Sporting embodiment: sports studies and the (continuing) promise of phenomenology

Whilst in recent years sports studies have addressed the calls ‘to bring the body back in’ to theorisations of sport and physical activity, the ‘promise of phenomenology’ remains largely under-realised with regard to sporting embodiment. Relatively few accounts are grounded in the ‘flesh’ of the lived sporting body, and phenomenology offers a powerful framework for such analysis. A wide-ranging, multi-stranded, and interpretatively contested perspective, phenomenology in general has been taken up and utilised in very different ways within different disciplinary fields. The purpose of this article is to consider some selected phenomenological threads, key qualities of the phenomenological method, and the potential for existentialist phenomenology in particular to contribute fresh perspectives to the sociological study of embodiment in sport and exercise. It offers one way to convey the ‘essences’, corporeal immediacy and textured sensuosity of the lived sporting body. The use of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) is also critically addressed. Key words: phenomenology; existentialist phenomenology; interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA); sporting embodiment; the lived-body; Merleau-Pont

RWU SCS is Creating Pathways for All Students

A look at the programs offered for middle school, high school and nontraditional students at RWU\u27s School of Continuing Studies

Radiometric observations at 20.6, 31.65, and 90.0 GHz: Continuing studies

Ground based radiometer measurements at 20.6, 31.65, and 90.0 GHz were analyzed to provide attenuation statistics, thus extending the data base of previous NAPEX studies. Using data from colocated radiosondes, comparisons of measurements and calculations of brightness temperatures are presented. The oxygen absorption model of Rosenkranz and the water vapor absorption models of Liebe and of Waters are used. Data from July 1987 at San Nicolas Island, California and from December 1987, August and November 1988 at Denver, Colorado, are included. Joint attenuation statistics at 20.6 and 31.65 GHz are presented for two locations of the Colorado Research Network for December 1987 and August 1988

#TURNUPRI Youth Summit Demystifies Process of Reaching College and Career Goals

More than 300 Rhode Island youth will take part in April 18-19 summit at RWU School of Continuing Studies, AS220 and Providence Public Library

School of Continuing Studies Launches New Degree Program for Emergency Medicine Professionals

Starting this fall, RWU to offer new program aimed to help expand career opportunities for students and professionals in the emergency medical services field

The Effects of Auditor Tenure on Fraud and Its Detection

We examine the strategic effects of auditor tenure on the auditor's testing strategy and the manager's inclination to commit fraud. Most empirical studies conclude that longer tenure improves audit quality. Proponents of restricting tenure argue that longer tenure impairs auditor independence and a "fresh look" from a new auditor results in higher audit quality. Validating this argument requires testing whether the observed difference in audit quality between a continuing auditor and a change in auditors is less than the theoretically expected difference in audit quality without impairment. Our findings provide the guidance necessary for developing such tests. Our results show that audit risk (the probability that fraud exists and goes undetected) is lower in both periods for the continuing auditor than with a change in auditors. More importantly, we show that across both periods, expected undetected fraud is lower for the continuing auditor than with a change in auditors

RWU Continuing Studies and RI Veterans Affairs Partner

For state\u27s veterans, partnership offers greater access to Continuing Studies degree programs

University, Samsung Partner on Groundbreaking Ed Tech Initiative

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Dr. Fecher presents findings, covering 70 years, of health studies of members of United States religious communities with a view to providing suggestions for possible solutions to the problem of providing adequate continuing health care for American women religious

RWU School of Continuing Studies Partnering with Westerly Education Center

University will offer four courses in Westerly during semester starting Jan. 24