In a small town in a Canadian prairie province where spots, particularly football and basketball, are the chief activities, many young men in school define their self-worth based on their thletic ability. To determine the impact that sports had on the young men in this particular town, 20 boys between the ages of 15 and 19 were selected for interviews. Due to the importance placed upon sports in the school and the small size of the school, all 20 of the boys had some association with football and basketball. They either played on one of the sports teams but spent much of the time sitting on the bench, or they desired to play but failed to qualify for team play. Only one of the boys had never tried to play on one of the teams. The boys were interviewed about how they fit into the circle of sports and how their participation or non-participation has influenced them. It was determined that sports did influence their self-esteem. Many of the boys, both those who were part of the team and those who had been cut from the team, felt left out and began to dought their abilities and their worth. The study confirms much of the current literature. Recommendations include making coaches and administration aware that boys were being negatively influenced by a successful sports program, as well as calling for further research to determine the extent and depth of the negative influence of sports on boys who are not the stars of the team. / viii, 83 leaves ; 28 cm.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 284-296). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 284-296).

The research was motivated by social workers’ need to develop additional resources to address the problems of adolescents in disadvantaged communities. The main goal was to explore mentors as a potential resource. More specifically whether sports coaches could be considered natural mentors in terms of the social support they provided to their adolescent players. The types of social support the literature ascribed to mentors were used to analyze the experiences of a sample of 10coaches and 63 adolescents drawn from six schools. The data was gathered through individual interviews with coaches and single focus groups with the adolescents. The findings suggested sports coaches were competent to provide guidance on certain moral, social and educational topics in a group mentoring situation as well as one on one mentoring to individual cases as part of a multi disciplinary team. / Social Work / M. A. (Social Sciences (Mental Health))

This study attempted to determine the relationship between self concept and participation in extra-curricular activity: specifically, whether self concept differentiates between participants and nonparticipants and whether self concept scores differed between male and female participants. Sixty fourth graders were assessed on self concept by the Piers-Harris Children's Self Concept Scale. Participation or non-participation was determined by written parental response. Analysis of variance was used, with level of significance at .05. There was no evidence that participants can be distinguished from non-participants on measures of self concept. Scores on self concept did not differ for males and females.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-02-16T19:28:03Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Willian Gonçalves Ferreira.pdf: 1004817 bytes, checksum: a382b47012b6e2c9ca8432adf0fe2de1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-02-16T19:28:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Willian Gonçalves Ferreira.pdf: 1004817 bytes, checksum: a382b47012b6e2c9ca8432adf0fe2de1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-07 / This report publishes discloses the importance of comprehensive child protection and part of a diverse hypothesis based on the analysis of children's artistic work and the practice of sport by children and adolescents. While some forms of child labor strike the eyes and cause indignation and perplexity, others run under the eye of admiration and are still encouraged by society. The research covered some labor relations and peculiarities about the worst forms of child labor and the effects of nullities in this field, ending with the prescription. In the following moment, the performance of the child-youth artist in the advertising, entertainment and fashion segment was analyzed. This is one of the most controversial issues among law enforcement and law enforcement agencies that deal with child and adolescent rights advocacy. The research method consisted in the critical revision of the doctrine tangent to the theme, in the primary sources of the labor constitutional law, of the related jurisprudential collection, of the foreign legislation and of the documents published by the International Organizations. The result appears in the media and in society in general. If some are against the authorization of the participation of children and adolescents in this type of activity, arguing that many young artists suffer psychological and social damages in the work environment, others understand that artistic work is a right of the child and the adolescent and that can be exercised in accordance with the principle of integral protection. In compliance with the constitutional norm, there is a public policy to promote youth sports training, through which individuals are stimulated by the State, including through fiscal incentives, to provide adolescent athletes with adequate physical and personal the permanent and competitive practice of sport. Thus, it is necessary to analyze the provisions of the national legislation that regulate sport in its various modalities, as well as the foundations that govern the requirement of the integral protection of the child / O presente trabalho divulga a pesquisa que adotou como objeto central a aplicabilidade da proteção integral infantil como sendo o atributo imprescindível para efetivação dos direitos fundamentais para assegurar à criança e ao adolescente todas as oportunidades e facilidades, com vista a lhes permitir o desenvolvimento físico, mental, moral, espiritual e social. A pesquisa abrangeu algumas relações de trabalho e as peculiaridades sobre as piores formas de trabalho infantil e os efeitos das nulidades nesse campo, encerrando com a prescrição. No momento seguinte, analisou-se a atuação do artista infantojuvenil no segmento publicitário, do entretenimento e da moda. É um dos temas mais controvertidos entre operadores do direito e órgãos que lidam com a defesa dos direitos da criança e do adolescente. O método de pesquisa consistiu na revisão crítica da doutrina tangente ao tema, nas fontes primárias do direito constitucional laboral, do acervo jurisprudencial correlato, da legislação estrangeira e dos documentos publicados pelos Organismos Internacionais. O resultado aparece nos meios de comunicação e na sociedade em geral. Se alguns são contrários à autorização da participação de crianças e adolescentes nesse tipo de atividade, argumentando que muitos artistas mirins sofrem prejuízos psicológicos e sociais no ambiente de trabalho, outros entendem que o trabalho artístico é um direito da criança e do adolescente e que pode ser exercido em conformidade com o princípio da proteção integral. Em respeito à norma constitucional, existe uma política pública de fomento à formação desportiva de jovens, por meio da qual os particulares são estimulados pelo Estado, inclusive por meio de incentivos fiscais, a propiciar a atletas adolescentes estrutura física e pessoal adequada para a prática permanente e competitiva do esporte. Assim, faz-se mister analisar os dispositivos da legislação pátria que dispõem sobre esporte, em suas diversas modalidades, bem como os fundamentos que pautam a exigência da proteção integral da criança

