Michael B Edwards
Biographic Data
| ID | 337441 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael B Edwards |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael B |
| FAMILY NAME | Edwards |
| SIGNATURE | EDWARDS M B |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Carolina State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0974-4009 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 571 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Teamwork makes the net-work: Participant-governed networks and athletics sustainability collaboration
Purpose Athletic departments play an important role in sustainability-based collaborative processes due to their boundary spanning connections with both internal and external university stakeholders. As a result, athletic department representatives have become prominent members of university participant-governed network structures. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of dedicated “athletics green teams” as a unique form of control an…
Reporting Quantitative Methods and Findings: Best Practices Fidelity in the Leisure Science Literature
This article identified best practices for quantitative methods and results reporting and then evaluated leisure science articles’ adherence to them. A two-stage stratified sampling method identified 112 articles. A codebook was developed, and 26 universal codes addressing abstract, methods, and results were applied to each article to generate best practices scores (BPS). BPS ranged from 6 to 21 (M = 14.89, SD = 2.95). Articles were more likely t…
Examination of Ecological Systems Contexts Within a Latino-Based Community Sport Youth Development Initiative
Youth Development Programs (YDPs) can serve as effective mechanisms to alleviate social and psychological adversities while enhancing and developing resilience among youth. Recently, more YDPs have incorporated sport within Sport for Development (SFD) models to achieve these goals. Due to the growing Latino population in the US and the wide achievement gap between Latinos and other demographic populations, there is a need to explore programs that…
Environmental Factors Associated with Physical Activity in Rural U.S. Counties
Variations across the rural-urban continuum in environmental factors associated with adults' PA, highlight the uniqueness of rural PA and the need to further study what succeeds in creating active rural places
What Sets Physically Active Rural Communities Apart from Less Active Ones? A Comparative Case Study of Three US Counties
Multi-organizational PA coalitions may hold promise for rural PA by directly influencing Human and Organizational Capital in the short term and the other forms of capital in the long term
Objective Assessment of Physical Activity and Associated Contexts During High School Sport Practices
Background: Organized sports provide children and adolescents with opportunities to achieve recommended amounts of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and schools are a primary setting for sports programs. The main aims of this study were to examine participant physical activity (PA) levels during the most popular high school sports in the United States and to assess the influences of practice contextual factors on PA levels. Methods: …
A conceptual model and research agenda for bidding, planning and delivering Major sport events that lever human rights
In this conceptual article, the authors propose a framework for how progressive human rights outcomes may be obtained in the context of bidding, planning and implementing major sport events (MSEs) through the implementation of four pathways, including good governance, the democratic participation of stakeholders, the formalisation of human rights agendas and the deployment of sensitive urban development. The authors argue that there is a need for…
Mapping research on legacy of mega sporting events: Structural changes, consequences, and stakeholder evaluations in empirical studies
Findings from empirical studies on the legacy of hosting a mega sporting event are inconclusive. This paper considers empirical studies published in English language peer-reviewed journals between 1997 and 2016 to identify trends and gaps in current knowledge related to event-attributed changes in structures, consequences, and stakeholder evaluations. Following systematic literature search guidelines, 233 articles (238 studies) were coded. The au…
An integrative review of sport-based youth development literature
Sport is frequently regarded as an effectual mechanism for promoting positive youth development (PYD). However, this connection is not inherent, and depends upon a variety of programmatic and contextual factors. To help elucidate these linkages, scholars have called for more process-based approaches to programme evaluation and research. This paper contributes to that agenda by presenting the results of a systematic integrative review of the empir…
Examining the impact and influence of the leisure science literature
This study explored the impact and influence of the leisure sciences literature through an analysis of highly cited articles. Discriminant function analysis identified whether articles had more exclusive impact inside or outside the field. Research themes and methodologies were examined based on these classifications. Results indicate articles with the greatest impact within the leisure literature tended to be quantitative studies drawing upon su…
Promoting Youth Physical Activity in Rural Southern Communities: Practitioner Perceptions of Environmental Opportunities and Barriers
