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Researching Attitude–Identity Dynamics to Understand Social Conflict and Change

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Societies undergo constant change, manifested in various ways such as technological developments, economic transitions, reorganization of cultural values and beliefs, or changes in social structures. Individuals play an active role in shaping social and societal change by interactively negotiating its manifestation.
Adrian Lüders   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community as Medicine: A Qualitative Exploration of Meaningful Social Support and Health for Trans‐ and Gender‐Diverse People in England

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The poor mental and physical health of trans‐ and gender‐diverse (TGD) young people is well established and commonly attributed to gender minority stress. Although recent research has shown that social support can mitigate these effects, less attention has been paid to the psychological processes through which this occurs.
Chase Staras   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sports and Bodies: An exploration of bodily inscription through the practice of sport

open access: yes, 2014
Sport is an integral aspect of contemporary society; it is also a political, economic, educational, religious and scientific activity. The body and embodied experiences are central to the practice of sport.
Baker, Tegan
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Evaluation for Learning in Primary Health Care Organizations: Aspirations, Realities and Lessons From Australia

open access: yesNew Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines tensions between the accountability and learning functions of evaluation through a case study of an evaluation capacity building (ECB) initiative undertaken in an Australian primary health care setting. We describe the ECB approach and strategies and identify enablers and barriers influencing their implementation and ...
Brad Astbury, Lucio Naccarella
wiley   +1 more source

Sociology of Sport (SSA Exam)

open access: yes, 2014
Exam paper for second semester: Sociology of Sport (SSA ...
University of Johannesburg
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From Ad Hoc to Function: Vancouver Foundation's Journey to Learning Through Evaluation

open access: yesNew Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This case narrative details the Vancouver Foundation's (VF) journey from ad‐hoc reporting to a core internal learning and evaluation function. Catalyzed by the pandemic and motivated by the increasing need, VF established the Engagement Department to house evaluation independently.
Vincent Tom
wiley   +1 more source

Mentoring in Evaluation and Communication: Lessons From Action‐Research

open access: yesNew Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reviews the main elements of the Designing Evaluation and Communication for Impact (DECI) project approach to enhancing the learning function of evaluation. A capacity development project that provided mentoring in utilization‐focused evaluation and research communication, the DECI project incorporated a dual role as service ...
Ricardo Ramírez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Speaking the unspoken: Racism, sport and Māori

open access: yes, 2010
In this paper, we consider the silence that surrounds issues of racism in New Zealand sport. We argue that the intersection of two key ideologies – New Zealand’s purported history of good race relations, and the positive contribution that sport is ...
Bruce, Toni, Hippolite, Holly Raima
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Two‐Way Learning Through Evaluation: The Story of an Innovative Australian Aboriginal‐Led Initiative Strengthening Good Governance at the Cultural Interface

open access: yesNew Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article we share our story of using a developmental evaluation approach over seven years to facilitate two‐way learning between Yapa (Warlpiri language for Indigenous people from the Australian Western Desert region) and Kardiya (Warlpiri language for non‐Indigenous people).
Samantha Jayne Togni   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Playing to win or trying your best: Media representations of national anxieties over the role of sport participation during the 2002 commonwealth games.

open access: yes, 2004
In the last few years, growing concern has emerged in New Zealand sport about the shift towards a more commercial or professionalised model of sport and away from a mass participation-based model. In the midst of a relatively intense period of debate and
Wensing, Emma H.   +2 more
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