Kennisbank
De Kennisbank Sport & Bewegen bevat ruim 21.000 publicaties. Niet alleen over sport en bewegen, maar bijvoorbeeld ook over leefstijl en gezondheid. Deze Kennisbank biedt een overzicht van onderzoek, beleid en ervaringen uit de praktijk. Het gaat daarbij om sport als doel en sport als middel om maatschappelijke uitdagingen aan te pakken.
74 publicaties gevonden
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changing the American perception of Latinos through Major League Baseball
For over 100 years, baseball has been an important part of American culture, and it is still often considered America’s national pastime. Although originally a white, Anglo-Saxon sport, it has…
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guidelines to stakeholders awareness and coordination promoting sustainability in emerging surf tourism destinations
The sport of surfing is not excluded from issues that threaten its future existence in several places in the world. Although the oceans waves as an environmental resource will prevail…
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van Rick van den Hurk, Dave van den Bergh, Francisco Elson en Robert Doornbos
Topsport is hard. En in Amerika nog harder. De bedragen die er in de sport omgaan zijn duizelingwekkend, de ego’s enorm en de concurrentie is moordend. Om je als Nederlandse…
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effect van de salary cap op financiële prestaties van NHL-teams
In voorliggende masterscriptie is gekeken naar de effecten van de invoering van een Salary Cap, salarisplafond, in de Noord-Amerikaanse ijshockeycompetitie, de NHL. De NHL is een goed beschreven, geconditioneerde omgeving…
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soccer & American exceptionalism
Soccer is the world’s favorite pastime, a passion for billions around the globe. In the United States, however, the sport is a distant also-ran behind football, baseball, basketball, and hockey.…
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why Americans watch baseball, football, and basketball and what they see when they do
In ‘The Meaning of Sports’, Michael Mandelbaum examines America’s century-long love affair with baseball, football, and basketball. He shows how each of these games experienced a golden age when the…
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realizing a modal shift at the heart of the gator nation
This research attempts at investigating what can be done to increase bike-use for commuting to and from University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. First the factors that lead to the decision…
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contextual investigation of deeply embedded cultural differences among American and Dutch members of a Dutch sports organization
This study focuses on the differences between the American and Dutch cultures within the context of a Dutch sports organization which consists of American and Dutch members. Even though many…
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how popular media portrays the ideal of the student athlete
Looking at a small selection of different outlets of popular media, should give the reader an insight in how influential media has been in the shaping and maintaining of the…
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The primary goal of this Report Card is to assess levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviors in American children and youth, facilitators and barriers for physical activity, and related…