Search for dissertations about: "Educational sports"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words Educational sports.

  2. 1. Nutrition in Olympic Combat Sports. Elite athletes’ dietary intake, hydration status and experiences of weight regulation

    Author : Stefan Pettersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sports nutrition; weight class sports; food choice; food choice; urine specific gravity; grounded theory; wrestling; taekwondo; judo; boxing;

    Abstract : There are a number of sports in which competition is conducted with weight limits or weight classes. In one-on-one combative sport, such rules are enforced to create an equal playing level and minimize the risk of injury between opponents. READ MORE

  4. 2. Possibilities offered by interventional sports programmes to children and adolescents with physical disabilities : an explorative and evaluative study

    Author : Lars Kristén; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health; Physical disability; Socialisation; Sports programme; Sports research; Idrottsforskning; Pedagogik;

    Abstract : Today, sport is a topic that interests and engages many people. However, pursuing sporting activities and being a member of a sports club is not a matter of course for children and adolescents with physical disabilities. READ MORE

  5. 3. New ways of learning : Participatory action research and Kenyan runners’ appropriation of smartphones to improve their daily lives and participation in m-learning

    Author : Per-Olof Hansson; Per Andersson; Elin Wihlborg; Rodderick Fox; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Participatory action research; m-learning; sociocultural perspective; Deltagande aktionsforskning; mobilt lärande; sociokulturellt perspektiv;

    Abstract : In Kenya, mobile technology is widely used, with more and more people gaining access to the Internet. Mobile technology has the potential to support learning and improve lives, particular those of impoverished people. In this study, 30 Kenyan runners from poor backgrounds and with limited formal education participated. READ MORE

  6. 4. Deciding who is the best : Validity issues in selections and judgements in elite sport

    Author : Annika Johansson; Eva Olofsson; Josef Fahlén; Mats Franzén; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; selections in sports; predictions of sport performance; assessment of sport performance; consequences of selections; judgement; judging; measurements; sport; validity; reliability; acroski; alpine skiing; rhythmic gymnastics; soccer.; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : This thesis is about selection processes and processes of measuring and judging athletes in competitions in top-level sport. The purpose was to increase the knowledge of these processes and to analyse them from a validity perspective in order to contribute to the discussion of whether the “right” athletes are selected to participate in teams, competitions and games and whether the “right” athletes win. READ MORE

  7. 5. Preparing Sports Coaches for the 21st Century : A Qualitative Case Study of a Graduate Sports Coaching Education Program

    Author : Jørgen Bagger Kjær; David K. Wiggins; USA George Mason University; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Idrottsvetenskap; Sport Science;

    Abstract : Sports coaching education and research in higher education have received increased attention lately, especially in English-speaking countries such as the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the UK (Potrac, Gilbert, & Denison, 2013). READ MORE