Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version of the Life Skills Scale for Sport

ABSTRACT

This research adapted the Life Skills Scale for Sport (LSSS) into Portuguese and provided evidence for its construct validity. Study 1 included four translators and five academics who developed a Portuguese version of the LSSS (P-LSSS). During this study, evidence for the content and substantive aspects of construct validity was provided using an expert panel and 25 sports participants. Study 2 included 413 participants that completed the P-LSSS. Within this study, evidence for the structural aspect of construct validity was provided via factor analyses. Study 3 included 134 participants who completed the P-LSSS and a measure of motivation. This study provided evidence for the external aspect of construct validity, with results showing more self-determined motivation had positive relationships with participant’s life skills development. Overall, our findings provided evidence for the construct validity of P-LSSS scores. Researchers and practitioners can use the P-LSSS to assess life skills development within sports participants.     

Blended learning in higher education: professional development in a Hong Kong university

ABSTRACT

Online learning has become a ubiquitous part of the educational landscape and how teachers are supported in developing approaches to teaching online is a fundamental aspect of the students’ learning experience. Based on the implementation of a professional development course on becoming an online teacher offered in a blended learning mode at one university in Hong Kong, this article proposes that offering this type of professional development in a blended mode is very effective in facilitating enhanced usage of the university’s learning management system. In a blended mode, teachers are actively engaged with blended learning and were found to make more extensive use of features/tools in Blackboard after they attended the professional development course. Results support that offering professional development in a blended mode provides teachers with an authentic student perspective, at the same time as they take guided steps in the teacher’s role in blended learning.     

关于社会发展评价标准的理性思考

当今我国处于转型发展的多元化社会过程中，面临着多方面的挑战，我们应从社会发展的价值取向、社会评价尺度等方面综合考虑影响我国社会发展的因素，从而使社会既合规律又合目的地向前发展。     

中华武术文化的传承与发展

中华武术源远流长，博大精深，它随着中华五千年的产生而产生，通过数代拳师，武术家们不断的创新研究和发展，已经形成了自己独特的博击风格，它不只是防身健体的一种技术，还与宗教、哲学、医学、气功等集合在一起，形成了完美的集合。无论其博击技术水平，还是文化风格，都形成了中国的特色，是世界上其它博击技术望尘莫及的。     

少数民族传统体育文化资源开发利用的保障机制——以桂滇黔地区为例

由于少数民族传统体育文化保护起步晚和对其保护的公共投入不足,经济发展相对滞后、但传统体育文化资源占优的桂滇黔地区对通过开发传统体育文化具有的经济价值来弥补其保护资金不足有着更为迫切的需求。然少数民族传统体育文化资源的开发利用涉及诸多方面的利益,要实现其开发利用的可持续性,需从法律法规、资金支持、人才培养、规划评估、区域合作等方面建立起一整套有效的保障机制,使其开发利用的综合效益得到充分发挥。     

健全人格的内涵及其教育

未来社会需要一大批智力与人格和谐发展的高素质人才。健全人格的最简单的定义就是人格的正常和谐的发展。开展健全人格的教育,培养学生具有健全的人格,是教育改革的当务之急。健全人格者作为教育培养的终极产品,是对素质教育的最好诠释。     

地属高职院校可持续发展问题之我见

20世纪80年代创办的地属高职院校是我国高等职业教育的开始。自1999年高校扩招以来,地属高职院校发展迅猛,成为我国高等职业教育的主干部分。在新的历史时期,地属高职院校只有坚持以办好专科层次高职为主体的多元化发展定位、与各类高校进行合理分工,并在地级政府的统筹管理下,构建与当地经济社会发展互利共赢的长效机制,才能不断增强自身的可持续发展能力,在地方经济建设和社会进步中有所作为。     

论知识产权保护与发展权

由于在知识产权保护的适用过程中过分地保护权利人的利益以及发达国家以高标准的知识产权保护要求发展中国家,由此引起了学术界的讨论,主要有两种思潮:知识产权怀疑论和反知识产权论。从知识产权保护对发展权的天然支持,知识产权保护作为手段对发展权的激励及知识产权保护的终极目标可知知识产权保护促进了人的发展权。     

心理咨询师的个人成长问题研究

心理咨询师的个人成长是影响心理咨询效果的核心因素。心理咨询师的个人成长应关注心理咨询师的专业伦理水平、人生哲学观、对重大生活问题的态度、“未处理事件”、自我觉察能力及职业枯竭现象,同时还应关注心理咨询过程中的重大具体问题。心理咨询师要达到个人成长就要不断进行自我探讨和理论研究、开展心理互助,接受专家心理分析和专业培训,还要预防个人职业枯竭。     

轨道交通对城市发展的影响合肥高教园区周边轨道交通3号线建筑群为例

随着社会的发展,轨道交通建筑成为越来越多的建筑设计师关注研究的课题。城市的扩张,土地资源的稀缺共同提出城市轨道交通与建筑群必须立体化。轨道交通在解决交通问题的同时,轨道交通建筑也影响着城市建筑群的发展变化。合肥轨道交通三号线建筑群的建立为新站区周边城市建筑群带来较大影响,我们将从城市规划的角度,梳理轨道交通对城市规划和城市经济发展的影响。