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A Creative Medical Investigation: Bridging the Soft Skill Gap
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Wood, Tyler A.; Grahovec, Nicholas E.; Sanfilippo, Catrina M.; Hill, Christopher; Gockel-Blessing, Elizabeth A. – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2023
The refinement of soft skills is essential to the success of athletic training students. Yet, more work is needed to identify desirable educational techniques to support the progression of soft skills in athletic training education. The current study identified professional athletic training students' (10 students; 21.2 ± 2.1 years) perceptions of…
Descriptors: Soft Skills, Skill Development, Athletics, Training
Sexy versus Strong: What Girls and Women Think of Female Athletes
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Daniels, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2012
Little research has investigated girls' and college women's reactions to non-objectified media images of women, including those that depict women in instrumental activities like playing a sport. This study examined open-ended responses to images of performance athletes, sexualized athletes, and sexualized models. Participants were 258 adolescent…
Descriptors: Role Models, Sex Stereotypes, Females, Athletes
Linking Rhetorical Sensitivity with the Ability of an Athletic Training Student to Successfully Perform a Patient Medical Interview
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Bertoncino, Thomas K. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which the self-reported rhetorical sensitivity of a sample of athletic training students is positively related to successfully performing a patient medical interview. Particularly, the study focused on if athletic training students' reported communication behaviors is related to their…
Descriptors: Athletics, Physician Patient Relationship, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development
Instilling Foundation Behaviors of Professional Practice in Undergraduate Athletic Training Students: A Grounded Theory Study
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O'Brien, Christopher W. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this grounded theory study was to investigate the implementation of the "Foundational Behaviors of Professional Practice" in undergraduate athletic training education program curriculums accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education [CAATE]. Specifically, this study examined the educational and…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Mentors, Athletics, Program Effectiveness
The Finishing Touch: Anatomy of Expert Lesson Closures
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Webster, Collin A.; Connolly, Graeme; Schempp, Paul G. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2009
Background: Based on the idea that students remember best what is presented last, the lesson closure is commonly identified as an important component of effective teaching and has recently surfaced as a routine practice of expert teachers in sport. Despite its link to both effective and expert instruction, the lesson closure has seen scarce…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Teacher Effectiveness, Racquet Sports, Athletics
Examining the Spatial Ability Phenomenon from the Student's Perspective
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Mohler, J. L. – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2008
This phenomenological investigation examined the lived experience of technically-oriented students over the course of a single semester, attempting to answer the question, "What was it like for a student to experience the spatial ability phenomenon?" The study included 12 interviewees and 8 focus group freshman participants at a Midwestern…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Investigations, Spatial Ability, College Students