Authentic assessment, adult learning and meaningful curriculum design:reflections on apprenticeship development and teaching practice on a criminology, investigation and policing programme

This paper explores how authentic assessment and adult learning principles can shape meaningful curriculum design within higher education criminology and policing programmes. It reflects on how degree apprenticeship development has influenced pedagogy and professional learning for adult learners

Rethink the way of conducting research:it is time to change to the artificial intelligence era for reliable outcomes

Technological advancements have occurred over the last decade. Many of these advancements became an essential part of academic and scientific work. ChatGPT represents a significant advancement in the digital age that may have revolutionised changes inside and outside the academic society. This conceptual paper aims to discuss the role of ChatGPT in changing our view of the effective way of conducting research. This conceptual paper projects a future reform in research structure using “Advanced” ChatGPT and demonstrates critical changes that will influence the research structure using a step-by-step approach. This conceptual study demonstrates the transformative potential of “Advanced” ChatGPT in addressing entrenched research challenges, offering time-saving solutions, and delivering high-quality outcomes. Unlocking the full potential of this AI can significantly bolster research endeavours. This conceptual study stands among the pioneering papers emphasizing the critical need to revolutionize conventional research methodologies through the integration of artificial intelligence technologies. A major contribution of this conceptual paper is its overview of the research and development efforts that have been endeavoured in the field and the potential advantages and disadvantages of using ChatGPT

From attention to intention:shifting our prepositions and preconceptions about sport and flourishing in high-performance sport

Purpose: This paper aims to conceptually reframe how sport and flourishing are mutually understood by shifting from a sole focus on attention (e.g., how does well-being ‘fit’ within sport contexts) to intention (e.g., what do sport contexts offer for human flourishing). Such discussions aim to centralize how sport psychology can serve as a ‘beacon of hope’ for communicating these ambitions within high-performance sport.Background: Sport is often seen as a microcosm of society, reflecting both its potentials and pitfalls. Across socioecological levels—from grassroots to elite—scholars have shown how sport can both support and undermine well-being. Yet, conceptual clarity pertaining to flourishing within sport, and what sport offers for flourishing remains underdeveloped. This paper proposes a dual conceptual model of sport and flourishing, bridging disciplinary insights from psychology, sociology, and philosophy to align sport contexts with broader flourishing scholarship.Methods: We conducted a narrative literature review with critical commentary. Drawing on a fractal view of flourishing (rather than a monolithic one), we critically examine the key challenges within the sport literature and explore properties connected to flourishing within sport (e.g., embeddedness, purview and scope of well-being, quality of the sport environment) and sport for flourishing (e.g., pertaining to individuals, communities, and for humanity).Conclusions: Understanding sport as both a container and conduit for human flourishing invites theoretical, methodological, and applied possibilities. We conclude the first talk of this symposium with a call for a more unified sport and flourishing community and scholarship

Negligible effects of fructose-glucose composite carbohydrates on performance across a prolonged soccer match simulation compared with a glucose-only control in semi-professional soccer players

Higher carbohydrate availability, achieved through combined intake of glucose and fructose, has shown to enhance endurance performance. This study examined the effects of higher carbohydrate doses containing a fructose–glucose mixture (1:2 ratio) on performance during a 120-min simulated soccer match, compared to lower doses containing only glucose. Fifteen semi-professional soccer players (7 males, 8 females) completed two 120-min soccer-specific exercise sessions in a randomised and crossover design. Participants consumed either 60 g·h⁻¹ glucose, or a combination of 0.5 g∙min-1 fructose and 1.0 g∙min-1 glucose (90 g·h⁻¹) at pre-exercise, halftime, full-time, and midway through extra-time. Measures including gastrointestinal (GI) discomfort, mental fatigue, passing accuracy, neuromuscular performance (reactive strength index, countermovement jump height, peak power output), and sprint performance (15 and 30m sprints), were assessed at 0-min, 45-min, 90-min, and 120-min. Blood glucose and lactate concentrations were assessed every 15 min. Fructose–glucose co-ingestion elevated blood glucose concentration from 105 min (p=0.006, d=1.2), but did not maintain performance (p>0.05). GI symptoms of gastric reflux at 45-min (p=0.011, d=0.9), fullness at 90-min (p=0.013, d=0.9), and flatulence at 120-min worsened in glucose (p=0.003, d=1.1). Abdominal cramps were greater in fructose–glucose at 45-min (p<0.001, d=1.7) and 90-min (p<0.001, d=1.6). Although supplementation did not influence any other variables (p<0.05), countermovement jump height, peak power output and sprint performance was negatively influenced by exercise in both conditions (p<0.05). A higher carbohydrate dosage of fructose–glucose co-ingestion increases blood glucose concentrations but does not mitigate technical and neuromuscular performance impairments during a prolonged simulated soccer match