Sense of Community in Rural Communities

Bishop, Brian; Coakes, Sheridan J.; D’Rozario, Pamela N.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-0719-2_14

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“…More worrying is that in a random sample of Norwegians, sport generally had a weaker social effect than membership of other voluntary organizations (Seippel, 2006). Other research also shows that the psychosocial effect of sport compared to other activities is not as astonishing as policymakers usually believe (Bishop et al, 2002;Molinuevo et al, 2010;Kwak et al, 2018). Seippel (2006) also explicates this paper's concern; nothing supports the supposition that sport specifically is more suitable than other activities to support developmental outcomes.…”

Section: The Current State Of Sport and Developmental Theorymentioning

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Integrating Rough-and-Tumble Play in Martial Arts: A Practitioner’s Model

Mickelsson

Stylin

2021

Front. Psychol.

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This paper introduces a model that explains psychosocial development by embedding the developmental concept of rough-and-tumble play (RTP) into the contextual settings of martial arts (MA). Current sport-for-change literature relies on theories that address contextual factors surrounding sport but agrees that sport in itself does not facilitate developmental outcomes. In contemporary times where western societies invest substantial resources in sport programs for their psychosocial contribution, this becomes problematic. If the contextual factors surrounding sport are exclusively what produce developmental outcomes, what is the rationale for investing resources in sport specifically? We challenge this idea and argue that although contextual factors are important to any social phenomena, the developmental outcomes from sport can also be traced to the corporeal domain in sport. To date, we have lacked the theoretical lenses to articulate this. The developmental concept of RTP emphasizes how “play fighting” between consenting parties stimulates psychosocial growth through its demand for self-regulation and control when “play fighting” with peers. In short, RTP demands that individuals maintain a self-regulated mode of fighting and is contingent on a give-and-take relationship to maintain enjoyment. RTP can thus foster empathy and prosocial behavior and has strong social bonding implications. However, such play can also escalate. A fitting setting to be considered as moderated RTP is MA because of its resemblance to RTP, and its inherent philosophical features, which emphasizes self-regulation, empathy, and prosocial behavior. This paper outlines what constitutes high-quality RTP in a MA context and how this relates to developmental outcomes. By doing so, we present a practitioner’s framework in which practitioners, social workers, and physical educators can explain how MA, and not merely contextual factors, contributes toward developmental outcomes. In a time where sport is becoming increasingly politicized and used as a social intervention, it too becomes imperative to account for why sport, and in this case, MA, is suitable to such ends.

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Section: The Current State Of Sport and Developmental Theorymentioning

confidence: 60%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Integrating Rough-and-Tumble Play in Martial Arts: A Practitioner’s Model

Mickelsson

Stylin

2021

Front. Psychol.

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“…Specifically, the construct of SSOC may be perceived differently by people in different communities because of their levels of social support, participation in community groups, and alienation (Bishop, Coakes, & D'Rozario, 2002). It is possible we did not tap into any such construct differences between participants at the two target universities.…”

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Predicting School Sense of Community: Students’ Perceptions at Two Catholic Universities

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Matteo

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Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community

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Understanding the factors that predict sense of community (SOC) among college students has important implications for higher education policy and practice. The present study determined whether perceptions of inclusion and religious pluralism across 2,199 university students' (1,442 women, 757 men; M age = 23.42, SD =7.84) at two Catholic universities predicted levels of school sense of community (SSOC). As expected, results indicated that perceptions of both inclusion and religious pluralism significantly predicted SSOC. However, mixed results were found regarding the interaction of university setting with inclusion and religious pluralism. Limitations and future directions for research are discussed.

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“…Social organizations such as churches, sporting teams, schools, and others also playa role in community involvement (Bishop, et al 2002;Casteneda in citing Bushy 1991;Rounds 1993;& Shernoff 1996). Sports for instance, not only serve a useful purpose for individuals but also provide access to "formal community involvement and the informal social structure."…”

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Indicators of community receptivity to international service-learning programs.

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To my family who were always there to support me emotionally, spiritually, and financially. There were times when I did not call or you never got to see me because of the excuse of work, yet you guys never gave up on me and were always there to welcome me with open arms. Thanks all of you. I could never let any of you down and that motivated me to finish this task, so this is dedicated to all of you.To my dear friends and new found family Jean Perriott, Wilma Wright, Kevin Kester, and Sid Benyoucef. The four of you supported and encouraged me all along.Jean, thanks for the Saturday and Sunday outings to relax my mind. Kevin and Sid, those IV late nights when I needed an escape were very important to me. Thanks for being there Buds.To my friend Donna Statler for all those e-mails and phone calls to encourage me and see how I was doing, thanks a million. To my friend Leonardo Pott for his e-mails from afar sending encouraging words, thanks for always being a friend.To Shelbourn Souazo for his assistance in piloting the instrument and making it appropriate to administer, thanks to you. To the villagers of the community where this study was conducted, thanks for making yourself available and providing me with information. To the staff of the Career Development Center at the University of Louisville, thanks for your daily words of encouragement. It made a world of difference.To God Almighty who gave me the strength, wisdom, and endurance to see this to the end, thank you heavenly Father for your blessings. And to all those people who helped me in some way through a kind action or word, thank you very much. This dissertation is an exploratory study of the indicators of receptivity that communities portray towards international service-learning programs. Historically, programs such as service learning programs choose communities and other working partners based on the needs of these communities. International service-learning on the other hand because of the high cost of travel to another country and accommodation needs to minimize the risk of having unsupportive partners. In this light, communities should be assessed to ensure that they are receptive to international service-learning programs.The study was conducted in a community that displayed a high level of receptivity to the University of Louisville International Service Learning Program. It focused on five areas of community receptivity namely: having a shared mission with the University, community involvement, community attachment, community cohesion, and social capital. A qualitative methodology of in-depth interviews was conducted with community leaders.Results were generally consistent across all five areas studied. The interviews revealed that the community had a shared mission with the University of Louisville to VI have a successful program, the residents were very involved in the affairs of the community and they were very much attached to it. Results also indicated that community cohesion is important to the community and they displayed a high level of ...

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Sense of Community in Rural Communities

Cited by 6 publications

References 30 publications

Integrating Rough-and-Tumble Play in Martial Arts: A Practitioner’s Model

Integrating Rough-and-Tumble Play in Martial Arts: A Practitioner’s Model

Predicting School Sense of Community: Students’ Perceptions at Two Catholic Universities

Indicators of community receptivity to international service-learning programs.

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