Quiet Competence: Writing Women Into the History of U.S. Sport and Exercise Psychology

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikki Krane ◽  
Diane E. Whaley
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Exercise Psychology ◽  
Rigorous Theory ◽  
Research Leadership ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sport And Exercise ◽  
The U.S

To read the written history of U.S. sport and exercise psychology, one easily could assume that women were absent from the field. Yet, indisputably women have assumed influential leadership roles through their research, leadership in professional organizations, editing major journals, and mentoring graduate students and novice professionals. Based on life history interviews, grounded in standpoint and feminist cultural studies perspectives, we present the collective contributions of 8 women who greatly affected the development of the field of sport and exercise psychology in the U.S. Although traveling different paths and having varied strengths and weaknesses, certain attributes distinguished their journeys; most notably, they were driven, selfless, dignified, humble, competent, and passionate about developing the field. Their legacy includes generations of students who have carved their own careers in sport and exercise psychology; lines of research that have established the field as rigorous, theory-based, practical, and relevant; and caring and competent leadership in our professional organizations.

The practice and promise of policy analysis and program evaluation to improve decision making within the U.S. federal government

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca A. Maynard
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Present Context ◽  
History Of ◽  
Strategies For Change ◽  
Current Movement ◽  
The U.S

This chapter draws on a 40-year history of patchwork efforts to use data to inform the development of public policy and shape its implementation. I begin with a description of the evolution of the policy process, drawing largely on experiences within the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Education, and Labor. All three agencies have been major supporters of and contributors to advances in the methods of policy analysis and the use of program evaluation to guide decision making. The chapter draws on the roles of these agencies in laying the groundwork for the current emphasis on evidence-based policymaking, in part because of their leadership roles and in part because of the author’s first-hand experience working with these agencies. Of particular note is its attention to the lead up to the present context in which policy analysis and program evaluation are central to both the policy development and monitoring processes. The chapter ends with a discussion of the current movement to create and use credible evidence on the impacts and cost-effectiveness of programs, policies and practices as the foundation for more efficient and effective government and, where evidence is lacking, for integrating a knowledge-building agenda into the roll-out of strategies for change. 

Research Issues

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Martin
Keyword(s):  
American Psychological Association ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Exercise Psychology ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Disability Sport ◽  
Sport Competition ◽  
History Of ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Sport And Exercise

There are a number of research-related issues unique to the world of disability that most sport and exercise psychology researchers may be unfamiliar with. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss four of those issues. First is the use of language and, in particular, the pros and cons of using the term disabled person in contrast to person with a disability. Many disability activists argue for the former whereas the American Psychological Association advocates for the later. Terms such as disability sport, adapted sport, and parasport are also discussed and how researchers have interpreted and supported some terms over others. The chapter also briefly traces the history of disability sport and exercise psychology research and the academic disciplines that have built the knowledge base. In addition, the arguments of some authors that able-bodied researchers should not conduct research with individuals with disabilities are examined and refuted. Finally, the thinking behind why some disability activists are critical of a prominent disability sport competition, the Paralympics, is explained.

Mentoring: Processes and Perceptions of Sport and Exercise Psychology Graduate Students

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack C. Watson ◽  
Damien Clement ◽  
Lindsey C. Blom ◽  
Emma Grindley
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Exercise Psychology ◽  
Psychology Graduate Students ◽  
Sport And Exercise

scholarly journals Reproductive life history of sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) from the U.S. Washington coast

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. e0184413 ◽  
Author(s):  
José M. Guzmán ◽  
J. Adam Luckenbach ◽  
Mollie A. Middleton ◽  
Kenneth C. Massee ◽  
Cortney Jensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Anoplopoma Fimbria ◽  
Reproductive Life ◽  
History Of ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Reproductive Life History

History of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology in Europe

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stiliani "Ani" Chroni ◽  
Frank Abrahamsen
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Sport Psychology ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Exercise Psychology ◽  
Performance Psychology ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Sport And Exercise ◽  
The 1960S

The evolution in sport, exercise, and performance psychology in Europe goes back to the 1800s and spread from the east (Germany and Russia) to the west of the continent (France). Modern European sport psychology theorizing started with Wilhelm Wundt, who studied reaction times and mental processes in 1879, and Philippe Tissié, who wrote about psychological changes during cycling in 1894. However, Pierre de Coubertin was the one to put forward the first definition and promotion of sport psychology as a field of science. From there on, and despite obstacles and delays due to two world wars in Europe, sport psychology accelerated and caught up with North America. Looking back to the history of our disciplines, while sport, exercise, and performance psychology evolved and developed as distinct disciplines in Europe, sport and exercise psychology research appear to be stronger than performance psychology. The research advancements in sport and exercise psychology led to the establishment of the European sport psychology organization (FEPSAC) in the 1960s, as researchers needed an umbrella establishment that would accept the cultural and linguistic borders within the continent. From there on, education programs developed throughout Europe, and a cross-continent program of study with the collaboration of 12 academic institutions and the support of the European Commission was launched in the late 1990s. Applied sport psychology was practiced in the Soviet Union aiming to enhance the performance of their teams in the 1952 Olympics. Unfortunately, in many countries across Europe, research and practice are not comprehensively integrated to enhance sports and sportspersons, and while applied practice has room to grow, it also has challenges to tackle.

Reversal Theory Makes Progress in Sport and Exercise Psychology

1998 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 650-650
Author(s):  
David Lavallee ◽  
Mark Nesti
Keyword(s):  
Reversal Theory ◽  
Exercise Psychology ◽  
Sport And Exercise
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