PURPOSE: Research on youth physical activity has focused on urban areas. Rural adolescents are more likely to be physically inactive than urban youth, contributing to higher risk of obesity and chronic diseases. Study objectives were to: (1) identify perceived opportunities and barriers to youth physical activity within a rural area and (2) identify rural community characteristics that facilitate or inhibit efforts to promote youth physical activ…
NGOs, States, and Donors Revisited: Still Too Close for Comfort
Serious questions remain about the ability of NGOs to meet long-term transformative goals in their work for development and social justice. We investigate how, given their weak roots in civil society and the rising tide of technocracy that has swept through the world of foreign aid, most NGOs remain poorly placed to influence the real drivers of social change. However we also argue that NGOs can take advantage of their traditional strengths to bu…
The Implication of Bourdieu's Theory of Practice for Leisure Studies
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the effectiveness of Pierre Bourdieu's sociological theory and encourage more holistic use of his concepts of habitus, capital, field, and symbolic violence in leisure research. We briefly review the manner in which leisure researchers have utilized Bourdieu's work. Second, we apply Bourdieu's notions of habitus, capital, field, and symbolic violence to understand inequitable participation in hunting a…
Youth Time Outside: A Comparison of Time Use Methodologies
Significant public attention has been given to the perceived lack of youth time spent outside. Diverse approaches make it difficult to develop consensus around youth time-use patterns and guide efforts to get kids outside. The purpose of this study was to compare results of a 7-day time diary used to document adolescent outdoor time with results from other time-use methodologies. Seventh graders (N=43) were selected to complete week-long time-use…
Place Disparities in Supportive Environments for Extracurricular Physical Activity in North Carolina Middle Schools
Disadvantaged rural youth may be especially at risk for obesity and poorer health due to physical inactivity. Research suggests that extracurricular school programs can increase physical activity for this population. This study sought to determine whether local differences existed in the availability of supportive environments for extracurricular physical activity in North Carolina middle schools. Multiple data sources, including a self-administe…
Park-Based Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents
Rurality in Leisure Research: A Review of Four Major Journals
Rurality maintains a significant position in the United States' culture and economic system. A key aspect to enhancing rural areas is appropriate research to inform policy and practice. The purpose of this paper was to systematically review leisure and recreation research and summarize how academics in this field conceptualize rural settings and issues. For our sample, we selected four major leisure journals in the U.S. given their leading roles …
Global civil society and community exchanges: A different form of movement
THE RISE OF global citizen action has been one of the most striking features of the post Cold War world, marked by increasingly powerful transnational NGO networks and global social movements that have already changed forever the terms of public debate on globalization. The recent successes of these networks are well documented,(1) including the landmines campaign, Jubilee 2000 and the burgeoning international movement to promote access to low-co…
Global civil society and community exchanges: A different form of movement
NGOs, social change and the transformation of human relationships: A 21st-century civic agenda
Globalisation shifts the balance of power from public to private interests, including NGOs. However, sustainable development requires a change in power relations that runs much deeper than this: a shift from using power over others to advance our selfish interests, to using power to facilitate the self-development of all. This demands constant attention to personal change, and a series of reversals in attitudes and behaviour. In this paper we arg…
NGO Performance – What Breeds Success? New Evidence from South Asia
Conference Report Multinational investment and human rights: Forging a consensus
Too close for comfort? the impact of official aid on nongovernmental organizations
NGO performance and accountability in the post‐cold war world
Ngos in the Age of Information
Over the past decade, the majority of development NGOs have been engaged in a systematic transition from an exclusively project?oriented approach to the work, to a concern with the broader processes of development and a determination to be more professional about their roles. Hence, NGOs have begun to make more systematic use of information for a wide range of purposes. Based on the experience of Save the Children (UK), this article examines the …
Too close for comfort? the impact of official aid on nongovernmental organizations
NGOs, States, and Donors Revisited: Still Too Close for Comfort
Serious questions remain about the ability of NGOs to meet long-term transformative goals in their work for development and social justice. We investigate how, given their weak roots in civil society and the rising tide of technocracy that has swept through the world of foreign aid, most NGOs remain poorly placed to influence the real drivers of social change. However we also argue that NGOs can take advantage of their traditional strengths to bu…
