Verbal Interactions between an Eminent Mental Training Consultant and Elite Level Athletes: A Case Study

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 418-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca J. Lloyd ◽  
Pierre Trudel
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Mental Training ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Word Count ◽  
Verbal Interactions ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
Elite Level

A case study design was used to (a) describe the process and identify the content of the verbal interactions between an eminent mental training consultant and five elite level athletes during ten sessions, and to (b) compare the analyzed sessions with the consultant’s published approach on mental training. The sources of information included the audio recordings of the mental training sessions, the interviews with the consultant, the interviews with the athletes, and two articles published by the consultant. An adapted version of the Flanders’ (1965) Interaction Analysis in the Classroom was used to systematically code the process, and a content analysis was performed on the transcripts of the mental training sessions and interviews. During the sessions, the consultant’s verbal behaviors accounted for 39% of the total coded behaviors leaving 60% for the athletes and 1% for silence. The content analysis revealed that up to 24 topics were addressed in each session (often the athletes would “unload”) where certain issues had a more frequent word count. The analysis of the content and process revealed that the consultant follows an athlete-centered approach that corresponds to the consultant’s published perspective.

scholarly journals Targeting dominant publics: How counterpublic commenters align their efforts with mainstream news

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 2011-2027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Toepfl ◽  
Eunike Piwoni
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Common Currency ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Electoral Success ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Alternative Für Deutschland ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
News Websites

This study illustrates how the emphasis structure of counterpublic discourses surfacing online can be predicted by that of the dominant publics that these counterpublics—at the argumentative level—so resolutely oppose. Deploying a single common case study design, the article scrutinizes a counterpublic discourse that surfaced in the comment sections of Germany’s opinion-leading news websites in the week after the surprising electoral success of a new anti-Euro party, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). Quantitative content analysis identifies 75% of all comments posted ( N = 2955) to all articles about the AfD ( N = 19) as part of an anti-Euro counterpublic. While this counterpublic sharply opposed the editorial lines of Germany’s unanimously pro-common-currency media, it still aligned its efforts closely with this dominant public—albeit at a deeper level. As the findings demonstrate, the frequencies with which commenters adopted six emphasis frames were significantly predicted by the frequencies of these frames in mainstream news.

scholarly journals Canadian High School Coaches’ Experiences, Insights, and Perceived Roles With Sport-Related Concussions

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey G. Caron ◽  
Gordon A. Bloom ◽  
Andrew Bennie
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Youth Athletes ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
High School Coaches ◽  
Sport Coaches

There is a need to improve concussion education and prevention efforts for youth athletes and those responsible for their care. The purpose of this study was to understand Canadian high school coaches’ insights and perceptions of concussions. Using a case study design, eight high school coaches were interviewed and the data were analysed using a hierarchical content analysis. Findings indicated that participants primarily acquired information about concussions through their own experiences as athletes and parents, and from reports in the sports media. The coaches’ felt their role with concussions was to teach athletes safety techniques during practices and competitions and to encourage them to accurately report their concussion symptoms. In addition, participants forwarded a number of recommendations to improve the dissemination of information to coaches. Results from this study will add to a limited body of concussion research with youth sport coaches. Participants’ insights provide researchers and clinicians with information about coaches’ perceived role with sport-related concussions.

scholarly journals Examination of the Conversations in a WhatsApp Group Created for Communication in a Bachelor’s Level Astronomy Course

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Hafife Bozdemir Yuzbasioglu ◽  
Sevcan Candan Helvaci ◽  
Ebru Ezberci Cevik ◽  
Mehmet Altan Kurnaz
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Daily Events

The aim of this research on an astronomy course is to examine the situations that arose when WhatsApp, a social media application, was used as a tool for cooperation and interaction. In this work, a case study design was adopted. The WhatsApp group created for the research was composed of 87 participants and the messages exchanged in the WhatsApp group were used as research documents. Data were analyzed through descriptive and content analysis methods. The sharing in the WhatsApp group and the topics of the messages were revealed in the content analysis. The research results showed that the students used the WhatsApp group as an interaction tool in an extracurricular environment. It was also determined that they used this platform in order to inform each other about daily events and share and discuss information.

scholarly journals Pengadaan Tanah Jalur Kereta Api Bandara Adi Soemarmo-Solo Balapan: Kebijakan Konservasi Vs Pembangunan Infrastruktur

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-180
Author(s):  
Tri Idawijayanti ◽  
Retno Widodo Dwi Pramono
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
The Public ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Policy Conflicts