The research was motivated by social workers’ need to develop additional resources to address the problems of adolescents in disadvantaged communities. The main goal was to explore mentors as a potential resource. More specifically whether sports coaches could be considered natural mentors in terms of the social support they provided to their adolescent players. The types of social support the literature ascribed to mentors were used to analyze the experiences of a sample of 10coaches and 63 adolescents drawn from six schools. The data was gathered through individual interviews with coaches and single focus groups with the adolescents. The findings suggested sports coaches were competent to provide guidance on certain moral, social and educational topics in a group mentoring situation as well as one on one mentoring to individual cases as part of a multi disciplinary team. / Social Work / M. A. (Social Sciences (Mental Health))

M.Phil (Sport Management) / Physical Education and sport has a natural place in education whether the approach is formal or informal. Providing learners with the opportunity to play sport at school and to participate in Physical Education ensure that they receive education that addresses the body, mind and spirit. Participation in sport and physical activities in the education environment involves, next to enjoyment, a range of risks. Unfortunately, incidents of injuries and accidents that could have been prevented do occur. These may lead to allegations ofnegligence on the part of a coach, official or even a spectator. It is an educator's duty to ensure that in all matters pertaining to children, including participation in sport and physical activities, the principle of acting in the best interests of the child must take precedence. Proper safety practices and procedures should be implemented by the educator and the school in order to prevent injuries. Risk management is one of the methods by which sport educators can provide the safest possible environment for their participants. This is necessary not only to comply with legal requirements but also to demonstrate sound educational principles that support learnercentered education. This study sought to identify the key problems surrounding the safety of learners engaged in physical activities in the context of sport, Physical Education and recreation in South African independent schools. It analyzed the .qualifications and experience of sport and Physical Education teachers as well as educators' knowledge of risk management practices. An assessment was made about the extent to which risk management procedures were implemented in various schools in order to prevent injuries from occurring.. The study was conducted from a positivistic paradigm and the design comprised a survey. The primary data was gathered by the use of a questionnaire. Secondary data was obtained using literature studies describing risk management, the law in sport and education as well as the management ofsport in schools. The study has established that in general, safety practices and procedures at independent schools in Gauteng are implemented in a prudent and responsible manner. In some schools and with some aspects improvements can still be made but the overall status appears professional and promising. It has been established that independent schools demonstrate good practice with regard to the aspects of insurance, safety measures, supervision of staff members and learners, instruction, equipment, facilities, policies and procedures...

D. Tech. Marketing, Logistics and Sport Management / Difficulties in implementing and promoting school sport programmes using the sport policy guidelines in South Africa (White Paper), and interviews with employees at the Department of Basic Education in the Tshwaga region, motivated the researcher to undertake this study. The importance of motivating children to participate in sport, and the need to provide a platform and resources for children, teachers and parents to be involved in school sport were discussed. This study explored and described those factors that influence the level of participation of children in sports at both primary and secondary township schools in the City of Tshwane. The aim of the study was to develop a framework for learners' participation in sport at public township schools.

The aim of the research was to determine the influence of adapted sport on the identity formation of adolescents with a mobility impairment. An empirical investigation was carried out to investigate the relationship between certain variables, such as social relationships and affective constructs, and the identity formation of adolescents with a mobility impairment as information emerged from the literature study. A sample of 140 adolescents with a mobility impairment was drawn using purposive sampling. An instrument to measure the identity formation of adolescents with a mobility impairment was compiled. The data, which were obtained from the implementation of the instrument, were analysed using qualitative content analysis techniques. The major findings of the study revealed that there was no significant difference in the identity of adolescents with a mobility impairment who participated in sport, compared with the identity of adolescents with a mobility impairment who did not participate in sport. There was however, a significant positive correlation between social relationships with friends and parents, and the identity formation of adolescents with a mobility impairment. There was also a positive correlation between affective variables and the identity formation of adolescents with a mobility impairment. The two positive affective constructs with the highest correlation were trustfulness and gregariousness. The negative construct with the highest correlation was depression. Based on the findings, conclusions were drawn and recommendations were made. The relationship of adolescents with their friends and parents, together with the health of adolescents, explained the largest proportion of the variance in the identity formation of adolescents with a mobility impairment, namely 42%. The remaining 58% of the variance in the identity formation has not been significantly explained as yet. The implications for parents and educators are clearly explained. / Psychology of Education / D. Ed.