The irrelevance of development studies
(1989). The irrelevance of development studies. Third World Quarterly: Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 116-135
NGO Performance – What Breeds Success? New Evidence from South Asia
A conceptual model and research agenda for bidding, planning and delivering Major sport events that lever human rights
In this conceptual article, the authors propose a framework for how progressive human rights outcomes may be obtained in the context of bidding, planning and implementing major sport events (MSEs) through the implementation of four pathways, including good governance, the democratic participation of stakeholders, the formalisation of human rights agendas and the deployment of sensitive urban development. The authors argue that there is a need for…
The Implication of Bourdieu's Theory of Practice for Leisure Studies
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the effectiveness of Pierre Bourdieu's sociological theory and encourage more holistic use of his concepts of habitus, capital, field, and symbolic violence in leisure research. We briefly review the manner in which leisure researchers have utilized Bourdieu's work. Second, we apply Bourdieu's notions of habitus, capital, field, and symbolic violence to understand inequitable participation in hunting a…
NGOs, social change and the transformation of human relationships: A 21st-century civic agenda
Globalisation shifts the balance of power from public to private interests, including NGOs. However, sustainable development requires a change in power relations that runs much deeper than this: a shift from using power over others to advance our selfish interests, to using power to facilitate the self-development of all. This demands constant attention to personal change, and a series of reversals in attitudes and behaviour. In this paper we arg…
Does the doormat influence the boot: Critical thoughts on UK NGOs and international advocacy
Most UK development NGOs engage in advocacy work at the international level in an attempt to reduce the constraints imposed on grassroots development by global economics and the actions of the official aid agencies. Thus far, their record has been disappointing, and this article explores some of the reasons which lie behind the failure of NGOs to fulfil their potential in this field. Four strategic weaknesses are identified: an overall absence of…
Examination of Ecological Systems Contexts Within a Latino-Based Community Sport Youth Development Initiative
Youth Development Programs (YDPs) can serve as effective mechanisms to alleviate social and psychological adversities while enhancing and developing resilience among youth. Recently, more YDPs have incorporated sport within Sport for Development (SFD) models to achieve these goals. Due to the growing Latino population in the US and the wide achievement gap between Latinos and other demographic populations, there is a need to explore programs that…
Mapping research on legacy of mega sporting events: Structural changes, consequences, and stakeholder evaluations in empirical studies
Findings from empirical studies on the legacy of hosting a mega sporting event are inconclusive. This paper considers empirical studies published in English language peer-reviewed journals between 1997 and 2016 to identify trends and gaps in current knowledge related to event-attributed changes in structures, consequences, and stakeholder evaluations. Following systematic literature search guidelines, 233 articles (238 studies) were coded. The au…
Global civil society and community exchanges: A different form of movement
THE RISE OF global citizen action has been one of the most striking features of the post Cold War world, marked by increasingly powerful transnational NGO networks and global social movements that have already changed forever the terms of public debate on globalization. The recent successes of these networks are well documented,(1) including the landmines campaign, Jubilee 2000 and the burgeoning international movement to promote access to low-co…
International non‐governmental organizations, ‘good government’ and the ‘new policy agenda: Lessons of experience at the programme level
1994). International non‐governmental organizations, ‘good government’ and the ‘new policy agenda’: Lessons of experience at the programme level. Democratization: Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 504-515
Scaling up NGO impact on development: Learning From Experience
Despite their increasing numbers and size, the impact of non-governmental organisations' activity on development is usually localised and often transitory. In consequence, NGOs need to analyse the strategies by which they may be able to 'cale up ̊s their contribution to development. This article summarises the proceedings of a recent Workshop at the University of Manchester, England, which explored such strategies through a large number of case-s…
Examining the impact and influence of the leisure science literature
This study explored the impact and influence of the leisure sciences literature through an analysis of highly cited articles. Discriminant function analysis identified whether articles had more exclusive impact inside or outside the field. Research themes and methodologies were examined based on these classifications. Results indicate articles with the greatest impact within the leisure literature tended to be quantitative studies drawing upon su…
Ngos in the Age of Information
