Childrens' self-concept in relation to the quality of school physical education programs
- Jiang, Xiaoli, Hawkins, Ken, Prosser, Laurie
- Authors: Jiang, Xiaoli , Hawkins, Ken , Prosser, Laurie
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at the NZARE AARE Conference 2003, Christchurch 29th November – 3rd December, 2003
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- Description: Past research indicates that physical activity can contribute to the development of children’s self-concept. However, the impact of the quality of school physical education programs on children’s self-concept has not been properly examined.
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- Description: 2003000511
- Authors: Jiang, Xiaoli , Hawkins, Ken , Prosser, Laurie
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at the NZARE AARE Conference 2003, Christchurch 29th November – 3rd December, 2003
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- Description: Past research indicates that physical activity can contribute to the development of children’s self-concept. However, the impact of the quality of school physical education programs on children’s self-concept has not been properly examined.
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Children’s self-concept and participation in extra-curricular sport activities
- Jiang, Xiaoli, Prosser, Laurie, Hawkins, Ken
- Authors: Jiang, Xiaoli , Prosser, Laurie , Hawkins, Ken
- Date: 2004
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at Third International Biennial SELF Research Conference, Berlin, Germany : 4th July - 7th July, 2004
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- Description: Multidimensional self-concept measurements have provided a vehicle for a comprehensive investigation of the relationship between participation in sport and the range of self-concept in children. The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in levels of social, academic, physical and global self-concepts between participants and non-participants in extra-curricular sport. The research further investigated children’s self-concept in relation to their time commitment and the level of competition. A total of 1,499 4th- to 6th-grade students participated in the research. The Self-Description Questionnaire I (SDQ-I) and the Participation in Extra-Curricular Sport Activity Questionnaire were utilised in this study. Results indicated that children who participated in extra-curricular sport activities had significantly higher levels of self-concept than their non-participating counterparts in their total self-concept as well as in all the social, academic and physical sub-scales, except for reading. Furthermore, children who competed in sport at the municipal level had a significantly higher physical ability self-concept, but a lower reading self-concept than that of the children who competed locally. There was also a trend that children’s physical ability self-concept improved with an increase in their participation hours up to 13–15 hours per week and a less significant tendency that showed the reading self-concept scores decreasing with the increase in participation hours.
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How do children with different levels of self-concept perceive their school activities?
- Jiang, Xiaoli, Prosser, Laurie, Hawkins, Ken
- Authors: Jiang, Xiaoli , Prosser, Laurie , Hawkins, Ken
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at AARE 2005 International Education Research Conference, Sydney : p. 1-16
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- Description: The study examined children's perceptions regarding their daily school activities. A total of 33 children aged 11 and 12 with different levels of self-concept were interviewed. The results showed that children's contentment regarding different school activities was based on fun, enjoyment and satisfaction of their curiosity. Results also showed that children with a high level of total self-concept experienced higher levels of contentment in some of their school subjects, significantly higher in two particularly demanding subjects - mathematics and project - than their counterparts with a low level of total of self-concept. Children with a high physical ability self-concept appeared to enjoy physical education and sports more than the other children. In addition, the children appeared to judge the level of importance of school subjects according to their educational, health or pragmatic value, both present and future. They were well aware of the educational value of schooling. However, the level of importance was reduced greatly in some children's eyes when the subjects carried little or not enough fun and enjoyment, particularly children with very low self-concept scores. This group appeared to be influenced by the intrinsic reward of the subjects rather than external benefits.
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- Description: 2003002013
- Authors: Jiang, Xiaoli , Prosser, Laurie , Hawkins, Ken
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at AARE 2005 International Education Research Conference, Sydney : p. 1-16
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- Description: The study examined children's perceptions regarding their daily school activities. A total of 33 children aged 11 and 12 with different levels of self-concept were interviewed. The results showed that children's contentment regarding different school activities was based on fun, enjoyment and satisfaction of their curiosity. Results also showed that children with a high level of total self-concept experienced higher levels of contentment in some of their school subjects, significantly higher in two particularly demanding subjects - mathematics and project - than their counterparts with a low level of total of self-concept. Children with a high physical ability self-concept appeared to enjoy physical education and sports more than the other children. In addition, the children appeared to judge the level of importance of school subjects according to their educational, health or pragmatic value, both present and future. They were well aware of the educational value of schooling. However, the level of importance was reduced greatly in some children's eyes when the subjects carried little or not enough fun and enjoyment, particularly children with very low self-concept scores. This group appeared to be influenced by the intrinsic reward of the subjects rather than external benefits.
