Download or read book The Self concept and Perceived Importance of Athletic Competition of Winners and Losers in Special Olympics written by William Lynn Luttrell and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special Olympics International, an organization committed to providing sport opportunities for children and adults with mental retardation, has been a major advocate in promoting competitive experiences for the mentally retarded. Few studies have focused on the effects of participation in competitive athletics on individuals who are mentally retarded. The purpose of this study was to investigate the self-concept of winners, non-winners, and losers after participation in a Special Olympics competitive meet. The study also examined the attitude of mentally retarded participants toward competition and the perceived importance of competing in the event. The subjects for this investigation were participants from the Texas Special Olympics State Swimming Meet. The study included 95 males and 56 females. Comparisons were made among athletes placing first, second, and last in races at the swim meet. Following competition, subjects were administered a sub-scale of the Piers Harris Self Concept Scale (PHSCS) and asked questions relative to attitudes toward competition. A followup interview was conducted eight to twelve weeks following the swimming meet to determine the importance of having competed in the Special Olympics State Swimming Meet. No significant differences in self-concept levels existed among winners, non-winners, and losers immediately following competition. While all three groups expressed positive feelings toward participation in Special Olympics, the last place finishers were slightly more negative about swimming in the race when interviewed immediately following their participation. Also, immediately following the race, more second place finishers preferred to swim when racing other people than did winners and last place finishers. In a followup interview eight to twelve weeks after participation, no significant differences were found among groups regarding their attitude toward competing in the Special Olympics Swim Meet. Also, the perceived importance of the Texas Special Olympics State Swim Meet was not significantly different for winners, non-winners, and losers, as measured by responses to the followup interview.
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 1991-11 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Special Olympics written by Florian Kiuppis and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together academic work on Special Olympics and specifically on the social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in various sport contexts and other areas of life, by ways of both empirical research and theoretically informed papers. Inclusion in sport is a topic that is mostly explored in connection with the participation of people with disabilities in general. In public debates on inclusion and sport in the global society, participation is predominantly discussed in a normative way, e.g., in connection with the campaign The Revolution is Inclusion by Special Olympics, describing it as an “all-out effort to end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities”. With this international collection, the authors seek to contribute to an interdisciplinary understanding of Special Olympics in Context of Inclusion Debates and establish a foundation for future scholarship. The chapters in this book can contribute to a new research agenda on Special Olympics, particularly participatory approaches. The chapters in this book were originally published in Sport in Society.
Download or read book Evaluation of the Self perception Self esteem Peer Acceptance and Athletic Identity of Athletes of the Special Olympics in Comparison to Athletes Without Disabilities written by Stacy Meyn Strickland and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exceptional Child Education Resources written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Perceived Effect of Special Olympics on the Self esteem of Adolescents with Disabilities written by Jennifer M. Serra and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effect of Special Olympics on Participants Self concept written by Brian Adams and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Special Olympics written by Nancy Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Special Olympics from its founding by Eunice Kennedy Shriver to the present, with profiles of Special Olympians.
Download or read book Great Hearts written by Rebecca Weber and published by High-Fliers. This book was released on with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running on courage. The roar of the crowd fills the air. The gold medal he wins is beautiful, but it pales next his shining smile. This was a boy who might never have walked, let alone run. The Special Olympics is regularly the scene of such triumphs. Special Olympics is an amazing organization that includes more than 1 million athletes who compete in 20,000 sporting events that are held in 150 countries around the world. This book presents the stories of some of these athletes and honors them for their accomplishments and for what they have given back to society. Text Type: BiographyTheme/Topic: Conflict and Challenge, Sports
Download or read book Athletic Competition and Self concept written by Robert L. Southall and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hearts of Gold written by Sheila Dinn and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the history of the Special Olympics, the various events in which mentally and physically handicapped athletes compete, and some of the people involved in this international competition.
Download or read book CHANGE IN SELF CONCEPT AND PARENTAL PERCEPTIONS OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROGRAM MAINSTREAMING SOCIALIZATION SELF PERCEPTION written by FRANK F. FITCHKO and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: significant.
Download or read book Special Olympics Athletes Perception of the Impact of Special Olympics on Their Lives written by Tracy L. Mann and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Opportunity for Sport Or an Opportunity for Development written by Chiaki Inoue and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport is a cultural phenomenon that has spread throughout the world (Harvey & Houle, 1994). For youth, sport is perceived as a context that can play a major role in person's psychosocial development across their life-span (Danish, Petitpas, & Hale, 2007). However, despite the increase in research in this field, very little work has examined how sport may play a role in the psychosocial development of youth with intellectual disabilities (ID). Moreover, an area of study that has also grown related to the lived experiences of individuals living with a disability including ID is social inclusion (SI). Similar to research related to psychosocial development, very little research has been conducted to examine whether the context of sport can foster social inclusion for youth with ID. Special Olympics Canada (SOC) is an organization "dedicated to enriching the lives of Canadians with an intellectual disability through sporty" (SOC, 2010, "SOC Mission Statement", para.1) and may be an organization that has the potential to positively impact the lives of its youth participants. Thus, the purpose of this research was to examine whether stakeholders perceived SO as impacting the psychosocial development and social inclusion. The results indicated that SO, by all stakeholders, is perceived as an organization that is facilitating the psychosocial development of its athletes through the incorporation of strong social support networks and the development of life skills. In addition, SO was perceived as facilitating social inclusion for youth, particularly in the context of school and their surrounding community.
Download or read book Effects of a Special Olympics Gymnastics Program on Self concept Among Mentally Retarded Adults written by Linda Campbell Grafius and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effect of Competition on the Self Concept Peer Social Acceptance and Work Productivity of Mental Retardates in Vocational Training written by Wilfred R. Berger and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
