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What Happens When [Terai] Girls Play? Understanding the Relationship Between Restrictive Gender Norms, Girls' Experiences of Playing Sport in South‐Eastern Nepal, and the Factors That Influence Their Participation

Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Restrictive gender norms globally disproportionately constrain girls, limiting their freedom and mobility while increasing their risk of violence. This study adopts a Youth Participatory Action Research approach to explore how adolescents in Nepal experience these norms in sport, and identify pathways for their positive ...
Sara Begg, Nisha Shah, Mukesh Poudel, Justin Pulford, Sara Parker, Cricket Changemakers (Nepal)   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Partial Identification Approach to Identifying the Determinants of Human Capital Accumulation: An Application to Teachers

Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper views career growth in teacher quality through the lens of human capital theory to understand the roles of on‐the‐job training (OJT) and learning by doing (LBD) in human capital formation. If OJT is the primary determinant of human capital, incentive pay policies could create a dynamic multitasking problem, leading teachers to ...
Nirav Mehta
wiley   +1 more source

Gendered, embodied knowledge within a Welsh agricultural context and the importance of listening to farmers in the rewilding debate

Area, EarlyView., 2022
This article uses examples from practice‐led‐research to explore the tensions between rewilding and the gendered embodied knowledge of upland farmers in an area of Wales, UK called the Cambrian Mountains. This paper argues that within the context of the polarising ideas of rewilding, sensitivity and the need to listen to the embodied, situated ...
Ffion Jones
wiley   +1 more source

The physical activity paradox: six reasons why occupational physical activity (OPA) does not confer the cardiovascular health benefits that leisure time physical activity does

British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2017
Physical activity (PA) is well documented to improve health. However, this documentation is restricted to leisure time physical activity (LTPA; eg, sports, recreation and transportation). Increasing evidence shows that occupational physical activity (OPA)
A. Holtermann, N. Krause, A. J. van der Beek, L. Straker   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Leisure studies education: Historical trends and pedagogical futures in the United Kingdom and beyond [PDF]

, 2014
This paper is an attempt to stimulate debate about the decline of leisure studies and the rise of courses and subject fields defined by sport, events, tourism management.
Aitchison, Aitchison, Aitchison, Andrews, Bramham, Karl Spracklen, Parker, Roberts, Rojek, Spracklen, Spraklen   +10 more
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Acting authentically: Using play to cultivate authentic interrelating in role performance

Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
Summary Research is increasingly demonstrating that authenticity and human connection are fundamental and interrelated human needs. However, organizational roles often constrain authenticity and connection in workplace interactions, especially roles that are highly scripted.
Lyndon E. Garrett
wiley   +1 more source

Recreation, leisure and social policy [PDF]

, 1990
This joint Lincoln University and Victoria University occasional paper was prepared as a submission to the Royal Commission on Social Policy and has been published in the Report of the Royal Commission on Social Policy, Volume IV, pp. 505-33, 1988.
Cushman Grant,, Laidler Allan,
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Social interactions and the demand for sport: an economic analysis [PDF]

, 2008
‘The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com '. Copyright Blackwell Publishing DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2007.00071.xThis paper explores the decision to participate in sports activities in the UK and the subsequent frequency of ...
Adams, Adams, Banfield, Becker, Becker, Becker, Becker, Bourdieu, Bourdieu, Bourdieu, Byrne, Carter, Cicchetti, Council of Europe, Davidson, Davidson, Downward, Downward, Earl, Earl, Farrell, Galbraith, Gratton, Green, Houlihan, Lavoie, Melia, Rodgers, Romesburg, Scitovsky, Sport England, Sport England, SPSS, Statacorp, Veblen, Zhang   +35 more
core   +2 more sources

Safe Sound: Highlighting Electronic Dance Music Attendees' Unique Hearing Protection Practices

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Electronic dance music attendees (EDMAs) stand out as a group more likely to use hearing protection (HP) compared to non‐EDM attendees (non‐EDMAs), making them an interesting focus for understanding the adoption of healthier auditory habits. This study delved into the factors driving HP use among EDMAs, uncovering key influences such as personal ...
Oluwatobiloba Ayo‐Ajibola, Tyler Jung, Matthew E. Lin, Ryan Long, John Parsons, Janet S. Choi, Joni Doherty   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the sport viewership experience using functional near-infrared spectroscopy

Scientific Reports
Subjective evaluation of a sport event in real time is normally assessed using self-report measures, but neural indices of evaluative processing may provide new insights.
Luke R. Potwarka, Adrian B. Safati, Adam T. Pappas, Girish Ramchandani, Michael L. Naraine, Nur Gurbez, Liye Zou, Peter A. Hall   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source