Campus Recreational Sports Internships: A Comparison of Student and Employer Perspectives

The purpose of this study was to examine differences between senior-level students and campus recreational sport directors in their perceptions of recreational sport management internships. Using a web-based survey of 48 items, the study explored how students and practitioners differed in their view regarding the role of the internship experience, role of the internship agency, intern abilities, and factors in selecting an internship. Overall, the results of the study revealed that students and practitioners were in agreement with the majority of items asked (39 of 48 items). Nine significant differences were found and discussed in the paper.

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Career Paths of Campus Recreational Sport Directors

Recreational Sports Journal ◽

10.1123/rsj.31.2.146 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 146-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Craig M. Ross ◽

Terese Schurger

Keyword(s):

Career Paths ◽

Sport Management ◽

Professional Organizations ◽

Sport Administration ◽

Web Based ◽

Recreational Sport ◽

Successful Career ◽

Study Results ◽

Practical Experiences ◽

Relevant Factors

The purpose of this study was to examine the job profiles and career paths taken by directors in campus recreational sport. Using a Web-based survey of 52 closed-ended and 2 open-ended items, the study results provided a rich overview of the perceptions, issues, and patterns that 145 current directors identified as relevant factors contributing to successful career paths in campus recreational sport administration. Overall, the results of the study revealed that future campus recreational sport directors must gain diverse practical experiences, be actively involved in professional organizations, learn how to network effectively with professionals both at the institutional and nationwide levels, and be passionate about recreational sport management.

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An Integrative Review of Published Research in theRecreational Sports Journal, 1998–2010

Recreational Sports Journal ◽

10.1123/rsj.36.2.91 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 91-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Thomas Patrick Sweeney ◽

Robert J. Barcelona

Keyword(s):

Sport Management ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

The Body ◽

Integrative Review ◽

Future Research ◽

Recreational Sports ◽

Recreational Sport ◽

Body Of Knowledge ◽

Rigorous Research ◽

Published Research

The body of inquiry in the field of recreational sport management has continued to expand over the past decade; however, there have been few, if any, systematic evaluations of the body of knowledge in the field. The purpose of this paper was to conduct an integrative review of the research studies published in the Recreational Sports Journal ( RSJ) to identify the themes and trends in recreational sports research since the journal's inception in 1998. Results of this review indicated that RSJ would benefit from more theoretically-driven, empirical studies, studies that move beyond examining participation motivations and constraints, and studies that employ more diverse and rigorous research methodologies. These findings, as well as others related to research methodology, sample size, and topic selection, provide a snapshot of the trends and gaps in the body of knowledge in recreational sport management, and have implications for future research efforts in the field.

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The role of local communities in the development of recreational sport

Zbornik Matice srpske za drustvene nauke ◽

10.2298/zmsdn1447309n ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 309-322

Author(s):

Milan Nesic

Keyword(s):

Local Governments ◽

Local Communities ◽

Recreational Sports ◽

European Policy ◽

Local Authorities ◽

Recreational Sport ◽

Current State ◽

Sports Activities

This paper highlights the importance and the role of local communities in the provision of conditions for the existence and development of the recreational sports in our country. It is especially evidenced in the documents of EU institutions which define the role of local communities and local governments, as well as their tasks, which include development of all areas of sports and recreational sports. This paper analyzes and highlights the importance of the document ?European Charter of Sport for All? which established a platform for common European policy in this field of sport and clearly defines the roles of local communities in the field of sport for all (recreational sports). With the elaboration of the basic theoretical and conceptual aspects of content-structured recreation and recreational sport, it points out the current state of the sport in our country. It is still extensively characterized by randomness, disorganization and the lack of quality planned documents of organizations and institutions engaged in recreational sports activities, its low position in the community, as well as many other problems. The role of local communities and local authorities in the development and existence of recreational sports, therefore, becomes increasingly important. Legislation clearly determines obligations of local authorities in providing facilities to meet the needs and interests of citizens in this area.

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Sensing Athletes: Sensory Dimensions of Recreational Endurance Sports

Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics ◽

10.1515/jef-2017-0011 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 3-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Stefan Groth ◽

Yonca Krahn

Keyword(s):

Technology Development ◽

Cultural Practice ◽

Recreational Sports ◽

Social Dimensions ◽

Endurance Sports ◽

Recreational Sport ◽

Recreational Athletes ◽

Sensory Experiences ◽

The Senses

AbstractSport has become increasingly popular with recreational athletes over the last couple of decades. This has only gained minimal attention so far from scholars interested in the relations between recreational sports and everyday culture. With this paper, we seek to contribute to this field by scrutinising the sensory dimensions of recreational sport. Rather than probing into or highlighting isolated senses, we look at sensory dimensions understood as a combination of different, non-separable sensory experiences featured in recreational endurance sports. We are interested in how the senses play a role for recreational endurance athletes in running, triathlon and cycling both in training and competition. We start by examining how cultural and social dimensions are inextricably linked to doing sports. Secondly, we show how different configurations of the senses and their communicative mediation are contingent on sport disciplines, specific settings, technology, development and change as sensory careers over time. Thirdly, we discuss the kinaesthetic dimensions of doing sports in relation to the senses and the role of atmospheres. We conclude by arguing that highlighting specific senses by athletes is a cultural practice that calls for a holistic analysis of senses in sport, and outline some methodological implications for research on the senses.