Over the past decade, the majority of development NGOs have been engaged in a systematic transition from an exclusively project?oriented approach to the work, to a concern with the broader processes of development and a determination to be more professional about their roles. Hence, NGOs have begun to make more systematic use of information for a wide range of purposes. Based on the experience of Save the Children (UK), this article examines the …
Youth Time Outside: A Comparison of Time Use Methodologies
Significant public attention has been given to the perceived lack of youth time spent outside. Diverse approaches make it difficult to develop consensus around youth time-use patterns and guide efforts to get kids outside. The purpose of this study was to compare results of a 7-day time diary used to document adolescent outdoor time with results from other time-use methodologies. Seventh graders (N=43) were selected to complete week-long time-use…
Place Disparities in Supportive Environments for Extracurricular Physical Activity in North Carolina Middle Schools
Disadvantaged rural youth may be especially at risk for obesity and poorer health due to physical inactivity. Research suggests that extracurricular school programs can increase physical activity for this population. This study sought to determine whether local differences existed in the availability of supportive environments for extracurricular physical activity in North Carolina middle schools. Multiple data sources, including a self-administe…
Global civil society and community exchanges: A different form of movement
The irrelevance of development studies
(1989). The irrelevance of development studies. Third World Quarterly: Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 116-135
Making a Difference: NGOs and Development in a Changing World
Foreword * Contributors * Part I: Introduction * Part II: Working with Government * Part III: Increasing Impact Through Organisational Growth * Part IV: Linking the Grassroots with Lobbying and Advocacy * Advocacy in the North * Conclusion * References * Index
Scaling up NGO impact on development: Learning From Experience
Despite their increasing numbers and size, the impact of non-governmental organisations' activity on development is usually localised and often transitory. In consequence, NGOs need to analyse the strategies by which they may be able to 'cale up ̊s their contribution to development. This article summarises the proceedings of a recent Workshop at the University of Manchester, England, which explored such strategies through a large number of case-s…
Does the doormat influence the boot: Critical thoughts on UK NGOs and international advocacy
Most UK development NGOs engage in advocacy work at the international level in an attempt to reduce the constraints imposed on grassroots development by global economics and the actions of the official aid agencies. Thus far, their record has been disappointing, and this article explores some of the reasons which lie behind the failure of NGOs to fulfil their potential in this field. Four strategic weaknesses are identified: an overall absence of…
Ngos in the Age of Information
Over the past decade, the majority of development NGOs have been engaged in a systematic transition from an exclusively project?oriented approach to the work, to a concern with the broader processes of development and a determination to be more professional about their roles. Hence, NGOs have begun to make more systematic use of information for a wide range of purposes. Based on the experience of Save the Children (UK), this article examines the …
International non‐governmental organizations, ‘good government’ and the ‘new policy agenda: Lessons of experience at the programme level
1994). International non‐governmental organizations, ‘good government’ and the ‘new policy agenda’: Lessons of experience at the programme level. Democratization: Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 504-515
NGO performance and accountability in the post‐cold war world
Too close for comfort? the impact of official aid on nongovernmental organizations
Conference Report Multinational investment and human rights: Forging a consensus
NGO Performance – What Breeds Success? New Evidence from South Asia
NGOs, social change and the transformation of human relationships: A 21st-century civic agenda
Globalisation shifts the balance of power from public to private interests, including NGOs. However, sustainable development requires a change in power relations that runs much deeper than this: a shift from using power over others to advance our selfish interests, to using power to facilitate the self-development of all. This demands constant attention to personal change, and a series of reversals in attitudes and behaviour. In this paper we arg…
Global civil society and community exchanges: A different form of movement
THE RISE OF global citizen action has been one of the most striking features of the post Cold War world, marked by increasingly powerful transnational NGO networks and global social movements that have already changed forever the terms of public debate on globalization. The recent successes of these networks are well documented,(1) including the landmines campaign, Jubilee 2000 and the burgeoning international movement to promote access to low-co…
Global civil society and community exchanges: A different form of movement
Park-Based Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents
Rurality in Leisure Research: A Review of Four Major Journals
