The Contribution of Campus Recreational Sports Participation to Perceived Sense of Campus Community

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Elkins ◽  
Scott A. Forrester ◽  
Amelia V. Noël-Elkins
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Campus Community ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Dean Of Students ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
Sports Programs ◽  
On Line ◽  
Residential Experience

Out-of-class involvement provides students with opportunities for rich social lives which, according to Cheng (2004), are closely associated with sense of campus community. Based on Astin's (1984) Theory of Involvement, and Boyer's (1990) principles of community, the purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which involvement in campus recreational sports programs is associated with students' perceived sense of campus community. Three hundred and thirty respondents completed an on-line questionnaire which consisted of demographics and questions related to their out-of-class involvement in 14 areas as identified by the institutions' Dean of Students Office, and a 25-item sense of community scale developed by Cheng (2004). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted to examine the underlying factor structure of the sense of community scale. The six factors extracted from the EFA served as independent variables in a multiple regression analysis used to predict student perceived sense of campus community using a sample of 125 participants in campus recreational sports. In addition, participation levels in campus recreational sports were used to measure differences in perceived sense of campus community based on involvement using a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Results suggest participation in campus recreational sports significantly predicted a sense of community within the diversity and acceptance factor. In addition, students who participated in campus recreational sports perceived a greater sense of campus community based on the residential experience factor when compared with those students who did not participate.

Addressing the Recreational Sports Needs of Students with Physical Disabilities

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-76
Author(s):  
Jan S. Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Nontraditional Students ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Traditional Students ◽  
College Campus ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Sports Programs ◽  
Perceived Acceptance ◽  
Depth Interviews

Recreational sports programs have historically been planned to meet the needs of traditional-aged students, residing on or near campus. Recent research has indicated that nontraditional students utilize campus programs differently than do traditional students. Little research has been done, however, concerning the needs of students with disabilities. As the number of these students on the college campus continues to increase, recreational sports personnel will come under increasing pressure to meet their needs. Through in-depth interviews, sixteen students with disabilities shared their perceptions of what influenced their campus recreational sports participation. Because only a few students have ever participated in a campus sponsored recreation program, much of the interview focus was on constraints. Three major themes emerged from the data: interest and awareness; perceived acceptance by peers; and opportunity. These themes are discussed and implications for future recreational sports planning identified.

The Social Benefits of Intramural Sports

NASPA Journal ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Artinger ◽  
Lisa Clapham ◽  
Carla Hunt ◽  
Matthew Meigs ◽  
Nadia Milord ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Intramural Sports ◽  
Institutional Goals ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sports Programs ◽  
Students First

One of the distinguishing features of collegiate student recreational sports complexes is the sense of community that is intentionally introduced in the programs and services that occur within these facilities. Intramural sports programs provide a powerful medium for student interaction (Belch, Gebel, & Mass, 2001). This study was designed to examine the social benefits of intramural sports participation for undergraduate students at a midsized postsecondary institution. Surveys were randomly distributed to students (N = 349) participating in a variety of intramural sports programs. There were a number of significant differences in the reported social benefits of intramural sports participation between on-campus and off-campus students, first- and fourth-year students, males and females, and differences in reported social benefits based on the number of intramural sports played. Recreational sports programs should be linking participation in intramural sports with broader institutional goals of retention by emphasizing their role in socially integrating students into the university through participation in various recreational sports offerings. Suggestions for future research are made in the context of the limitations of the study.

Using past Campus Recreational Sports Participation to Explain Current Physical Activity Levels of Alumni

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Forrester ◽  
Craig M. Ross ◽  
Stacey Hall ◽  
Chris Geary
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Sports Involvement ◽  
Sports Programs ◽  
Physical Activity Levels

The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the role of past recreational sports involvement during the college years in explaining current physical activity patterns in college alumni. Subjects ( n = 311) completed a mailed questionnaire about their current physical activity levels and past campus recreational sports participation that measured (1) the breadth, depth, and quality of past recreational sports involvement and (2) the current level of exercise or physical activity. Overall, the results of the study revealed that over 77% of the respondents agreed that their involvement in recreational sports during college positively influenced their current physical activity levels. Increasing both the depth and breadth of physical activity for students while in college, and more importantly, beyond the college years, is an important goal for campus recreational sports programs.

