Qualitative Observation

The summary of Chapter 6 is that community sports and youth in North America are somewhat offered a variety of settings such as private sports clubs, schools, and recreation center across the globe. There are several types of sport structures that create many management challenges including conflicts over the goal of an organization, accessibility, the management of volunteers, and financial likelihood. Even though the sport participation continues to grow both in the U.S. and Canada, the opportunities are widely based on topography and gender meaning places like rural areas or gender types such as females are still lagging in access to the sport participation. Families, societies, and individuals benefit from physical activity and sport. The

To help with keeping track of what was being eaten, it was advised to use a diary. Diaries allow researchers to ensure that a proper record of any thoughts and helps to develop a reflexive stance (Miles et al: 2013). Bryman argues that when sequencing behaviour, as in keeping note taking of food consumption, diaries are more likely to perform better than interviews or questionnaires, this is because once any food is eaten, it was taken note of straight away, this eradicating any chance of human error by any forgetting important details as a result making the research valid and reliable, however, there are limitations to diaries, as Bryman notes that diaries can suffer from a process of attrition, individuals may decide that the task itself is tedious (Bryman, A. 2008: 228). What is more, there can be failure to record details as a result affecting the results of the research.

The topic studied in this naturalistic observational research study was called “pick me up.” The purpose of this study was to place a note card on the ground labeled “pick me up” and observe the type of person that picked the card up. The research question was “Which gender will pick up the card more and which gender will react more?” The researchers had three hypotheses: (1) More women will smile when reading the card than men, (2) More men than women will notice the card and continue walking, and (3) More men than women will notice the card.

My observation locations are Starbucks and restaurant. I chose them as my observation location because those are the places where people normally talk, study, socialize and interact in a casual manner.

In order to study human development and perform naturalistic observation I went to the mall. I selected a 9-year-old white girl as the subject for my observation. I observed the subject for 30 minutes. During my observation the subject was not interrupted and was not aware of my study.

Participation in youth sports in the United States is on the rise. “Organized youth sports are highly popular for youth and their families, with approximately 45 million children and adolescent participants in the US” (Merkel, 2013). There are many benefits for children that can be attributed to sports such as: physical activity, learning motor skills, sense of belonging, stress relief, and many more. With childhood obesity on the rise recreational sports has never been needed more than it is today. “Over the past three decades, the incidence of obesity in children has tripled, with one of every three children being affected” (Merkel, 2013). Obesity has many long-term health problems related to it such as: diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure cancer, asthma. We can attribute this health problem to changes in our society over like increased technology, increased crime rates, fast food and isolated suburban neighborhoods. Sports and other physical activities are needed to keep children from causing further damaged to their future.

Which author or institution is associated with coining the phrase, “the apartheid of schooling in America.”

The physical activities of children often reduce during this period. The network thus suggests that the children should be increasingly active in their outdoor activities at least for an hour per day. The children should be encouraged to do physical activities such as swimming, skateboarding, bike riding and running (Harper, 2006). It is also recommended that the children should have a time limit of watching television or using such I-pads for less than 2 hours per day. It is also worthwhile that the children are provided with the disciplined approach of having breakfast, lunch and dinner instead of eating on an irregular basis.

This paper is going to describe the behavioral and cognitive traits that can be inferred from that behavior of a two year old child that I observed in the park as she was playing with her mother. The child that I observed is a girl, has blonde hair and is physically well-developed for her age. She is around two, weighs approximately twenty (20) pounds and is about two (2) feet tall.

The first initial stage Danny went through was anger and personally questioned his existence. Throughout his anger, I witnessed the frustrated by the way he was describing his experience with having Chrons. He described to me the type of pains he would go through before going through a flare up. “Imagine you are sitting at home, your sweating, you’re in a fetal position and it feels like there is a knife inside and you can’t take that knife out” (Danny, 2016). This part of the interview, I knew Danny was going through anger because this stage illustrates how angry Danny was with the symptoms he would feel. Danny look for ways to avoid the disability. Danny shared a story with one of his first experiences with Chrons:

Tatiana responded well to the intervention. Tatiana was able to explain what she has learned from the intervention. Tatiana continues to make progress with her goals. Tatiana stated, that people will trust each other, value the other person opinion, listen, and have respectful disagreement without screaming or insulting each other. Tatiana stated, that building trust with parent means respecting that parent, following through with rules, and being obedient. Tatiana stated, that not to lie, and do not manipulate. Tatiana stated, trues, being reliable and can be counted on. Tatiana stated, that lying, not cleaning her bedroom, talking too much on cell phone, and wanting to go out with friends. Tatiana stated, no, parents can be educated on teen

The first study was performed by Dr. Madison. Madison’s approach was to have parents document the food intake of the children for a week. This experiment was performed in a naturalistic setting. This meant that Madison very cautiously observes and archives some behavior (food intake), in its natural setting while interfering as little as possible with the subjects

Physical activity is essential for children; therefore sport participation has many physical benefits for youths (Willox, 1994). In the United States there is a very unhealthy trend of physically unfit children going on. According to a recent study by the Harvard School of Public Health seven out of ten kids in our nation are out of shape and the incidence of obesity has increased by more than 50 percent among America's children and teen since 1976 and continues to grow at a staggering rate (Metzel & Shookhoff, 2006). When children participate in sports activities they get some of the exercise they need to improve their quality of life and can help prevent children from becoming obese. Physical activity regulates obesity because it increases energy expenditure, suppresses appetite, increases metabolic rate, and increases lean body mass (Willox, 1994). Even though regular physical sport activity has been shown to improve physical fitness, it can also help in preventing many different health problems down the line that youths who participate in sports are more likely not to develop than youths who do not participate in sports. Women who participated in organized sport and fitness programs as

Children, unlike adults are willing to try anything if given the chance and so allowing a child to taste test food is an ideal way to introduce new and healthy foods. Food and meal times can provide children with many learning opportunities, particularly by allowing a child to participate at meal times. However, food can also be a source of frustration and a cause of arguments between to food provider and the child. Building on positive experiences with food will help reduce such

Qualitative information provides general information concerning a client's goals, lifestyle, health status, risk tolerance level, employment status, hobbies, attitudes, and fears. Knowing a client's specific goals, such as planning to move when retiring at age fifty-five, funding a child's college education and expenses, starting an expensive hobby just before retirement, or travelling extensively during retirement, is important to the success of any financial plan.