http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/33 2026-04-04T14:05:28Z 2026-04-04T14:05:28Z Mccaughtry N. Sofo S. Rovegno I. Curtner-Smith M. http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/628 2023-01-18T15:24:41Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Learning to Teach Sport Education: Misunderstandings, Pedagogical Difficulties, and Resistance Mccaughtry N.; Sofo S.; Rovegno I.; Curtner-Smith M. This study used cognitive developmental theory to analyze how teachers learn to teach sport education. Two groups of undergraduate pre-service teachers were studied, one group during their secondary methods and corresponding field-teaching courses, the other during an independent teaching course. Data were collected through ethnographic observations and interviews, and analyzed using constant comparison. Findings revealed that the teachers encountered three pitfalls in learning to teach sport education. First, group one teachers struggled with the tactical instruction in sport education and, in response, retreated to the safety of decontextualized skill drills or non-instructional games. Second, group one teachers, in their descriptions of future pedagogical intentions, expressed resistance, for a number of reasons, to incorporating most of the unique characteristics of sport education into their future secondary classrooms. Third, group two teachers misunderstood the role of skill development in sport education. The discussion centers on mechanisms of knowledge acquisition related to learning sport education, and recommendations for teacher educators and future research. � 2004, Sage Publications. All rights reserved. Mccaughtry, N., Wayne State University, United States; Sofo, S., Southeast Missouri State University, University of Education Winneba, Ghana, United States; Rovegno, I., University of Alabama, United States; Curtner-Smith, M., University of Alabama, United States

2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Armstrong K.L. http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/575 2023-05-29T10:37:21Z 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toward a black psychology of leisure: An 'Akbarian' critique Armstrong K.L. There are a number of institutions posited as vestibules for maintaining and reinforcing rituals and celebrations of African consciousness (i.e., education, religion, arts, etc.). The one that does not readily come to mind, however, is leisure (i.e., organized sport and physical activity). Leisure is salient to African Americans and is the terrain by which their personal and social identities are often nurtured. Ironically, leisure also represents a cultured space where racial oppression abounds, and is therefore often a contested space for African Americans. This essay offers a critique of the emancipatory properties of leisure through the lenses ofNa 'im Akbar's African-centered paradigm, via the tenets ofself-knowledge (e.g., racial-self affirmation) and collective liberation (e.g., spiritual rhythm and racial kinship). It demonstrates how (at the individual/micro level) African Americans may engage in constitutive and regulatory leisure practices that enlarge their spiritual, experiential, and perceptual spheres offreedom, thereby allowing them some control over the nature and quality of their leisure experiences. In so doing, this essay elucidates the 'Black Psychology ' that undergirds African Americans ' leisure pursuits. Armstrong, K.L., Department of Sport Management, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan (UM), United States, California State University -Long Beach (CSULB), United States, Ohio State University (OSU), United States, University of College of Education-Winneha, Ghana, University of the West Indies-St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

2013-01-01T00:00:00Z Acheampong E.Y. Raspaud M. http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/392 2023-06-26T09:41:11Z 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kwame Nkrumah�s Overthrow and Its Effect on National Team Players (1957�1980) Acheampong E.Y.; Raspaud M. Studies have revealed the evolution of African football from the 1980s to the 2000s by explaining how the migration of football talents from the continent intensified. Before the 1980s, African footballers were an integral part of sports labour migration to North America but this topic has evoked little scholarly interest in the history of football migration. This paper analyses the movement of African football talents, particularly West Africans, to leagues in the United States from 1967 to 1984. Data on this period of migration is lacking. The paper further provides insight into how the promotion of football by Nkrumah interplayed with political, social, and economic influences on the African continent. Firstly, it discusses several reasons behind Ghanaian players� decision not to go abroad to play professionally after the country�s independence in 1957 under the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah. Secondly, it analyses the state of football in Ghana after Nkrumah was overthrown, especially from the perspective of the national team players and its consequences on their livelihood. The continued decline of the game in Ghana after 1966 resulted in several players migrating to the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1968. This further explains some adverse effects after Nkrumah was toppled. This paper concludes by bringing to the understanding of readers the continent�s political icon who used sport as a vehicle to champion African unity via the mantra of Pan-Africanism. � 2022 Unisa Press. Acheampong, E.Y., University of Education, Winneba, Ghana; Raspaud, M., Universit� Grenoble Alpes, France

2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Acheampong E.Y. http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/305 2023-07-06T14:49:33Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Journey of Professional Football Career: Challenges and Reflections Acheampong E.Y. The problem of corruption and mismanagement of state resources by governments in Africa has impoverished the continent, throwing many families into daunting challenges. The youth, consequently, is underpowered and unproductive to self-support their own social lives. To accomplish their dreams, some youths turn to social groups through football. This study analyzes the profile of a boy enduring several challenges in search for survival at a tender age. The social activity of football eventually supported the boy�s reintegration in the streets. Relying on social integration theory and interviews, this study exposes how African youths attempt to achieve self-reliance through football in the communities. Findings reveal how the boy�s experiences on the street and in Europe reshaped his livelihood and support for society. Further description of the boy�s lived experience and his socioeconomic contributions to society is outlined. � The Author(s) 2020. Acheampong, E.Y., University of Education, Winneba, Ghana

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