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What Factors Drive NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Attendance; Do Free Tickets Equal More Fans?
Get PDFVolleyball is growing in popularity throughout the United States, both as a participatory and spectator sport, particularly at the collegiate level. Little prior research, however, has examined demand variables driving NCAA Division I volleyball attendance. In particular, the current study examines whether selling tickets, as opposed to allowing spectators to attend a match without paying for a ticket, is correlated with attendance. Using a random effects regression model, the current investigation found factors such as promotions, home team success, visiting team success, and proximity of schools all have a positive correlation with attendance. The practice of selling tickets for entry, however, does not have a significant relationship with fan attendance when controlling for a wide variety of time/environment-related, game-related, performance-related, and market-related variables
How Revelations of Mental Health Issues Harm Recruitment of College Student-Athletes
No full textMental health issues (MHI) among student-athletes have increased in recent years, yet their true prevalence may be underestimated due to the negative consequences surrounding disclosure for athletes. Coaches play a crucial role in providing social support and reducing stigma, making their perspectives imperative to consider when studying student-athlete mental health. This study investigates how college coaches perceive mental health-related information in the transfer recruiting process. Through a 2 X 2 between-subjects online experiment (n = 155), we explore how student-athletes are perceived when their previous college coach does or does not indicate the athlete experiences MHI. Findings indicate a bias in how coaches report the performance of athletes with MHI, despite recognizing the need to avoid discrimination. These results highlight the dual challenge coaches face in managing their implicit biases and inclusive recruitment processes
First record of thanatosis in a Baja California Coachwhip, Masticophis fuliginosus (Cope 1895) (Squamata: Colubridae)
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Notes on the occurrence of the Condanarus Sandsnake, Psammophis condanarus (Merrem 1820), in ‘Bengal,’ with a specific locality record from the state of West Bengal, India
Get PDFImagining the Future of Death
Get PDFDeath is a core aspect of the sustainability of our societies. With our ageing populations and increasingly chronic pathologies, end-of-life is a major issue for contemporary and future societies, in terms of care, medical and economic costs and meaning. Yet public policy and healthcare systems have yet to succeed in restoring value and meaning to death and end-of-life, which are seen as failures or obstacles dealt with reluctantly. Faced with the powerlessness of scenarios based on the cost/benefit balance, imagination offers an alternative method for, on the one hand, envisaging the evolution of contemporary death systems if nothing changes, and, on the other, considering possible alternatives that could restore meaning and value to death and end-of-life by transforming systems from within. Three applications of an imagination heuristic are developed herein: the first uses the scenario model, no longer to estimate costs and benefits, but rather to project extrapolations that provide a better understanding of current issues; the second analyses the art of conversation as an imaginary exploration of suffering and its ability to restore meaning to the final period of life; the third studies non-medicinal interventions in art as a concrete form of imagination. These three experiments with imagination identify ways in which subjectivities and organisations can be transformed to establish a caring culture as opposed to a culture of risk
Leadership Style on Faculty’s Change Response to Competency-Based Education
Get PDFThis study examined the relationship between the leadership styles of community college leaders and faculty change responses to adopting competency-based education (CBE) employing a quantitative non-experimental design. Further examining transformational and transactional leadership theories, the study investigated how leadership impacts faculty members’ acceptance of change, proactivity, disengagement, and resistance. As community colleges play a vital role in addressing local workforce demands, innovative approaches like CBE are essential. Effective leadership is critical for the successful implementation of CBE. The study employed the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire – Adapted Version and the Change Response Circumplex Scale to assess faculty members’ perceptions. These data were analyzed using Spearman’s Rank correlation, independent samples t-test, and MANOVA to evaluate the responses. The results indicated that transformational and transactional leadership styles were positively correlated with faculty change acceptance, meaning that when leaders exhibit these qualities, faculty members tend to embrace CBE-related changes. Further results validated that leadership relationships on faculty\u27s change response were nuanced and context dependent. While transformational and transactional leadership each had distinct relationships, their combined influence remains relatively stable, suggesting that a balanced approach, leveraging both styles, might yield optimal results. Lastly, the findings indicated that transformational leaders had a positive influence on change acceptance and proactivity, whereas transactional leaders might encounter more disengagement and resistance. Community college leaders should recognize the importance of their leadership style in shaping faculty responses to change. Effective leadership strategies are essential for implementing competency-based education, underscoring the importance of flexible leadership styles that foster faculty engagement and active involvement.
All you always wanted to know about what a bee knows
Get PDFWhat goes on in a bee’s mind? This book review examines What a Bee Knows by Stephen Buchman, a captivating exploration of bee cognition, memory, and emotions