Modernist Reductionism or Post-structuralist Relativism: Can we move on? An Evaluation of the Arguments in Relation to Feminist Educational Research     

Becky Francis 《Gender and education》1999,11(4):381-393

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Use and rationale of media types in performance‐centered design     

Dave Schubert 《Performance Improvement》2002,41(10):34-38

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The Political Consequences of Ambivalence: The Case of Democratic Reform in Hong Kong     

Lee  Francis L. F.; Chan  Joseph Man 《Int. Journal of Public Opinion Research》2009,21(1):47-64

Recent research has shown that attitudinal ambivalence has importantimplications on political attitudes and behavior. The conceptholds one of the keys to understanding complicated and seeminglycontradictory opinions of the public. This article examinesambivalence in public opinion regarding democratic reform inHong Kong. Analysis of a representative survey (N = 600) showsthat common citizens indeed have a significant degree of ambivalencetoward the government's political reform bill proposed in 2005.Regarding consequences, objective ambivalence is shown to havegreater predictive power than subjective ambivalence. The formerrelates negatively to attitude extremity and weakens the attitude–behaviorlinkage. However, contrary to the usual finding in the literature,objective ambivalence also relates positively to protest participationintention. The theoretical and social implications of the findingsare discussed. Received for publication June 29, 2007. Accepted for publication October 8, 2008.  相似文献   

The role of socioeconomic status and school quality in the Philippines: Revisiting the Heyneman–Loxley effect     

Francis L. Huang 《International Journal of Educational Development》2010

In 1983, Heyneman and Loxley stated that in low income countries, school-level factors could account for a greater proportion of variance in student achievement as compared to student-level characteristics. The phenomenon has come to be known as the “HL effect” and signaled the important role of schools in developing countries. This study investigated the presence of the HL effect using a longitudinal sample of 1790 11.5-year-old students from 60 schools in a developing country, the Philippines. The main variables of interest were related to socioeconomic status and proxy measures of school quality. The correlates of achievement were explored using two-level multilevel modeling, while controlling for students’ prior ability. While findings did not support the presence of the HL effect in the sample, with schools accounting for only 3–5% of overall conditional variance, schools were found to be important in the production of higher achievement scores.  相似文献   

Identity formation of teacher–mentors: An analysis of contrasting experiences using a Wengerian matrix framework     

Tammy Kwan  Francis Lopez-Real 《Teaching and Teacher Education》2010

In order to understand the process of identity formation in a community of practice, Wenger (2002) proposes a matrix framework whereby three qualities (connectedness, expansiveness and effectiveness) are matched against three modes of belonging (engagement, imagination and alignment). In this paper we use this framework to analyse the experiences of two teacher–mentors and interpret how their identities are formed during the process of mentoring student–teachers. Factors that contribute significantly to the development of their identity include the school culture, the ‘personalities’ of the other community members, and the influence of other relevant communities of practice.  相似文献   

The importance of the International Tennis Federation's junior boys' circuit in the development of professional tennis players     

Machar Reid  Miguel Crespo  Luca Santilli  Dave Miley  James Dimmock 《Journal of sports sciences》2013,31(6):667-672

Abstract

The relationship between junior boys' tennis success, as measured by a top 20 International Tennis Federation's Junior Circuit (ITFJC) ranking, and subsequent ranking accomplishments in professional men's tennis is discussed. The names, countries, and birthdates of all players to achieve a top 20 ITFJC boys' year-end ranking from 1992 to 1998 were recorded. The progress of these players through the professional ranks was then tracked to the end of 2004. Results indicate that 91% of top 20-ranked boys achieved a professional men's ranking, while a stepwise regression analysis revealed junior ranking (JR) to be a predictor of future, professional ranking (β = 0.232, r ² = 0.054, p < 0.05). A regression equation [predicted professional rank = 78.17 + 6.31?(JR)] accounted for a significant amount of variance in professional ranking. For male players, therefore, the achievement of a top 20 junior ranking appears to be a reasonable yardstick for future, professional success. The type of surface upon which junior players develop their games was also shown to influence professional ranking highs, with play on clay courts or a combination of clay and hard courts helping to produce higher, professionally ranked players than hard court play alone (p≤ 0.01).  相似文献   

Getting ‘virtual’ wrongs right     

Robert Francis John Seddon 《Ethics and Information Technology》2013,15(1):1-11

Whilst some philosophical progress has been made on the ethical evaluation of playing video games, the exact subject matter of this enquiry remains surprisingly opaque. ‘Virtual murder’, simulation, representation and more are found in a literature yet to settle into a tested and cohesive terminology. Querying the language of the virtual in particular, I suggest that it is at once inexplicit and laden with presuppositions potentially liable to hinder anyone aiming to construct general philosophical claims about an ethics of gameplay, for whom assumptions about the existence of ‘virtual’ counterparts to morally salient phenomena may prove untrustworthy. Ambiguously straddling the pictorial and the performative aspects of video gaming, the virtual leaves obscure the ways in which we become involved in gameplay, and particularly the natures of our intentions and attitudes whilst grappling with a game; furthermore, it remains unclear how we are to generalise across encounters with the virtual. I conclude by briefly noting one potential avenue of further enquiry into our modes of participation in games: into the differences which a moral examination of playfulness might make to ethical evaluation.  相似文献   

Parameterising expertise in coaching: Past,present and future     

Christine Nash  Russell Martindale  Dave Collins  Amanda Martindale 《Journal of sports sciences》2013,31(10):985-994

Abstract

Research into expertise is increasing across a number of domains pertinent to sport. Whilst this increase is particularly apparent in coaching, a key question is how to identify an expert coach? Accordingly, this paper draws upon existing studies into expert coaches to address this issue; in particular, the criteria used to select expert coaches for research purposes and the methods used in expert coach research. Based on these data, we contend that the elements of expertise are not fully reflected within currently accepted criteria which, in turn, results in expert coaching research not necessarily identifying the appropriate individuals to study. The paper concludes with recommendations for more rigorous criteria for selecting expert coaches and highlights the associated implications for the future training and development of expert coaches.  相似文献   

Rotation,Translation, and Trajectory in Diving     

Francis Stroup  David L. Bushnell 《Research quarterly for exercise and sport》2013,84(4):812-817

Abstract

Theories causing rotation of the body in diving were critically reviewed and a statement relating angular momentum to both the angle of lean and the angle of force was presented. Equations were developed by which the partition of energy between rotation and translation could be computed.  相似文献   

Boxing: A Concise History of the Sweet Science     

Dave Day 《国际体育史杂志》2013,30(11-12):1491-1492

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