Browsing by Subject "Community"
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ASSOCIATION OF PARK-USE, PREFERENCES OF PARK FEATURES, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG CITY RESIDENTS VARYING IN SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
(East Carolina University, 2014)Public parks can play a substantial role in increasing physical activity (PA) because they offer a wide range of either free or low-cost activities. For many Americans, there are limitations on the environment and resources ... -
Behind the stripes: female football officials’ experiences
(2016-11)This study focused on the work-related experiences of eight female American football officials. The purpose was to gain a holistic perspective of women’s experiences working in the male-dominated career of sport officiating. ... -
Big League Social Media: Cultivating Community Online
(East Carolina University, 2018-12-07)Given the growing attention from researchers and practitioners, this case addresses a timely problem many non-profit sport organizations face: social media management. Due to a lack of technical skills and knowledge, many ... -
Conference record of people, place, and progress: extended recovery on the coastal plain
(2001-05)This is the conference record for the People, Place, and Progress: Extended Recovery on the Coastal Plain conference held at East Carolina University in May 2001. -
Connecting It All: Creating Community in Sport and Entertainment
(2016-06-01)There is a growing concern that many individuals are no longer living in and experiencing community like previous generations. Today for many Americans, it is common for someone to have thousands of online Facebook friends ... -
Examining the Relationship between Intramural Sports Participation and Sense of Community among College Students
(East Carolina University, 2012)The purpose of this study was to determine if there were statistically significant relationships between intramural sports participation and sense of community among college students. A convenience sample was used, comprised ... -
LEGISLATOR SUPPORT FOR NEW PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVES : A CASE STUDY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
(East Carolina University, 2014)This study addresses the need for leaders in public higher education to possess a general knowledge of how new initiatives in public higher education gain support from state legislators to advance and implement their ... -
Measures of the Consumer Food Store Environment: A Systematic Review of the Evidence 2000–2011
(2011-12)Description of the consumer food environment has proliferated in publication. However, there has been a lack of systematic reviews focusing on how the consumer food environment is associated with the following: (1) ... -
Sense of Community in the Campus Recreation Setting: Fostering Community as a Strategy for Student Retention
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-20)Institutions of higher education invest significant amounts of money building state-of-the-art campus recreation facilities in an environment where student fees and debt are increasing, while graduation and retention are ... -
THE ROLE OF PLACE ATTACHMENT AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN TAILGATING
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Tailgating is a specialized form of tourism that surrounds most major sporting events. These major sporting events have been studied countlessly to try to understand the behavior of the consumers that attend them, but none ... -
Understanding the Facilitator Role in a Latino Sexual Risk Reduction Program in Eastern North Carolina
(2015-12-08)North Carolina is a region of the country in need of sexual risk reduction (SRR) programs for Latino adolescents. In 2013, ¡Cuídate!, an evidence-based SRR program, was tested with Mexican and Central American youth in ... -
What about sport? A public health perspective on leisure-time physical activity
(2014-11-11)In an effort to determine how sport could be better positioned on the public health agenda, three community physical activity programs aimed at combating obesity were examined to determine the benefits residents seek ...