133 research outputs found
Moving beyond skills acquisition:a multiple case study of situated learning in a league for children with disabilities
In the last few decades, there has been a movement from individualistic and mechanistic notions of learning to approaches that turn attention to the significance of the context of learning. While these approaches have been utilized to point out the significance of the environment for skill acquisition, they have primarily been oriented towards performance-oriented milieus. Inspired by the theory of situated learning in ācommunities of practiceā (CoP), the aim of the study is to analyze learning processes among members (participants, coaches, parents, etc.) of a diverse sporting community. The article is based on a multiple-case study of a Danish handball community named Lykkeliga (Happy League) that within a few years has attracted more than a thousand children with a remarkable diverse range of age, gender, diagnosis, and disabilities. The data collection included participant observation of training and tournament situations in two clubs over a 3-month period, along with informal interviews. The thematic analysis reveals a range of legitimate ways of participating for members of Happy League clubs, including sitting on the bench and even dating during practice. In sum, our case study sheds light on how situated learning in sporting communities may be directed towards inclusion and expansive understanding of what it means to be a sport participant
Strong spin-orbit splitting on Bi surfaces
Using first-principles calculations and angle-resolved photoemission, we show
that the spin-orbit interaction leads to a strong splitting of the surface
state bands on low-index surfaces of Bi. The dispersion of the states and the
corresponding Fermi surfaces are profoundly modified in the whole surface
Brillouin zone. We discuss the implications of these findings with respect to a
proposed surface charge density wave on Bi(111) as well as to the surface
screening, surface spin-density waves, electron (hole) dynamics in surface
states, and to possible applications to the spintronics.Comment: 4 pages 2 figure
Migrant athletes and the transformation of physical capital. Spatial and temporal dynamics in West African footballersā approaches to post-careers
For many young people from the Global South football labour
migration to Europe fuels hopes of social mobility. However, the
long-term value of an international career is uncertain. Despite
the success of a few migrant role models, professional careers in
Europe often go along with a number of social and economic
challenges for migrants that hinder sufficient preparations for
post-career life courses. In this article, we focus on retiring male
West African footballers in Scandinavia and their challenges to
transform accumulated physical capital into other forms of social,
economic and cultural capital, such as financial resources, social
relations, educational assets, language skills and rights in form of
long-term residence permits or citizenship in Europe. By foregrounding the temporal and spatial dimensions of the accumulation and transformation of capital, we depict the relational
character of its various forms (social, cultural and economic capital) and their changing value in the different localities of playersā
origins and destinations and at different points in time. Hereby,
we show how processes of capital transformation are ambivalent
experiences which, nevertheless, point to problematic structures
in the global football business that disadvantage migrant players
and their attempts to reproduce social mobility after career ending
Moving beyond skills acquisition: a multiple case study of situated learning in a league for children with disabilities
In the last few decades, there has been a movement from individualistic and mechanistic notions of learning to approaches that turn attention to the significance of the context of learning. While these approaches have been utilized to point out the significance of the environment for skill acquisition, they have primarily been oriented towards performance-oriented milieus. Inspired by the theory of situated learning in ācommunities of practiceā (CoP), the aim of the study is to analyze learning processes among members (participants, coaches, parents, etc.) of a diverse sporting community. The article is based on a multiple-case study of a Danish handball community named Lykkeliga (Happy League) that within a few years has attracted more than a thousand children with a remarkable diverse range of age, gender, diagnosis, and disabilities. The data collection included participant observation of training and tournament situations in two clubs over a 3-month period, along with informal interviews. The thematic analysis reveals a range of legitimate ways of participating for members of Happy League clubs, including sitting on the bench and even dating during practice. In sum, our case study sheds light on how situated learning in sporting communities may be directed towards inclusion and expansive understanding of what it means to be a sport participant
'Friends as enemies': A sociological analysis of the relationship among touring professional golfers
This paper examines the relationship among male touring professional golfers from a figurational sociological standpoint. The paper is based on 20 interviews from players with experience playing at various levels on the EPGA professional tours and a level āaboveā that. The results indicate a workplace culture where many begin to adopt the attitudes and behaviors that encourage the development of networks of temporary āwe-groupā alliances. The ātouringā aspects of professional golf means many players strive to forge these alliances to help reduce feelings of loneliness, isolation, and homesickness while away for long periods of time. Such stresses are intensified given the globalization of sport generally and the associated increases in labor market migration that has become commonplace. The urge to develop friendship networks constrains players to behave in a manner expected of them rather than in a way that reflects their actual emotions, such as maintaining a positive attitude during difficult times like spells of poor performances and time away from their families. The relationships among players on tour is, however, non-permanent and/or partially changeable. Players are āfriendsā, characterized by togetherness and camaraderie, while, at the same, showing evidence of tensions and conflict as they are ultimately in direct competition with each other for a share of the overall prize money. Key words: professional golf, workplace relations, sport labor migration, figurational sociology, friendship network
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