Abstract: Dilemmas and conflicts frequently arise during public policy-making. For instance, those occurring between the Policy for the Protection of Sustainable Food Agricultural Land (PLP2B) and land acquisition for development in the public interest (PTPKU). The former aims to preserve agricultural land, whereas the latter ensures absolute land provision for infrastructure and facility development in the public interest. The purpose of this study is to describe the policy conflicts that exist between the PLP2B policy and the PTPKU policy. A qualitative approach is used to conduct this research with a case study design using content analysis. Apart from documents, data triangulation is also conducted through interviews with multiple parties involved in decision-making and through observation and documentation of field conditions. Although both are in the public interest, the study's findings indicate that conservation is inferior to infrastructure development. The process of nullifying conservation implementation goes through a series of steps that emerge at each stage of land acquisition justification. Key words: Boyolali-Indonesia, LP2B, Land Acquisition, Policy Conflicts, Spatial Planning   Intisari: Dilema dan konflik sering terjadi dalam pengambilan kebijakan publik. Sebagai contoh yaitu antara kebijakan Perlindungan Lahan Pertanian Pangan Berkelanjutan (PLP2B) dan kebijakan Pengadaan Tanah bagi Pembangunan untuk Kepentingan Umum (PTPKU). Kebjiakan PLP2B bertujuan untuk mempertahankan tanah pertanian, sedangkan kebijakan PTPKU menjamin penyediaan lahan secara mutlak bagi pembangunan infrastruktur atau fasilitas bagi kepentingan publik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan konflik pada dua contoh kebijakan di atas. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif, dengan desain studi kasus menggunakan konten analisis (content analysis). Selain berdasar dokumen, dilakukan juga trianggulasi dalam penggunaan data, yaitu dengan wawancara terhadap beberapa pihak yang terlibat dalam pengambilan keputusan, serta observasi dan dokumentasi kondisi lapangan. Dari hasil penelitian tergambar bahwa meski sama-sama sebagai kepentingan umum, kebijakan pelestarian pertanian kalah dengan kepentingan umum pembangunan infrastruktur. Proses pembatalan ketetapan pelestarian terjadi melalui berbagai tahap yang ada pada setiap tahap justifikasi pelaksanaan pengadaan tanah. Kata Kunci: Konflik kebijakan, Tata Ruang, LP2B, Pengadaan Tanah, Boyolali-Indonesia

scholarly journals The delivery of the ReWork-Stroke program: A process evaluation

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ulla Johansson ◽  
Annika Öst Nilsson ◽  
Annie Hansen Falkdal ◽  
Lena von Koch ◽  
Therese Hellman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Technical Solutions

BACKGROUND: The ReWork-Stroke program was developed to meet the need for a person-centered rehabilitation program addressing return to work after stroke and was provided by occupational therapists (OTs). OBJECTIVE: To gain knowledge on the implementation process of the ReWork-Stroke program, the mechanisms of impact, and the contextual factors that might have affected the process. METHODS: A case study design was used. Data were collected by interviews with two ReWork-Stroke providers and their logbooks of 13 clients. Content analysis was applied. RESULTS: The ReWork-Stroke program varied in duration (12–48 weeks) and was largely implemented according to plan regarding components and how they were provided. It was mostly delivered at the workplace. Mechanisms of impact were building alliances with clients, providing intervention at the workplace, informing about stroke, assigning co-workers as tutors for clients, and collaboration between stakeholders. CONCLUSIONS: The ReWork-Stroke program can be implemented according to plan and is a flexible person-centered program in which stakeholders, coordinated by an OT, plan and take actions, mostly at the workplace, for the client’s return to work. A key factor was recognizing the current work ability after stroke. Further program development includes a more structured evaluation and technical solutions for supporting stakeholders.

scholarly journals Facilitative and hindering factors regarding the supervisory relationship based on supervisors’ and undergraduate supervisees’ opinions

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betül Meydan
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Supervisory Relationship ◽  
Individual Counseling ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Counseling Practice ◽  
Counseling Supervisors

The purpose of the present study was to examine Turkish counseling supervisors’ and undergraduate supervisees’ opinions about the supervisory relationship. Upon completion of Individual Counseling Practice course, semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with four voluntary supervisors (two female and two male) and their four voluntary undergraduate supervisees (four female) in a case study design. Content analysis results revealed three main categories of supervisors’ and supervisees’ opinions on the supervisory relationship: a) facilitative factors, b) hindering factors, and c) effects. The findings were discussed in the light of the relevant literature and recommendations regarding developing strong supervisory relationship with undergraduate supervisees are presented.

scholarly journals Exploring Functions of Translanguaging in Intermediate Students' Interactions in Science Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (I) ◽  
pp. 11-23
Author(s):  
Anjili Parkash ◽  
Somal Rani ◽  
Hassan Syed
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Science Classroom ◽  
Classroom Observations ◽  
Intermediate Students ◽  
Reflective Journals ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
Semistructured Interviews