Rurality maintains a significant position in the United States' culture and economic system. A key aspect to enhancing rural areas is appropriate research to inform policy and practice. The purpose of this paper was to systematically review leisure and recreation research and summarize how academics in this field conceptualize rural settings and issues. For our sample, we selected four major leisure journals in the U.S. given their leading roles …
Place Disparities in Supportive Environments for Extracurricular Physical Activity in North Carolina Middle Schools
Disadvantaged rural youth may be especially at risk for obesity and poorer health due to physical inactivity. Research suggests that extracurricular school programs can increase physical activity for this population. This study sought to determine whether local differences existed in the availability of supportive environments for extracurricular physical activity in North Carolina middle schools. Multiple data sources, including a self-administe…
Promoting Youth Physical Activity in Rural Southern Communities: Practitioner Perceptions of Environmental Opportunities and Barriers
PURPOSE: Research on youth physical activity has focused on urban areas. Rural adolescents are more likely to be physically inactive than urban youth, contributing to higher risk of obesity and chronic diseases. Study objectives were to: (1) identify perceived opportunities and barriers to youth physical activity within a rural area and (2) identify rural community characteristics that facilitate or inhibit efforts to promote youth physical activ…
NGOs, States, and Donors Revisited: Still Too Close for Comfort
Serious questions remain about the ability of NGOs to meet long-term transformative goals in their work for development and social justice. We investigate how, given their weak roots in civil society and the rising tide of technocracy that has swept through the world of foreign aid, most NGOs remain poorly placed to influence the real drivers of social change. However we also argue that NGOs can take advantage of their traditional strengths to bu…
The Implication of Bourdieu's Theory of Practice for Leisure Studies
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the effectiveness of Pierre Bourdieu's sociological theory and encourage more holistic use of his concepts of habitus, capital, field, and symbolic violence in leisure research. We briefly review the manner in which leisure researchers have utilized Bourdieu's work. Second, we apply Bourdieu's notions of habitus, capital, field, and symbolic violence to understand inequitable participation in hunting a…
Youth Time Outside: A Comparison of Time Use Methodologies
Significant public attention has been given to the perceived lack of youth time spent outside. Diverse approaches make it difficult to develop consensus around youth time-use patterns and guide efforts to get kids outside. The purpose of this study was to compare results of a 7-day time diary used to document adolescent outdoor time with results from other time-use methodologies. Seventh graders (N=43) were selected to complete week-long time-use…
An integrative review of sport-based youth development literature
Sport is frequently regarded as an effectual mechanism for promoting positive youth development (PYD). However, this connection is not inherent, and depends upon a variety of programmatic and contextual factors. To help elucidate these linkages, scholars have called for more process-based approaches to programme evaluation and research. This paper contributes to that agenda by presenting the results of a systematic integrative review of the empir…
Examining the impact and influence of the leisure science literature
This study explored the impact and influence of the leisure sciences literature through an analysis of highly cited articles. Discriminant function analysis identified whether articles had more exclusive impact inside or outside the field. Research themes and methodologies were examined based on these classifications. Results indicate articles with the greatest impact within the leisure literature tended to be quantitative studies drawing upon su…
A conceptual model and research agenda for bidding, planning and delivering Major sport events that lever human rights
In this conceptual article, the authors propose a framework for how progressive human rights outcomes may be obtained in the context of bidding, planning and implementing major sport events (MSEs) through the implementation of four pathways, including good governance, the democratic participation of stakeholders, the formalisation of human rights agendas and the deployment of sensitive urban development. The authors argue that there is a need for…
Mapping research on legacy of mega sporting events: Structural changes, consequences, and stakeholder evaluations in empirical studies
Findings from empirical studies on the legacy of hosting a mega sporting event are inconclusive. This paper considers empirical studies published in English language peer-reviewed journals between 1997 and 2016 to identify trends and gaps in current knowledge related to event-attributed changes in structures, consequences, and stakeholder evaluations. Following systematic literature search guidelines, 233 articles (238 studies) were coded. The au…
Environmental Factors Associated with Physical Activity in Rural U.S. Counties
Variations across the rural-urban continuum in environmental factors associated with adults' PA, highlight the uniqueness of rural PA and the need to further study what succeeds in creating active rural places
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