Medical Issues in Sports Medicine

1981 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 229-237
Author(s):  
Nathan J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Medical Issues ◽  
Sports Programs ◽  
Aged Child ◽  
American Children

Today's children live in an environment that prompts an increasing interest in medical issues related to recreational activities and sports participation. The restrictive urban environment, in which most children live, allows for little self-directed play and much of the play of school-aged children is rigidly regulated and organized by adults. The affluence and abundant leisure time of today's adults supports and allows for their involvement in much of children's play. The most readily identified models accepted for the play and games of young people are the varsity and professional sports so prominently displayed through the mass media. Little concern has been given for the appropriateness of these games for the very young; yet they have become the "play" and the games of millions of very young American children. The general secular advance of maturational status allows children of certain highly motivated parents to become highly competent and even elite athletes at younger and younger ages. Only in the past two decades have organized sports come to make up much of the play opportunity for the elementary school-aged child. More than 17 million young people, many of them preadolescent and as young as 5 or 6 years of age, participate in community-based youth sports programs that are highly organized and generously supported.

French and Spanish Queer Film

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Perriam ◽  
Darren Waldron
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
National Identities ◽  
Audience Research ◽  
Large Sample ◽  
Current State ◽  
Trans People ◽  
Screening Questionnaires ◽  
On Line ◽  
The Uk

This book advances the current state of film audience research and of our knowledge of sexuality in transnational contexts, by analysing how French LGBTQ films are seen in Spain and Spanish ones in France, as well as how these films are seen in the UK. It studies films from various genres and examines their reception across four languages (Spanish, French, Catalan, English) and engages with participants across a range of digital and physical audience locations. A focus on LGBTQ festivals and on issues relating to LGBTQ experience in both countries allows for the consideration of issues such as ageing, sense of community and isolation, affiliation and investment, and the representation of issues affecting trans people. The book examines films that chronicle the local, national and sub-national identities while also addressing foreign audiences. It draws on a large sample of individual responses through post-screening questionnaires and focus groups as well as on the work of professional film critics and on-line commentators.

scholarly journals A Men’s Survey: Exploring Well-Being, Healthy Relationships and Violence Prevention

2021 ◽  
pp. 106082652110188
Author(s):  
Liza Lorenzetti ◽  
Vic Lantion ◽  
David C. Este ◽  
Percy Murwisi ◽  
Jeff Halvorsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Healthy Relationships ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
On Line ◽  
Multiple Challenges ◽  
Research Assistants ◽  
African Canadian

The participation of men is critical to preventing domestic violence, however, there is still little understanding of the capacities and supports that men need for well-being and healthy relationships. A men’s survey was designed to explore and identify the capacities and resources required by a diverse population of Canadian men. Data was collected on-line and through trained community-based research assistants. Over 2,000 men from 20 ethno-cultural groups responded, and multiple challenges and enablers were identified. Responses from Indigenous and African Canadian men highlight the need for an intersectional lens in understanding men’s well-being and violence prevention.

“It's Not Just a Bunch of Buildings”: Social Psychological Investment, Sense of Community, and Collective Efficacy in a Multiethnic Low–Income Neighborhood

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Walton
Keyword(s):  
Collective Efficacy ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Social Disorganization ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Investment Strategies ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
The Social

This analysis of social life in a poor, multiethnic public housing neighborhood presents an opportunity for refinement of social disorganization theory. Drawing on data from interviews, focus groups, and participant observations among residents, I find that this neighborhood exhibits substantial collective efficacy, despite social disorganization theory's predictions that the structural conditions of high poverty and racial and ethnic diversity result in low collective efficacy. I explicate two social psychological investment strategies—sense of ownership and symbolic representation—that appear to facilitate a sense of community and ultimately collective efficacy, helping to explain this apparent anomaly. I argue that even in the presence of structural disadvantage, having a strong sense of community provides a basis for beneficial action on behalf of the collective because it constitutes a source of shared expectations about values and norms in the neighborhood. These findings suggest refinements to the social disorganization framework, but also provide foundational ideas for policy interventions that may improve the social lives of residents in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

scholarly journals A Learning Journey through a Heart-Centered Book

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-100
Author(s):  
Wendy Allen ◽  
Lori Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Collective Learning ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Early Childhood Leadership ◽  
Personal Stories ◽  
Learning Journey

As faculty for a graduate program in early childhood leadership, we co-designed a course on community-based action research around Patricia Wilson’s book, The Heart of Community Engagement: Practitioner Stories from Across the Globe. In this review we share how it mirrored our own deepening sense of community engagement practices, and how our students engaged with this unique text on their individual and collective learning journeys. We share highlights from the text that reinforced our sense of liberatory pedagogy.  Wilson’s  personal  stories, as well as the stories of community-engaged practitioners across the globe , invite all of us to create our own purpose and intentions for the evolving path of facilitating change within ourselves and with others.    

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