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Fines, Abby; Block, Martin – Sport, Education and Society, 2021
Campus Recreation should be providing sport and recreation opportunities to students of all social identity groups. This includes students with physical and sensory disabilities. In fact, federal law mandates that equal opportunity and access to extracurricular athletics should exist for this population. Despite evident personal and social…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, College Athletics, Accessibility (for Disabled), College Students
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Warner, Robert P.; Povilaitis, Victoria; Sibthorp, Jim; Richmond, Dan – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2021
Finding meaning and purpose is critical to emerging adult development. Work can be a setting primed for meaning-making among emerging adults. Meaningful work is work one believes is significant, positive, and adds meaning and purpose to life. Although a robust meaningful work literature exists, little is known about emerging adults' perceptions of…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Late Adolescents, Summer Programs, Camps
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Tella, Adeyinka – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2021
The study examined dependency, satisfaction, and psychosocial characteristics as correlates of cell phone use by library and information science (LIS) undergraduate students. Using survey, 253 undergraduates represent the sample for the study. Five research questions were developed and answered. The results of the psychosocial characteristics'…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Student Satisfaction, Psychological Characteristics, Handheld Devices
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Epley, Hannah K. – Journal of Extension, 2019
Practical aspects of curriculum development, especially that involving multiple authors, often are overlooked, but they are critical to moving a curriculum from concept to finished product. The Ohio 4-H Camping Design Team developed a competency-model-based curriculum for training the state's 4-H teen camp counselors. The team incorporated action…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Competency Based Education, Recreational Activities, Training
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Öztürk, Mehmet Ali – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2019
The aim of the study is to compare the participation constraint for leisure activities of teachers who working In the Ministry of National Education (MNE). In order to determine the leisure time constraints leisure constraints scales (LCS) were applied to the participants. A total of 413 teachers (258 male and 155 female) working in the Ministry…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Physical Activities, Foreign Countries, Recreation
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Ebert, Philip A. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2019
In this article, I explore a Bayesian approach to avalanche decision-making. I motivate this perspective by highlighting a version of the base-rate fallacy and show that a similar pattern applies to decision-making in avalanche-terrain. I then draw out three theoretical lessons from adopting a Bayesian approach and discuss these lessons…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Decision Making, Outdoor Education, Natural Disasters
McCluskey, Catherine; Mulligan, Joanne; Van Bergen, Penny – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2019
An awareness of pattern and structure (AMPS) is critical in young children's mathematical development (Mulligan & Mitchelmore, 2009). AMPS is formally assessed in the early years of school (K-3), in structured conditions using predetermined materials, requiring verbal and written responses. However, children also express mathematical thinking…
Descriptors: Young Children, Mathematical Concepts, Motion, Nonverbal Communication
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Yalcin, Ilimdar – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2020
In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of the freedom perceived by individuals participating in sportive recreational activities on the level of happiness and mental well-being. The research was conducted by a total of 461 volunteer individuals participating in sporting recreation events in The Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. In…
Descriptors: Freedom, Leisure Time, Psychological Patterns, Life Satisfaction
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Luzius, Abbie; Dobbs, Page D.; Jozkowski, Kristen N. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: This study examined if college students used particular e-cigarette devices for different reasons. Participants: College students from a large southern university completed an online, close- and open-ended survey. Data were delimited to those 18-25 years of age who had used e-cigarettes (n = 338). Methods: A convergent mixed-methods…
Descriptors: College Students, Smoking, Health Behavior, Decision Making
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Phakeewai, Suwakhon; Wongchantra, Prayoon – World Journal of Education, 2020
This research aims to develop the environmental recreation camp activity for youth in Roi-Et province of Thailand, to compare environmental knowledge, environmental attitudes before and after participating in the camp, as will as their participating in Environment Recreation camp activities during and after participating in the camp of youths with…
Descriptors: Camps, Program Development, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
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Cruickshank, Vaughan – Education 3-13, 2020
Male primary teachers make up a minority of the primary teaching profession in countries such as Australia, England and the United States of America. This minority status can result in male primary teachers feeling socially isolated within their schools, and consequently choosing to leave the profession. This gender-related challenge is known, yet…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Elementary School Teachers, Social Isolation
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Çevik, Hüseyin – International Education Studies, 2020
The problems university students face during their education life often lead to undesirable situations as stress resources. Thus, various methods, techniques and strategies are employed in order to avoid negative effects of stress in their lives. Leisure is one of the effective methods in coping with stress, and leisure coping strategies are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Stress Variables, Leisure Time
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Daugherty, Jill; Waltzman, Dana; Snedaker, Katherine P.; Bouton, Jason; Zhang, Xinjian; Wang, David – Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: Sports- and recreation-related (SRR) activities are a major cause of adolescent concussions. Most adolescent SRR concussion research has been conducted among public school students. As private schools are qualitatively different from public schools (e.g., location, socioeconomic status, sports played), this study explores the…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, High School Students, Private Schools, College Preparation
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Miller, John; Corken, Cameron; Goodale, Thomas; Macdonald, Jack – Physical Educator, 2020
This article will highlight the details of Hass v. RhodyCo Productions (2018), which stems from the 2011 Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half Marathon. Peter Hass, a runner participating in the marathon, crossed the finish line and promptly collapsed. According to witnesses, the response rate by race officials was slow and confusing, and it took…
Descriptors: Athletics, Athletes, Court Litigation, Reaction Time
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Reichenberg, Monica – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2020
Portrayals of children and youths with disabilities participating in various types of cultural activities during their leisure time have been understudied. The current study aims to understand how Swedish storybooks targeting youths and children with disabilities portray their cultural activities during their leisure time. A collection of 66…
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Cultural Activities, Childrens Literature, Disabilities
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