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The experience of first generation college students who cross class boundaries in internship

Creator:: Clark, Adry S.
Abstract:: Gaining professional experience via internship is a pivotal career development event for college students, but research indicates that there is class disparity in the access and benefit from of internship. Career counselors on college campuses have a role in facilitating preparation and coordinating systemic supports for equitable access and benefit...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Adry S. Clark for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling

Recharge@Work : a theory-based intervention to reduce sedentary behavior in desk-dependent office workers

Creator:: Lafrenz, Andrew Jon, 1980-
Abstract:: Over the past few decades, a primary focus has been on the negative health effects of not participating in regular moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MPVA). Only recently has sedentary behavior been studied as a distinct and independent risk factor for adverse health outcomes. This dissertation sought to provide new insights into...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: structural-‐environmental strategies (Marshall & Ramirez, 2011). Specifically

Ethnic minorities' leisure-time physical activity in the context of acculturation

Creator:: Lee, Hyo
Abstract:: Eliminating physical activity disparities among ethnic minorities in the U.S. is important. Cultural differences have been found to be plausible contributing factors associated with such disparities. Therefore it is important to investigate and understand the mechanisms by which diverse aspects of cultural experiences affect physical activity participation among ethnic minorities,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: physical activity in Latino adults. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 138-144. Marshall, S. J., Jones

Accuracy of momentary time sampling : a comparison of varying interval lengths using SOFIT

Creator:: McNamee, Jeff B.
Abstract:: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made the promotion of regular physical activity a national health objective, and experts believe that physical education can play a significant role in the promotion of physical activity. Feasible measurement tools to assess physical activity behavior, by physical educators, are lacking....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: The U.S. Department of Health and Hwnan Services (USDH}{S) has categorized physical inactivity as a

Life course perspective : a journey of participation in physical activity

Creator:: Li, Kin-Kit
Abstract:: A life course perspective provide a meta-theoretical framework to understand human development. This perspective is characterized by studying the changing lives within the changing environment (George, 2004). Building upon the literature in the psychosocial paradigm and ecological models, Manuscript 1 discusses the uniqueness and the practical importance of a life...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Despite the recognized physical and psychological benefits of regular physical activity (U. S

Kinesiology’s Knowledge Production, Mass Translation, and Utilization Problem: Critical Appraisal and Theoretical Analysis of Physical Activity Websites

Creator:: Thomas, Jafra D.
Abstract:: Through this dissertation, the quality of freely available physical activity promotion web articles that lay adults would likely locate online was critically appraised and theoretically analyzed. Three broad categories were considered. They were 1) message consistency with national health guidelines for physical activity; 2) suitability for health-related communication; and 3)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ; Marshall et al., 2003; Vallance, Courneya, Plotnikoff, Yasui, & Mackey, 2007; Vallance, Lesniak, Belanger

Student leadership development within student government at Snow College

Creator:: Wilson, Gordon Ned
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to describe the leadership development process of former student leaders at Snow College. More specifically, the study focused on understanding how, when, and where leadership development took place in their "lived experience" within the student government at Snow College (Van Manen, 1998). Examining the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Youth Sports Volunteer Coach Experience: Influencing Children's Physical Activity Levels in Youth Sports

Creator:: Cohen, Alysia J.
Abstract:: The inclusion of sport participation during childhood reaches beyond the boundaries of childhood backyards and open streets. For many, youth sports have been considered a right of passage to adolescence with organized youth sports programs being encased in communities for a handful of decades. Within that time, a plethora of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: influence the behaviors or outcomes in the other group(s). The exception to this rule is in the case of

Physically active adult women's experiences with plus-size athletic apparel

Creator:: Christel, Deborah A.
Abstract:: Substantial research on the functionality of athletic apparel has been conducted; however little consideration has been given to the plus size figure. Societal messages suggest that overweight women are lazy and therefore would not be interested in athletic apparel. The purpose of this study was to determine overweight adult women's...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: through my writing. Special thanks to my roommates, Amanda Grisham and Nicole Ognibene who took me out

Effects of teaching games for understanding on game performance and understanding in middle school physical education

Creator:: Harvey, Stephen
Abstract:: Most students arrive at game-focused physical education (PE) with neither the skills nor the tactical knowledge to be successful (Metzler, 2000). Although the Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU) approach can enhance both on- and off-the-ball skills in game play performance (Griffin et al., 1995; Harvey et al., in review, Harvey...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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The experience of first generation college students who cross class boundaries in internship

Recharge@Work : a theory-based intervention to reduce sedentary behavior in desk-dependent office workers

Ethnic minorities' leisure-time physical activity in the context of acculturation

Accuracy of momentary time sampling : a comparison of varying interval lengths using SOFIT

Life course perspective : a journey of participation in physical activity

Kinesiology’s Knowledge Production, Mass Translation, and Utilization Problem: Critical Appraisal and Theoretical Analysis of Physical Activity Websites

Student leadership development within student government at Snow College

The Youth Sports Volunteer Coach Experience: Influencing Children's Physical Activity Levels in Youth Sports

Physically active adult women's experiences with plus-size athletic apparel

Effects of teaching games for understanding on game performance and understanding in middle school physical education

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