Praxis and community‐level sport programming strategies in a Canadian aboriginal reserve
| Autor: | Hope E. Yungblut, Amy T. Blodgett, Leslee A. Fisher, Patricia Pickard, Duke Peltier, Stephen Ritchie, Danielle Recollet‐Saikkonen, Robert J. Schinke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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education.field_of_study
Praxis Social Psychology biology Athletes media_common.quotation_subject Population Gender studies biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Aboriginal community Elite medicine Mainstream Attrition education Psychology Social psychology Applied Psychology Traditional society media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 8:262-283 |
| ISSN: | 1557-251X 1612-197X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1612197x.2010.9671953 |
| Popis: | From national statistics, it has been indicated that Canadian Aboriginal youth are overrepresented in lower health demographics than the rest of the national population, suffering from higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart problems. When Schinke, Michel, and colleagues (2006) engaged in preliminary research with elite Aboriginal athletes, the participants expressed a cultural struggle related to retaining Aboriginal youth in sport programming. The athletes proposed modifying programming strategies to account for attrition. Herein, mainstream academics partnered with Aboriginal community members to address this concern. Talking circles and a decision‐making consensus were employed. Emergent themes included integrating elders, promoting Aboriginal role models, and developing a broader volunteer base. This manuscript is authored to elucidate, from the words of the Wikwemikong, how culturally relevant sport programming will be reconsidered in their Reserve |
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