The development and recovery of social capital through community-based adult learning     

Dr Janis McIntyre 《International Journal of Lifelong Education》2013,32(5):607-621

This paper explores the connection between participation in community-based adult learning (CBAL) and the development of social capital. It is based on a life-history study of participation in community-based adult learning opportunities undertaken in two local authority areas in Scotland. A life-history approach was chosen in order to ensure that the learners' perspectives were at the heart of the research while taking account of the context in which learning took place. Two semi-structured life history interviews were carried out with each of 10 learners and data were analysed in three stages, which led to the identification of cross-cutting themes. The paper explores the learners' experiences of participating in CBAL as described by them. It confirms for CBAL what has been established previously for other types of adult learning, namely that participation can support the development of social capital for some learners. Furthermore, it is argued that other learners were able to recover decreased or lost social capital through their participation. The paper contributes to an understanding of community-based adult learning as part of the continuum of lifelong learning opportunities, as it illustrates the potential of CBAL not only to support the development of social capital, but also to help learners recover capital that might have decreased through their life circumstances.  相似文献   

Effects of high-intensity intermittent priming on physiology and cycling performance     

Jordan P. R. McIntyre 《Journal of sports sciences》2015,33(6):561-567

The pre-event warm-up or “priming” routine for optimising cycling performance is not well-defined or uniform to a specific event. We aimed to determine the effects of varying the intensity of priming on 3 km cycling performance. Ten endurance-trained male cyclists completed four 3 km time-trials (TT) on four separate occasions, each preceded by a different priming strategy including “self-selected” priming and three intermittent priming strategies incorporating 10 min of constant-load cycling followed by 5 × 10 s bouts of varying relative intensity (100% and 150% of peak aerobic power, W_peak, and all-out priming). The self-selected priming trial (379 ± 44 W) resulted in similar mean power during the 3 km TT to intermittent priming at 100% (376 ± 45 W; ?0.7%; unclear) and 150% (374 ± 48 W; ?1.5%, unclear) of W_peak, but significantly greater than all-out priming (357 ± 45 W; ?5.8%, almost certainly harmful). Differences between intermittent and self-selected priming existed with regards to heart rate (6.2% to 11.5%), blood lactate (?22.9% to 125%) and VO₂ kinetics (?22.9% to 8.2%), but these were not related to performance outcomes. In conclusion, prescribed intermittent priming strategies varying in intensity did not substantially improve 3 km TT performance compared to self-selected priming.  相似文献   

An Action‐Research Approach to Innovation in Centralized Educational Systems‡     

Sally Brown  Donald McIntyre 《International Journal of Science Education》2013,35(3):243-258

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Disraeli's election blunder: The straits of Malacca issue in the 1874 election     

William David McIntyre 《Culture, Theory & Critique》2013,54(1):76-105

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Oral History,Community, and Work in the American West Jessie L. Embry,Editor. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2013.          下载免费PDF全文

Sarah Stanford‐McIntyre 《Journal of American culture (Malden, Mass. : 2003)》2015,38(2):177-178

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Charting new territory: assessing the online frontier of student ratings of instruction     

Steven Venette  Kristen McIntyre 《Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education》2010,35(1):97-111

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Can ‘pooling teaching tips’ be more than ‘pooling teaching tips’?     

O’Byrne  Colin  McIntyre  Gwynaeth  Lie  Celia  Townsend  Sheena  Schonthal  Benjamin  Shephard  Kerry 《Tertiary Education and Management》2018,24(4):351-361

Tertiary Education and Management - There is increasing interest in how academic development of various kinds influences university teaching and student learning. To date the focus has been on...  相似文献   

On using wearable tri-axial accelerometers to examine the striking phase kinematics of expert specialist drag flickers on-field     

Simon M. Rosalie  Weng I. Tang  Andrew S. McIntyre  Stacey Stockman  Craig King  Cameron Watkins 《Journal of sports sciences》2018,36(21):2455-2463

Analysing player kinematics during a match using “gold-standard” 3D video-based motion analysis techniques is a difficult prospect indeed. The development of small, wireless, wearable sensors offers the potential to reduce the challenges of measuring kinematics during match-play without hindering performance. The present study examined the viability of using wireless tri-axial accelerometers to examine whether key performance measures of drag flicks executed by expert specialist drag-flickers are predicted by the kinematics of the striking phase. Linear mixed models were used to examine whether the speed and accuracy of players’ drag flicks were predicted by the duration of stick-ball contact, and the kinematics of the lead lower limb at stick-ball contact and ball release. Results revealed that stick and lead lower limb kinematics significantly predicted shot accuracy but not shot speed. Shorter drag-time predicted more accurate flicks (p = 0.03) as did a more vertical leg at stick-ball contact (p = 0.016) and a more horizontal thigh at ball release (p = 0.001). This may indicate that there are more ways to produce fast drag flicks than accurate ones. This study illustrates that wireless tri-axial accelerometers can be used on-field to measure the effects of kinematics on key performance measures.  相似文献   

Using discriminant analysis to predict faculty rank     

Matt L. Riggs  Ronald G. Downey  Patricia E. McIntyre  Donald P. Hoyt 《Research in higher education》1986,25(4):365-376

Past attempts to predict the salary of faculty have been flawed by the use of rank, a potential source of bias, but removing rank from the equation seriously reduces prediction. This research studies the degree of bias in rank. Discriminant analysis produced a solution that correctly predicted rank 69% of the time for the 1083 faculty members used in the study. Among teaching and research faculty, there was a significant relationship between the direction of prediction error and gender. For women, the number of times they were predicted to have a rank higher than their actual rank exceeded the opposite condition by 2 1/2 times; for men, there was a slight tendency for the opposite. Methods were suggested for using the information administratively to correct problems. Further, recommendations are made to use the results to study salary-bias problems.  相似文献   

What Makes “Good” News Newsworthy?     

Karen McIntyre 《Communication Research Reports》2016,33(3):223-230

To combat the constant supply of negative news, some online news outlets focus solely on “good” news. But what is the value of “good” news? A content analysis was conducted to determine which traditional news values (timeliness, conflict, impact, etc.) appear in stories on Web sites dedicated to positive news. The researcher compared “good” news sites to the New York Times. Results indicated that the majority of “good” news stories were entertaining and emotional, whereas the majority of New York Times stories involved authority figures and conflict. Good news stories were less committed to journalism’s core functions, such as holding power accountable and providing the public with information necessary for creating an informed electorate.  相似文献