A Theoretical Analysis of Academic and Athletic Roles

1985 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eldon E. Snyder
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Athletic Participation ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Symbolic Interactionist ◽  
Sociology Of Sport ◽  
Research Traditions ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives

One of the research traditions in sociology of sport is the study of athletic participation and academic achievement. Yet most of this research is primarily descriptive in nature and produces little cumulative explanatory knowledge; furthermore, the findings appear contradictory and confusing. The present paper utilizes the exchange and symbolic interactionist perspectives to analyze the concept of commitment to the multiple roles of athlete and scholar. These theoretical perspectives provide the potential for a greater understanding, explanation, and meaning to the findings in this area of research.

What does “corporate governance” actually mean?

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Marie L’Huillier
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Agency Theory ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Connotative Meaning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dominant Meaning ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Academic Publications ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to develop a framework of connotative meanings afforded to the term “corporate governance”. Design/methodology/approach – An examination of academic publications from 1985-2012 containing the term “corporate governance” was conducted. The articles are sorted into the theoretical constructs that influence the contemporary connotative meaning of corporate governance. Findings – That a combination of a weak definitional base coupled with strong motivational forces have aided the development of competing theoretical perspectives of the meaning of corporate governance. The dominant meaning is written from an agency theory perspective. Research limitations/implications – Theoretical analysis was restricted to articles found in academic journals published since 1985. Practical implications – This study provides a very useful analysis into the connotative meanings and theoretical bases used by academic writers in the study of corporate governance. Originality/value – This paper provides an updated and developed analysis to the theoretical dimensions that underpin the contemporary use of the term “corporate governance”.

Mapping the field of studies on social class and educational inequalities in Argentina

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Analía Inés Meo
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Sociology Of Education ◽  
Educational Inequalities ◽  
Research Traditions ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Research Problems

This paper maps the research on social class and educational inequalities at secondary level in Argentina. It offers a typology of studies according to their research problems, theoretical perspectives and methodology. It distinguishes four kinds of research traditions: the socio-structural, the socio-historical, the socioeducational and the identity and subjectivity turn. It is argued that, in the sub-field of Sociology of Education, there is coexistence of diverse and even antagonistic research traditions. Furthermore, this diversity could be understood both as a sign of the vitality of the field and of its low structuration and limitations. The vitality of the field is illustrated by the wide range of topics, questions, theories and methods used by researchers since the 1980s. Among the indicators of the low structuration of Sociology of Education, the author identifies the persistence of theoretical 'silences’ and the marginality of reflexive accounts on how, who and what for knowledge is produced.

scholarly journals Education for a positive self-image in a contemporary school

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-115
Author(s):  
SANJA SIMEL
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Positive Education ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Contemporary School

In today’s world characterized by changed systems of values and materialism, peda-gogy should emphasize education for a positive self-image, especially in the contempo-rary school, whose educational goals are freedom, independence and individuality. This theoretical analysis provides a review of research on the importance and relationship of a positive self-image with other factors, such as social skills and academic achievement. Simultaneously, the methods and procedures by which teachers can foster a student’s posi-tive self-image are displayed. Although the degree of positive self-thinking is for the most part formed in interaction with other people, it is extremely important to raise students’ awareness about their own internal strengths as well as their possibility of choice. The edu-cation of a positive self-image can be considered a part of „positive pedagogy” or „positive education” which focuses on traditional skills and happiness, but also joy - fervor that ac-companies being (Fromm, 2004, p. 130)

scholarly journals The Sociology of Sport in Germany: Development and Recent Trends

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
Jan Haut ◽  
Michael Staack ◽  
Lukas Schwank
Keyword(s):  
Historical Account ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Sociology Of Sport ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
German Sociology

As a reply to a contribution informing about the situation in Spanish sociology of sport (Sánchez-García, Moscoso-Sánchez and Piedra 2020), we give an overview on the development and recent trends of the sociology of sport in Germany. We start with a historical account of its institutionalization, and then follow up with an overview of established research topics and theoretical perspectives. For that, we draw on established German textbooks and introductions to the sociology of sport. Afterwards, regarding more recent trends, we focus on the development of the journal “Sport und Gesellschaft – Sport and Society”. Finally, we describe how the sociology of sport within German sociology relates to the sociology of sport within sport sciences. We conclude our contribution by comparing developments in Spain and Germany, in order to identify similar international challenges for the sociology of sports and its journals.

scholarly journals Psycho-Educational Assessment of Specific Learning Disabilities: Views and Practices of Australian Psychologists and Guidance Counsellors

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Meteyard ◽  
Linda Gilmore
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Cognitive Deficits ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Educational Assessment ◽  
Specific Learning Disabilities ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Specific Learning

This article reports an investigation of the views and practices of 203 Australian psychologists and guidance counsellors with respect to psycho-educational assessment of students with specific learning disabilities (SLDs). Results from an online survey indicated that practitioners draw upon a wide range of theoretical perspectives when conceptualising and identifying SLDs, including both response to intervention and IQ-achievement discrepancy models. Intelligence tests (particularly the Wechsler scales) are commonly employed, with the main stated reasons for their use being ‘traditional’ perspectives (including IQ-achievement discrepancy based definitions of SLDs), to exclude a diagnosis of intellectual disability, and to guide further assessment and intervention. In contrast, participants reported using measures of academic achievement and tests of specific cognitive deficits known to predict SLDs (e.g., phonological awareness) relatively infrequently.

Biographical Factors Related to Academic Achievement

1973 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 321-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Halpin ◽  
Owen Scott ◽  
Glennelle Halpin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Educational Psychology ◽  
Athletic Participation ◽  
Parental Warmth ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Psychology Class ◽  
Opposite Sex

Biographical factors related to academic achievement in college were identified. Academic achievement in high school was positively related to both grade in educational psychology class and college grade-point average for females and to college grade-point average for males. For women, popularity with the opposite sex was negatively related to college grade-point average. For men, parental warmth was negatively related to college grade-point average. Athletic participation was negatively related to grade in educational psychology for both sexes.

Research on self-control: An integrating framework

1988 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 665-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. W. Logue
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Optimal Foraging Theory ◽  
Causal Analysis ◽  
Matching Law ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Research Traditions ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Control Paradigm ◽  
Reinforcer Delay ◽  
Integrate Research

AbstractThe tendency to choose a larger, more delayed reinforcer over a smaller, less delayed one has frequently been termed “selfcontrol.” Three very different research traditions – two models emphasizing the control of local contingencies of reinforcement (Mischel's social learning theory and Herrnstein's matching law) and molar maximization models (specifically optimal foraging theory) – have all investigated behavior within the self-control paradigm. A framework is proposed to integrate research from all three research areas. This framework consists of three parts: a procedural analysis, a causal analysis, and a theoretical analysis. The procedural analysis provides a common procedural terminology for all three areas. The causal analysis establishes that, in all three research traditions, self-control varies directly with the current physical values of the reinforcers; that is, choices increase with reinforcer amount and decrease with reinforcer delay. But self-control also varies according to past events to which a subject has been exposed, and according to current factors other than the reinforcers. Each of the three models has therefore incorporated these indirect effects on self-control by postulating unobservable mechanisms. In all three cases, these mechanisms represent a subject's behavior as a function of a perceived environment. The theoretical analysis demonstrates that evolutionary theory can encompass the research from all three areas by considering differences in the adaptiveness of self-control in different situations. This integration provides a better and more predictive description of self-control.

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