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- Description: 2003002013
Livelihood activities and skills in rural areas of the Zambezi Region, Namibia : Implications for policy and poverty reduction
- Kamwi, Jonathan, Chirwa, Paxie, Graz, Patrick, Manda, Samuel, Mosimane, Alfons, Katsch, Christoph
- Authors: Kamwi, Jonathan , Chirwa, Paxie , Graz, Patrick , Manda, Samuel , Mosimane, Alfons , Katsch, Christoph
- Date: 2018
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development Vol. 18, no. 1 (2018), p. 13074-13094
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- Description: This paper examined livelihood activities and skill sets available within rural households in the Zambezi Region of Namibia. Specifically, the study addressed three key questions: (i) what livelihood activities do rural people pursue? (ii) what demographic factors are associated with these activities? and (iii) what measures can be taken to diversify and sustain income from these livelihood activities? In order to address these questions, semistructured interviews covering 424 households were used to collect the data. The questionnaire consisted of questions corresponding to the sustainable livelihood framework including (1) human assets (2) financial assets and major sources of income (3) physical and natural assets and (4) social assets. A series of logistic regressions were fitted from which the estimated odds ratios (y) were derived to ascertain the effect of the predictors on the livelihood activities and skills. Odds ratios were used to measure the magnitude of strength of association or non-independence between binary data values. The results showed that the use of various livelihood activities and skills in different combinations is of significant importance to rural livelihoods. Five percent of the respondents obtained income from only one source, with 95 % of the respondents engaged in a combination of farming and non-farming activities. Most of the respondents had various reasons for diversifying into other activities vis-a-vis agricultural income, limited skills, large family size, availability of opportunities, seasonal nature of agricultural produce, favourable demand for goods and services or a combination of these. In addition, the results showed that gender, age, designation and education significantly (p < 0.05) influenced the choice of household's skills. The study concludes that a combination of rural household activities and skills influenced by a variety of factors have led to improved livelihoods in the study area. For policy purposes, this suggests that state interventions in rural livelihood skill development can play a significant role in promoting more sustainable rural livelihoods. © 2018, African Scholarly Science Communications Trust (ASSCAT).
- Authors: Kamwi, Jonathan , Chirwa, Paxie , Graz, Patrick , Manda, Samuel , Mosimane, Alfons , Katsch, Christoph
- Date: 2018
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development Vol. 18, no. 1 (2018), p. 13074-13094
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- Description: This paper examined livelihood activities and skill sets available within rural households in the Zambezi Region of Namibia. Specifically, the study addressed three key questions: (i) what livelihood activities do rural people pursue? (ii) what demographic factors are associated with these activities? and (iii) what measures can be taken to diversify and sustain income from these livelihood activities? In order to address these questions, semistructured interviews covering 424 households were used to collect the data. The questionnaire consisted of questions corresponding to the sustainable livelihood framework including (1) human assets (2) financial assets and major sources of income (3) physical and natural assets and (4) social assets. A series of logistic regressions were fitted from which the estimated odds ratios (y) were derived to ascertain the effect of the predictors on the livelihood activities and skills. Odds ratios were used to measure the magnitude of strength of association or non-independence between binary data values. The results showed that the use of various livelihood activities and skills in different combinations is of significant importance to rural livelihoods. Five percent of the respondents obtained income from only one source, with 95 % of the respondents engaged in a combination of farming and non-farming activities. Most of the respondents had various reasons for diversifying into other activities vis-a-vis agricultural income, limited skills, large family size, availability of opportunities, seasonal nature of agricultural produce, favourable demand for goods and services or a combination of these. In addition, the results showed that gender, age, designation and education significantly (p < 0.05) influenced the choice of household's skills. The study concludes that a combination of rural household activities and skills influenced by a variety of factors have led to improved livelihoods in the study area. For policy purposes, this suggests that state interventions in rural livelihood skill development can play a significant role in promoting more sustainable rural livelihoods. © 2018, African Scholarly Science Communications Trust (ASSCAT).
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