Athletes' careers across cultures

Athletes' Careers Across Cultures is the first book of its kind to bring together a truly global spread of leading sports psychology career researchers and practitioners into one comprehensive resource. This extensive volume traces the evolution of athlete career research through a cultural len...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Ryba, Tatiana V., 1968- (-), Stambulova, Natalia B.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge 2013.
Colección:International Perspectives on Key Issues in Sport and Exercise Psychology
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798209106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Athletes' Careers Across Cultures; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Series editors' foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 The turn towards a culturally informed approach to career research and assistance in sport psychology; 2 Athletes' careers in Australia: From retirement to education and beyond; 3 Athletes' careers in Belgium: A holistic perspective to understand and alleviate challenges occurring throughout the athletic and post-athletic career; 4 Athletes' careers in Brazil: Research and application in the land of ginga
  • 5 Athletes' careers in Canada: Four decades of research and practice6 Athletes' careers in China: Advances in athletic retirement research and assistance; 7 Athletes' careers in Denmark: Nurturing athletic talents; 8 Athletes' careers in France: In pursuit of excellence in sport and life; 9 Athletes' careers in Germany: Research and assistance programs; 10 Athletes' careers in Greece: Towards a culturally infused future; 11 Athletes' careers in Japan: Before and after retirement in sports; 12 Athletes' careers in Mexico: Learning how to handle transitions
  • 13 Athletes' careers in New Zealand (Aotearoa): The impact of the Graham Report and the carding system14 Athletes' careers in Russia: From Moscow 1980 to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics; 15 Athletes' careers in Slovenia: The remarkable sporting achievements of a small country; 16 Athletes' careers in Spain: Professionalization and developmental consequences; 17 Athletes' careers in Sweden: Facilitating socialization into sports and re-socialization upon retirement
  • 18 Athletes' careers in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland: Differences in the evolution of research and support programs in two neighbor nations19 Athletes' careers in the United States: Developmental programming for athletes in transition; 20 Setting the bar: Towards cultural praxis of athletes' careers; Index