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D Macintosh

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PubMed1988

Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of national sport administrators.

Data gathered from a larger study of policy making in selected national sport organizations afforded an opportunity to examine certain key characteristics that sport administrators bring to their jobs. These people were characterized as male anglophones in their mid- to late thirties, who had six years of full-time job experience. Almost 40% came from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds. About half stated they were bilingual; most of the rest spoke only English. About half of these sport administrators had completed their secondary school education in Ontario; they typically held a university degree in physical education or a related field. These data are discussed in light of their implications for policy making in national sport organizations related to three current issues in sport, namely, the under-representation of females, francophones, and people from low-SES backgrounds.

Administrative Personnel↗
PubMed1982

Socio-economic, educational, and status characteristics of Ontario interschool athletes.

Three social and education issues, i.e., socioeconomic class biases in interschool competitive sports programs, relationships between school sports participation and educational achievement/aspiration, and the influence of the status ascribed to interschool sports participation on achievement/aspiration were examined in the light of data gathered in a recent study of interschool sport programs in Ontario. Interschool athletes, when compared to other students, were found to (1) come more often from the professional and less often from the labour class; (2) more often possess higher educational aspirations; and (3) not attain higher grades in their school work. These findings were examined in relationship to factors of cost of program, perceived status of interschool sports, student identification with the values promoted in the school system, upward social mobility, and encouragement of significant others. Implications for the education system in Canada were drawn.

Achievement↗
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Client-centered approach to develop a seating clinic satisfaction questionnaire: a qualitative study.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to develop a program evaluation tool through a client-centered approach. Client satisfaction questionnaires previously developed for service recipients of a pediatric seating clinic have reflected the professionals' views on what should be asked. METHOD: Seven parents and caregivers of recent service recipients of the seating clinic participated in tape-recorded semistructured interviews. They were asked their views on the seating clinic, how the service could be improved, and the quality of the seat received through the clinic. RESULTS: Data were coded into nine themes related to the process and the product. Using these themes and the vocabulary used by the participants, we developed a satisfaction questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was evaluated by requesting feedback on clarity, content, and design from all participants and from a panel of five health professionals. CONCLUSION: A client-centered approach can be used to develop a client satisfaction tool that reflects the needs of the users. Future work will involve testing the tool in the clinical setting.

Ambulatory Care↗