Research has shown that students' translanguaging serves various task- and non-task related functions. While research into translanguaging has attracted considerable attention in a western context, there is a dearth of studies examining translanguaging in a science classroom in Pakistan. The current study, therefore, explored the functions of students' translanguaging practices in an intermediate science classroom in Pakistan. Employing a case study design, the data was obtained from three intermediate students attending science class for over five weeks using structured classroom observations, audio recordings, and reflective journals and semistructured interviews. Results of the study showed that participants employed translanguaging in both taskreferring and non-task referring functions. The study also confirmed the benefits of translanguaging in helping participants to learn content in the science classroom. Implications for science teachers, teacher educators and policymakers have also been discussed.

scholarly journals The evaluation of a school according to supervision reports within the processDenetim raporlarına göre bir okulun süreç içerisinde değerlendirmesi

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Yavuz ◽  
Deniz Gülmez
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Physical Condition ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
School Management ◽  
Case Study Design

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the supervision reports written on the basis of primary school supervisors’ supervision in a primary school. The sample consists of supervision reports of a primary school which was a middle school before 1997 in Konya/Meram. A case study design was used. Data was obtained through document analysis of qualitative research techniques. Documents consist of reports written by primary supervisors between the years of 1965-2008. The data were analyzed by content analysis. Content analysis was done according to phases that stated by Yildirim & Simsek (2006) as 1) Coding the data 2) Finding themes 3) Organizing the codes and themes 4) Commenting the findings. Reports that written by supervisors between 1965-2008 were coded by year. Coded reports split up themes using content analysis. According to the results, supervision reports divided into five themes: physical condition, education-instruction, account-belongings, school-environment relationship and school management. ÖzetAraştırmanın amacı, ilköğretim denetmenlerinin bir ilköğretim okulunda yaptıkları denetime dayalı olarak yazdıkları denetim raporlarının değerlendirilmesidir. Çalışma grubu Konya ili Meram ilçesinde yer alan 1997’den önce ortaokul olan bir ilköğretim okulunun denetim raporlarından oluşmaktadır. Veriler, nitel araştırma tekniklerinden doküman incelemesi yoluyla toplanmıştır. Doküman incelemesi, mevcut kayıt ya da belgelerin, veri kaynağı olarak sistemli incelenmesi şeklinde ifade edilmektedir. Dokümanlar, Konya ilköğretim denetmenlerinin 1965–2008 yılları arasında yazdıkları raporlardan oluşmaktadır. Veriler, içerik analizi yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmada içerik analizi için Yıldırım ve Şimşek (2006) tarafından belirtilen (1) verilerin kodlanması, (2) temaların bulunması, (3) kodların ve temaların düzenlenmesi ve (4) bulguların yorumlanması aşamalarına göre yapılmıştır. Denetmenler tarafından 1965-2008 yılları arasında yazılan raporlar yazıldığı yıla göre kodlanmıştır. Kodlanan raporlar içerik analizi ile temalara ayrılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, denetim raporları fiziki durum, eğitim-öğretim, hesap-ayniyat, okul-çevre ilişkileri ve okul yönetimi olmak üzere beş temaya ayrılmıştır.

scholarly journals Analysis of Verbal Interactions Between Brazilian Students in a Physics Investigative Activity Class With STS Approach: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Roberto Barreto De Moraes ◽  
Deise Miranda Vianna
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Public High School ◽  
Digital Audio ◽  
Verbal Interactions ◽  
Activity Class ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
Brazilian Students ◽  
Investigative Activity

This article presents results on the analysis of verbal interactions of students from a federal public high school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during an investigative activity class about the properties of magnets. This experimental assignment was part of a didactic sequence developed for the study of Electromagnetism, which was structured using a Science, Technology and Society (STS) approach combined with the investigative activities method, in which students divided into groups carried out a series of experimental essays on the contents that were presented to them. The objective was to determine if students were able and capable of structuring their own causal statements to a problem involving knowledge of Physics, when given the proper conditions to work with an experimental setup. Differently from the traditional transmission-reception didactic model, the STS didactic orientation seeks out to incorporate the scientific syllabus into the students' daily life relationships. A qualitative methodology was used from the transcriptions of video and digital audio recordings that were registered during classes, some scenes of an educational episode were selected and the verbal interactions of the students among themselves were analyzed, looking for some indicators that could identify whether scientific literacy was accomplished. Analysis showed evidence that students were able to construct meaning with their own words by reasoning about what was observed in the experiments performed.

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