Untangling the Links among Athletic Involvement, Gender, Race, and Adolescent Academic Outcomes     

Miller KE  Melnick MJ  Barnes GM  Farrell MP  Sabo D 《体育社会学杂志》2005,22(2):178-193

Although previous research has established that high school sports participation may be associated with positive academic outcomes, the parameters of the relationship remain unclear. Using a longitudinal sample of nearly 600 Western New York adolescents, this study examined gender- and race-specific differences in the impact of two dimensions of adolescent athletic involvement ("jock" identity and athlete status) on changes in school grades and school misconduct over a two-year interval. Female and black adolescents who identified themselves as "jocks" reported lower grades than those who did not, whereas female athletes reported higher grades than female nonathletes. Jocks also reported significantly more misconduct (including skipping school, cutting classes, having someone from home called to the school for disciplinary purposes, and being sent to the principal's office) than nonjocks. Gender moderated the relationship between athlete status and school misconduct; athletic participation had a less salutary effect on misconduct for girls than for boys.  相似文献   

Student Loans: The Failure to Consolidate an Emerging Political Consensus     

S. Farrell  E. Tapper 《Higher Education Quarterly》1992,46(3):269-285

This article contends that over a long period of time there was growing support for a student loan scheme. In the event, the Thatcher Government adopted proposals which failed to consolidate that emerging consensus. What was it about the Government's legislation that achieved this political own goal? How can such politically maladroit behaviour be explained? What elements should the legislation have contained if the consensus were to be firmed up and enhanced? These are the key questions which we attempt to answer in this article.  相似文献   

Body Composition of Olympic Speed Skating Candidates     

Michael L. Pollock  Carl Foster  James Anholm  John Hare  Peter Farrell  Michael Maksud 《Research quarterly for exercise and sport》2013,84(2):150-155

Abstract

The purpose of this investigation was to quantify the body composition of speed skaters who were candidates for the 1980 United States Olympic Team. Subjects were 19 males between 16 and 27 years of age. Most subjects had just completed three months of intensive dry-land training. Seven skinfold fat, 11 circumference, and seven diameter sites were measured. Body density was determined by underwater weighing. Study of the speed skaters (mean ± standard deviation) gave the following results: height, 176 ± 8 cm; body weight, 69.6 ± 7.0 kg; body density, 1.081 ± 0.006 g/ml; and relative fat, 7.6 ± 2.6%. The eight speed skaters who were selected for the Olympic Team were significantly older, taller, and heavier in total body weight and fat free weight (FFW) than the non-Olympians. Thus, years of training and greater FFW may help differentiate international caliber male speed skaters. Data on Olympic speed skating candidates from 1968 showed them to be of similar age (20.1 yr) and height (176 cm), but greater in body weight (73.9 kg). Relative fat was not determined but the body mass index (Wt/ht²) showed that the present speed skaters may be leaner (24.0 vs 22.2). These differences in body composition were thought to be, in part, a result of the more rigorous training program currently used by speed skaters. The body composition of the speed skaters was also compared to that of other athletic groups.  相似文献   

跟妈妈学做菜     

Katharine Wang  Ernest 《高中生》2012,(34):28-29

我的妈妈是一个世界级的厨师,至少在我们眼中她是这样。从中国的南方菜到北方菜,她都会做,还加入了一些西餐的风味。但是在我看来,她最拿手的是那些用老法子做的食物,也就是那些中国传统美食,比如饺子、春饼和韭菜盒子。作为女儿,我感到有义务利用住在家里的时间来学做几样家常菜。我是看着妈妈在厨房里忙碌长大的,而我则尽职地吃光了所有的剩菜剩饭。现在该我提起兴趣来学做菜,而不是只为了吃了。  相似文献   

Evaluation of Mental Health Consultation in Child Care Centers   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Abbey Alkon  Malia Ramler  Katharine MacLennan 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2003,31(2):91-99

Mental health professionals have speculated that their consultation services should improve the overall quality of a child care center, but few research studies have shown this effect in child care settings. In the present study, mental health consultation services were provided by four agencies to 25 urban child care centers to enhance children's emotional lives and social abilities, and to strengthen child care center staff's capacity to work with children who have difficult behaviors. A one-year evaluation was conducted to assess the impact of the mental health services on the teachers and child care centers using observational measures, director- and teacher-completed questionnaires, and qualitative focus group data. Centers with more than one year of consultation showed increases in overall quality, teachers' self-efficacy, and teachers' competence. In addition, staff expressed satisfaction with the mental health consultation services provided. Implications of findings and suggestions for future interventions are discussed.  相似文献   

Absorptive capacity: A conceptual framework for understanding district central office learning     

Caitlin C. Farrell  Cynthia E. Coburn 《Journal of Educational Change》2017,18(2):135-159

Globally, school systems are pressed to engage in large-scale school improvement. In the United States and other countries, school district central offices and other local governing agencies often engage with external organizations and individuals to support such educational change efforts. However, initiatives with external partners are not always productive. We draw on the idea of absorptive capacity to present a conceptual framework for understanding when and under what conditions partnerships are likely to foster district learning and support change efforts. We contend that prior knowledge, communication pathways, strategic knowledge leadership, and resources to partner are preconditions for a district central office’s absorptive capacity, and we identify the features of the external partner that likely matter for productive partnering. We argue that the relationship between district absorptive capacity and features of the partner is mediated by the nature of the interactions between district and partner, with likely consequences for organizational learning outcomes. For researchers, this framework serves as a tool for understanding how a district central office can learn from an external partner for educational improvement efforts. For school district leaders and external partners, this framework provides a structure for thinking strategically about when and under what conditions a partnership is likely to be productive.  相似文献   

Longitudinal Relations Among Parenting Styles,Prosocial Behaviors,and Academic Outcomes in U.S. Mexican Adolescents          下载免费PDF全文

Gustavo Carlo  Rebecca M. B. White  Cara Streit  George P. Knight  Katharine H. Zeiders 《Child development》2018,89(2):577-592

This article examined parenting styles and prosocial behaviors as longitudinal predictors of academic outcomes in U.S. Mexican youth. Adolescents (N = 462; Wave 1 M_age = 10.4 years; 48.1% girls), parents, and teachers completed parenting, prosocial behavior, and academic outcome measures at 5th, 10th, and 12th grades. Authoritative parents were more likely to have youth who exhibited high levels of prosocial behaviors than those who were moderately demanding and less involved. Fathers and mothers who were less involved and mothers who were moderately demanding were less likely than authoritative parents to have youth who exhibited high levels of prosocial behaviors. Prosocial behaviors were positively associated with academic outcomes. Discussion focuses on parenting, prosocial behaviors, and academic attitudes in understanding youth academic performance.  相似文献   

The Crossroads of Bikini     

James J. Farrell 《Journal of American culture (Malden, Mass. : 2003)》1987,10(2):55-66

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