Thesis (M.S.)--University of Toledo, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-86). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Toledo, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-86).

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Neįgalių asmenų fizinis aktyvumas – aktuali mokslinė problema. Nepaisant įgyvendinamos žmonių su negalia visokeriopos integracijos, asmenų su negalia sportinis aktyvumas Lietuvoje yra žemas. Darbo tikslas – įvertinti neįgalių asmenų galimybes sportuoti Kauno mieste. Šiam tikslui pasiekti iškelti tokie uždaviniai: 1) pristatyti neįgaliųjų fizinio aktyvumo sampratą bei apžvelgti sportuojančių neįgaliųjų situaciją Lietuvoje; 2) apibrėžti veiksnius, skatinančius neįgalius asmenis sportuoti; 3) išanalizuoti fizinę negalią turinčių asmenų galimybes sportuoti Kauno mieste veikiančiuose neįgaliųjų sporto klubuose bei įvardinti su šiuo reiškiniu susijusias problemas. Darbas susideda iš įvado, trijų pagrindinių dalių, apibendrinimo, išvadų, pasiūlymų ir rekomendacijų, literatūros sąrašo ir priedų. Pirmojoje pagrindinėje dalyje pristatyta mokslinės literatūros apžvalga analizuojamos tematikos kontekste (neįgaliųjų fizinio aktyvumo samprata, sportuojančių neįgaliųjų situacijos Lietuvoje apžvalga, neįgaliųjų sporto istorija). Antrojoje darbo dalyje pristatyta tyrimo metodika, kurioje nurodyta, kad tyrimas buvo atliekamas 2014 m. balandžio mėnesį Kauno mieste, apklausiant 148 fizinę negalią turinčius neįgaliuosius, sportuojančius sporto klubuose. Trečiojoje darbo dalyje pristatyti atlikto empirinio tyrimo rezultatai. Svarbiausios tyrimo išvados. Pagrindiniai respondentus sportuoti motyvuojantys veiksniai - konkurenciniai ir socialiniai motyvai. Pagrindinis respondentus sportuoti... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The mobility of the disabled person is under researched area and needed further investigation. Even though there are many schemes that are trying to help for people with mobility disabilities, the people with disabilities are not greatly involved into sports in Lithuania. The purpose of the paper- is to find what is missing for people with disabilities to have sporting abilities in the city of Kaunas. In order to find out these, the following were completed: 1) to introduce people with disabilities physical activities and overview the current situation 2) to find out the factors, that would encourage and increase the physical activities of people with disabilities 3) to oversee the problems, which can be faced by the people with disabilities in the gyms in the city of Kaunas. The academic paper consists of the introduction, 3 main paragraphs, conclusions and future recommendations and implications, references and appendixes. The literature review in the first part is about the relevant academic papers (the physical activity of people with disabilities in Lithuania and the sports history of the people with mobility disabilities). The second part of the paper will be the research, in which are conducted interviews with people with disabilities. Overall it is 148 interviews taken from people with disabilities. The results of the research are explained in the third part of the paper. Main issues and facts. It is evident from the in depth interviews, that the main motivational... [to full text]

Traditionalist Chinese martial arts (TCMAs) are popular in Britain, and some advocates have made extensive claims of their body-self transformation through sustained training. Despite extensive physiological research, there are few investigations of these practices regarding their socio-cultural practice. This qualitative sociological study examines long-term British practitioners’ experiences of transformation via Taijiquan (Tai Chi) and Wing Chun by addressing five issues: 1) Rationales behind practice 2) Resulting transformations 3) Explicit/implicit pedagogic strategies 4) Cultural transmission 5) Relations to broader social life. It approaches these questions through an emergent research design incorporating autobiographical vignettes as a practitioner-teacher-researcher, life histories of experienced practitioners and ethnographic fieldwork of two case study schools. Following thematic, metaphorical and narrative analysis, a structurationist theoretical framework illuminates the data by incorporating sensitising concepts from diverse thinkers including Bourdieu, Frank, Giddens and Yuasa. The findings are represented through autobiographical, modified realist, impressionist and confessional writing and structure the thesis as follows: Firstly, my own story demonstrates shifts in transformation from a technique-orientated approach to a more spiritual/holistic perspective, finally emerging as a scholarly position of a thinker-martial artist. Secondly, practitioner case studies further articulate transformations along a flexible continuum of changing body-self-society relations interpreted here as three ideal types: Fighters, martial artists and thinkers. Thirdly, the connecting pedagogical issues are addressed, as well-rounded TCMA systems possess specific partner exercises to develop intercorporeal awareness and embodied sensitivity, which are explicit aspects of each association’s martial habitus and body lineage. Meanwhile, socio-linguistic metaphors articulate these transformations and are also interpreted as transformations in thinking and schemes of perception. Overall, these sensitising concepts and empirical findings offer a social theory of shared cultivation that acknowledges transformation on individual, relational, institutional and art levels. This shared cultivation framework may be useful for future methodological, theoretical and empirical considerations of wider physical culture. Key words: Autobiography, Body-self transformation, Chinese martial arts, cultural transmission, ethnography, life histories, qualitative research, sociology, shared cultivation

Thesis (M.S.)--Boise State University, 2009. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-49).

This reports main focus is to highlight the benefits of advertising during televised sporting events in an American market. In this report an overview of the current state of advertising and sports marketing is discussed along with historical and cultural analysis of both advertising and sports in the American culture. Among the arguments discussed, a major one will be how in this current media landscape sports is one of the best vehicles to reach a target markets directly without having to compete with many of the new technologies that are on the market today. The central backing for this argument comes from research conducted by interviewing experts in the fields of advertising, sports marketing, and analyzing articles and reports on the subject matter. With a shift in how media is consumed it is important for companies to understand what is the best way to reach an audiences and that some of the rules of advertising are shifting to meet with the changing landscape. Both real-world and academically evaluated examples are given to exhibit the potencies that Advertising during sports events has and how is the current market sports is becoming a more valued asset moving forward. Another issue that is discussed is possible area of further study which would focus on the evolution of mobile advertising and sports. / text

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references.