Motivational factors for youth recruitment in voluntary interventions: the case of a community sport program

Recruitment is known to be a challenge for intervention programs targeting youths, including sports programs. Following the popularity of the Alter-Action program of the Montreal-based organization DesÉquilibres, we wanted to understand the motivations and barriers to youths' recruitment in this voluntary sports community program. A qualitative methodology was favored. We conducted 27 semi-structured interviews (n = 27) with participants, 5 (n = 5) with the partners, and we carried out a focus group with 5 (n = 5) of the organization's service practitioners. We also conducted a participant observation with youth cohorts and during preparatory meetings. Five factors influencing recruitment emerged: (1) socialization/belonging; (2) training/physical aspects; (3) ‘extraordinary’ dimension; (4) practicality of the program; and (5) social influences. Four key elements thus appear important to consider when promoting the recruitment of youths in voluntary community programs: (1) favoring social interactions; (2) insisting on the specific and beneficial elements of the program; (3) allowing youths to experiment a trial period; and (4) including testimonies of former participants in the information session. Further recommendations for psychosocial intervention programs targeting youths are discussed in this article.     

Am I just not good enough? The creation,development and questioning of a high performance coaching identity

While the career experiences and trajectories of various sports workers have received increased scholarly attention, those of professional coaches have, in comparison, received scant consideration. This paper focuses on the career experiences of Maeve (a pseudonym), a high performance coach, and the critical incidents related to the creation, development, and, ultimately, questioning of her professional identity. Data were collected through a series of narrative-biographical interviews and were subject to a process of iterative data analysis. The results indicated that her significant investment into her coaching self, combined with the vagaries and uncertain nature of work in high performance coaching, led her to experience a biographical disruption that interrupted the narrative coherence of her coaching life. The findings add further credence to recent critiques of only understanding and representing coaching careers in a linear and chronically staged fashion.     

制药工程制图教学的几点思考

"结合制药工程制图的教学实践,对教学过程中所遇到的问题进行分析思考,克服传统教学模式中存在的一些消极因素,探索性地运用一些创新教学方法,以激发学生对本专业的学习热情,提高制药工程制图的应用能力。     

应用PDM技术开发图纸管理软件

本文以首钢型材轧钢厂图纸管理软件为例，介绍了应用PDM技术开发图纸管理软件的方法。     

新时期与体育美学

从新时期体育美学的角度,研究体育运动中美的规律,揭示其美的内涵;通过文献资料、专家访谈历史考察等,结合高校体育教育工作实际,探讨美育教育在体育活动中的实施,旨在体育教育中充分发挥审美效能,使丰富的体育实践在理论上得到充实和完善。     

《埤雅》声训研究

《埤雅》是宋代名的训诂学作，它详尽地探索了声训方法中最高深莫测的“声旁训义”的释义方法，建立了科学的“有声即有义”的声训体系。为宋代人的小学研究做出了卓越的贡献。     

电脑测金技术及其软件设计

本文介绍了一种方使可行、客观公正的测金方法——电脑测金法,分析了它的技术原理,同时介绍了软件设计的流程图。     

试析体育舞蹈成套动作的创编

体育舞蹈成套动作的创编，无论是在其教学、训练还是在表演和比赛中都占有十分重要的地位．掌握体育舞蹈的创编技巧，需要根据不同的目的和任务、不同对象的特，长、运动美学法则以及国际发展趋势等几个方面综合考虑、编排过程中要区分动作难度和类型，把握动作的节奏、空间和时间等几个技术要素、成套动作创编要分阶段、有步骤地进行，要科学合理、自然流畅、体现风格，并具有较强的艺术感染力。     

高校公共计算机基础教学改革的探讨与实践

分析了在新世纪、新形势下，高校公共计算机基础教学改革的必要性，结合我院改革实践对培养目标、教学模式、课程设置、教学手段、考试方式及师资队伍建设等方面的改革进行了探讨．     

以实用教学内容培养高职专业人才--计算机信息管理专业"会计学"课程教改初探

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