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Akbulut, Abdullah Küsad – Journal of Education and Learning, 2020
The aim of this study is to analyze sportsmanship behavioral tendencies of the students of secondary education who are being schooled within the provincial center of Ardahan by taking several variables into consideration. In accordance with this aim, this study has been conducted through the survey modelling of quantitative research methods. For…
Descriptors: Student Athletes, Athletics, Secondary School Students, Adolescents
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Holic, Roxana I.; Cretu, Carmen – Journal of Educational Sciences, 2018
Competitions are one of the most important and attractive activities for students in Romanian schools because they give them the opportunity to deepen the study of a certain discipline and to achieve performance in the favorite field.What is somewhat neglected in literature about educational contests is precisely the presence and influence of…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Self Control, Test Anxiety, Competition
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Harrist, Christopher J.; Witt, Peter A. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine female players' motives for participation in competitive sports, how they felt involvement has aided in their development, and explore negative experiences that had served as detractors to enjoyment. Focus groups were conducted with 31 players who currently participate on a competitive youth basketball…
Descriptors: Competition, Team Sports, Parent Participation, Athletic Coaches
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McMahon, Jenny; Penney, Dawn; Dinan-Thompson, Maree – Sport, Education and Society, 2012
This paper contributes to sport, sociology and the body literature by exploring the "exposure and effect" of culture, in particular bodily practices placed on three adolescent swimmers immersed in the Australian swimming culture using an ethnographic framework. The research reported is particularly notable as it addresses two distinct…
Descriptors: Aquatic Sports, Adolescents, Cultural Context, Human Body
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers