views being student and teacher regarding the use of humor in English language classroom. The research was qualitative using purposive sampling. The sample consisted of eight female MPhil scholars of English department of two universities in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Interviews and observations were the instruments used for data collection. The data were analyzed through content analysis and for this purpose NVivo (Version 10) was used. The participants’ views and teaching practices suggested humor to be beneficial in the English language classrooms to motivate students. The results of this study recommend using humor in English language classroom as it may make teaching more effective. The future research directions are also suggested.

Depression presentations, stigma, and mental health literacy: A critical review and YouTube content analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Devendorf ◽  
ansley bender ◽  
JONATHAN ROTTENBERG
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Illness Beliefs ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Depression Literacy ◽  
Stigmatizing Attitudes ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Future Research Directions

We review knowledge concerning public presentations for depression. These presentations impact illness beliefs and may influence public stigma, self-stigma, and depression literacy. We provide a critical review of messages, images, and information concerning depression’s causes, continuum conceptualization, timeline, curability, coping/treatment regimen, and strengths. To provide data regarding the prevalence of particular presentations, we conducted a content analysis of 327 videos about depression representative of material on the YouTube social media platform. YouTube presentations of depression indicate that depression: 1) is caused by either biological (49.5%) or environmental (41.3%) factors; 2) is a categorical construct (71%); 3) is treatable, with 61% of relevant videos (n=249) presenting recovery as “likely”; 4) is chronic, found in 76% of videos mentioning timeline; 5) is recurrent (32.5%); 6) is mostly treated via medication (48.6%) or therapy (42.8%), although diet/exercise (29.4%) and alternative treatments (22.6%) are commonly endorsed; and 7) is rarely associated with strength (15.3%). Nearly one-third of videos were uploaded by non-professional vloggers, while just 9% were uploaded by mental health organizations. We discuss how these presentations may influence stigmatizing attitudes and depression literacy among people with and without depression and suggest future research directions to better understand how to optimize public presentations.

Retrospection and state of sports marketing and sponsorship research in IJSMS from 1999 to 2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Hyun Jin
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Knowledge Structure ◽  
Sports Marketing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose Based on the increasing significance and proliferation of sports marketing and sponsorship, it is important to explore the state of sports marketing and sponsorship research, assess the development of sponsorship-related research, and grasp its future directions. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to help scholars understand future research directions to improve our knowledge of sports marketing and sponsorship. Design/methodology/approach This study used content analysis that incorporated three multidimensional measures and applied social network analysis in order to identify the knowledge structure of sponsorship research. The authors conducted content analysis to assess the status of the nature of sports marketing and sponsorship in the International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship (IJSMS). The authors coded 282 articles published in the IJSMS from 1999 through 2015 using three multidimensional measures. Findings Analyzing research trends in specific academic fields helps improve and provide understanding of research practices and future research directions to improve knowledge, in this case about sports marketing and sponsorship. This study is the most up-to-date research trend study regarding sports marketing and sponsorship (December 2015). Compared with previous trend studies that have focused on research purpose, research perspective, statistical method, and subject area, this study offers a more detailed analysis based on a wider set of concepts such as game types, individual authors, affiliated organizations, countries of origin, etc. Furthermore, social network analysis was used to identify the knowledge structure of sponsorship research in the IJSMS. The study provides valuable insight into the challenges marketers and scholars face as they implement a more market-centric business strategy. Research limitations/implications The study aims to highlight the knowledge structure of sports marketing and sponsorship using social networking analysis. In order to highlight specific research area trends, the process of development should be explored together with the intellectual structure of sports marketing and sponsorship research using “Author Co-citation Analysis”. Such an analysis would provide the advantage of incorporating the development process into sports marketing and sponsorship research. Practical implications Marketers and researchers have long explored the effects of sponsorship, an alternative marketing strategy to commercial advertising that involves placement of brand images and logos on athletes’ uniform and equipment as well as on structural elements of sports venues. Sponsoring the Olympic Games or the World Cup enables marketers to leverage the exposure made possible at a global sporting event, producing favorable responses to sponsoring companies. From a marketing communication perspective, this study makes a valuable contribution to the literature by reviewing the diversity of articles and the knowledge structure of those articles. The results should benefit marketing studies by offering crucial strategic implications for marketers seeking to adopt future sponsorship strategies. Originality/value The results provide valuable insights that can improve the understanding of the knowledge structure of sports marketing and sponsorship and suggest planning and directions for research on similar topics. This study’s findings provide insight into the challenges marketers and managers of corporate sports marketing firms face as they implement a more market-centric business strategy.

Service supply chain: from bibliometric analysis to content analysis, current research trends and future research directions

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramji Nagariya ◽  
Divesh Kumar ◽  
Ishwar Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Logistics Service ◽  
Logistics Service Providers ◽  
Future Research Directions

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to carry out the systematic literature review, bibliometric analysis and content analysis of extant literature of service supply chain (SSC).Design/methodology/approachSystematic literature review (SLR) technique was used for identifying the research papers. In the first step after reading titles, abstracts and keywords and, full-length articles wherever required, papers not related to SSC were removed. In second steps papers were read more critically and papers not related to SSC were removed. Finally on 502 papers bibliometric and content analysis was further carried out. Content analysis was based on the clusters formed by bibliographic coupling. Further, content analysis of the recent articles revealed the current research trends and research gaps.FindingsThis paper identified the six existing research diversifications in SSC as (1) logistics SSC, (2) model, framework and conceptual papers, (3) third-party logistics service providers, (4) articles from various perspective, (5) measurement of quality and performance on services and (6) impact of adoption of technology, cooperation and branding on logistics service providers. Further, six future research directions are also provided.Practical implicationsThis research provides a clear view of the progression of publication, research diversification, research themes of six identified clusters, sub-themes of clusters and content analysis of each cluster. Content analysis of recent articles reveals the current research trend and future research directions.Originality/valueThis is a first of its kind of study which presents the diversification of research areas within SSC, bibliometric analysis, content analysis and provides actionable future research direction.

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