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The Role of Web Based Accounting Online System 2.0 as the Company's Income and Expense Management

Aptisi Transactions on Management (ATM) ◽

10.33050/atm.v1i1.655 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 44-49

Author(s):

Nur Azizah ◽

Dedeh Supriyanti ◽

Siti Fairuz Aminah Mustapha ◽

Holly Yang

Keyword(s):

Financial Management ◽

Accounting System ◽

Bank Account ◽

Web Based ◽

Online System ◽

Version 2.0 ◽

User Friendly ◽

The Impact ◽

A Company

In a company, the process of income and expense of money must have a profit-generating goal base. The success of financial management within the company, can be monitored from the ability of the financial management in managing the finances and utilize all the opportunities that exist with as much as possible with the aim to control the company's cash (cash flow) and the impact of generating profits in accordance with expectations. With a web-based online accounting system version 2.0, companies can be given the ease to manage money in and out of the company's cash. It has a user friendly system with navigation that makes it easy for the financial management to use it. Starting from the creation of a company's cash account used as a cash account and corporate bank account on the system, deletion or filing of cash accounts, up to the transfer invoice creation feature, receive and send money. Thus, this system is very effective and efficient in the management of income and corporate cash disbursements. Keywords:Accounting Online System, Financial Management, Cash and Bank

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SWAN platform: A web-based tool to support the development of industrial solid waste reuse business models

Waste Management & Research ◽

10.1177/0734242x21989413 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0734242X2198941

Author(s):

Athanasios Angelis-Dimakis ◽

George Arampatzis ◽

Tryfonas Pieri ◽

Konstantina Solomou ◽

Panagiotis Dedousis ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solid Waste ◽

Industrial Waste ◽

Business Models ◽

Web Based ◽

Matching Algorithm ◽

Waste Reuse ◽

Industrial Solid Waste ◽

Business Cases ◽

Industrial Unit

The SWAN platform is an integrated suite of online resources and tools for assessing industrial symbiotic opportunities based on solid industrial waste reuse. It has been developed as a digital solid waste reuse platform and is already applied in four countries (Greece, Bulgaria, Albania and Cyprus). The SWAN platform integrates a database with the spatial and technical characteristics of industrial solid waste producers and potential consumers, populated with data from these countries. It also incorporates an inventory of commercially implemented best practices on solid industrial waste reuse. The role of the SWAN platform is to facilitate the development of novel business cases. Towards this end, decision support services, based on a suitable matching algorithm, are provided to the registered users, helping them to identify and assess potential novel business models, based on solid waste reuse, either for an individual industrial unit (source/potential receiver of solid waste) or a specific region.

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Quantifying Media Effects, Its Content, and Role in Promoting Community Awareness of Chikungunya Epidemic in Bangladesh

Epidemiologia ◽

10.3390/epidemiologia2010008 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 84-94

Author(s):

Mst. Marium Begum ◽

Osman Ulvi ◽

Ajlina Karamehic-Muratovic ◽

Mallory R. Walsh ◽

Hasan Tarek ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Web Based ◽

Study Objective ◽

The Public ◽

Mainstream Media ◽

Related Information ◽

Vector Borne ◽

Media Outlet ◽

And Control

Background: Chikungunya is a vector-borne disease, mostly present in tropical and subtropical regions. The virus is spread by Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitos and symptoms include high fever to severe joint pain. Dhaka, Bangladesh, suffered an outbreak of chikungunya in 2017 lasting from April to September. With the goal of reducing cases, social media was at the forefront during this outbreak and educated the public about symptoms, prevention, and control of the virus. Popular web-based sources such as the top dailies in Bangladesh, local news outlets, and Facebook spread awareness of the outbreak. Objective: This study sought to investigate the role of social and mainstream media during the chikungunya epidemic. The study objective was to determine if social media can improve awareness of and practice associated with reducing cases of chikungunya. Methods: We collected chikungunya-related information circulated from the top nine television channels in Dhaka, Bangladesh, airing from 1st April–20th August 2017. All the news published in the top six dailies in Bangladesh were also compiled. The 50 most viewed chikungunya-related Bengali videos were manually coded and analyzed. Other social media outlets, such as Facebook, were also analyzed to determine the number of chikungunya-related posts and responses to these posts. Results: Our study showed that media outlets were associated with reducing cases of chikungunya, indicating that media has the potential to impact future outbreaks of these alpha viruses. Each media outlet (e.g., web, television) had an impact on the human response to an individual’s healthcare during this outbreak. Conclusions: To prevent future outbreaks of chikungunya, media outlets and social media can be used to educate the public regarding prevention strategies such as encouraging safe travel, removing stagnant water sources, and assisting with tracking cases globally to determine where future outbreaks may occur.

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