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Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?

...Motivation Confidence Focus Perceived social support. Athletes with these characteristics were able to positively evaluate a stressor (and their own thoughts about it) and perceive that they were able to cope with the demands placed on them, enabling optimum performance. It could be argued, therefore, that Andy Murray was able to take confidence from his performance in...
From curing to caring? Exploring the role of spiritual healing in a biomedical world
Health, Sports & Psychology

From curing to caring? Exploring the role of spiritual healing in a biomedical world

...et al., 2015). The popularity of healing (and other hands-on therapies such as Reiki or acupressure), not only amongst spiritually minded people but the wider population as well, is testament to the fact that such therapies often involve more time, care and attention being given to the individual than with standard medical appointments. The basic features of compassion,...
Everyone Can Learn to Coach! Coaching with the OSCAR Model
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everyone Can Learn to Coach! Coaching with the OSCAR Model

...motivation to help Try to maintain a positive attitude towards coachee, known as unconditional positive regard (UPR). Yates (2014) suggests it is possible to increase UPR by reflecting on what might make this challenging (conflicting values, attitudes, personal preferences, political affiliation, religious beliefs, etc.). Finding out where a coachee’s views have come...
Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...motivation or reason for someone using the internet can play a role in whether it is seen as an advantage or disadvantage. Some of the most common uses of the internet for health and care include: seeking information about signs, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment; connecting with other patients or carers; linking with health and care providers; information about diet and...
Equity-based research design
Education & Development

Equity-based research design

...evolved into an international knowledge network, and the CHILD project in Zimbabwe (Power et al., 2021). At one point in the video Alison points colleagues to the work of Bukola Oyinloye (Oyinloye, 2021) about working with ethical frameworks from both our home and the visited settings. Transcript. This stance appreciates the pre-existence of culture, community, belonging and becoming in that setting and, as Jessica Oddy ......
Teaching secondary geography
Education & Development

Teaching secondary geography

...et al., 2004) and that student motivation aids progress (Hattie, 2012). Learner-centred approaches such as an enquiry approach or YPG are characterised by: students actively engaged in activities that may involve problem solving students having the opportunity to discuss their work with each other students deciding how to approach a task, with support and encouragement...
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A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...motivates them, often in hazardous environments and involving relationships that require rapport and trust, it sometimes throws up some tricky dilemmas. Loubert (1999) defines ethics as ‘the study of rules, standards and principles that dictate right conduct among members of a society. Such rules, standards and principles are based on moral values which serve as a basis...
The digital revolution for academic integrity has already begun
Education & Development

The digital revolution for academic integrity has already begun

...et al., 2013). This methodological approach enabled the European TeSLA team to plan, deploy and refine a novel system with informed practices for European Higher Education Institutions and Organisations working with online and blended learning. The benefits for the Open University: teaching and learning There were more than 1,700 students who used TeSLA e-authentication...