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Factors that Motivate YMCA Volunteers
<p>The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is a not-for-profit organization that depends heavily on volunteers. As one of many such organizations, the YMCA must continually strive to find the best methods of recruiting and retaining volunteers. Although the field of psychology has done …
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Instructional perspectives of YMCA fitness instructors
… fitness instructors at the Greater Louisville YMCA’s. Utilizing the Modified Instructional Perspectives Inventory (MIPI) and a focus group, the study explored the instructional views of fitness instructors from an andragogical perspective. Specifically, the study aimed to: (a) determine the …
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A central branch YMCA for Fort Worth, Texas
This written thesis is prepared as a supplement to the design or graphic thesis which was completed this semester in Architecture 461. It is an extension of the written work which was begun with the program done in Architecture 422 in the fall semester. The intent in this composition is to further …
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Formative Evaluation of the YMCA Active 6 Program in Missoula Montana
… activity program at the Missoula Montana YMCA. The Active 6 program aims to decrease the drastic drop seen in physical activity levels among 6th graders and increase physical activity self-efficacy. This program works to educate 6th graders about the importance of physical activity and …
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Formative Evaluation of the YMCA Active 6 Program in Missoula Montana
… activity program at the Missoula Montana YMCA. The Active 6 program aims to decrease the drastic drop seen in physical activity levels among 6th graders and increase physical activity self-efficacy. This program works to educate 6th graders about the importance of physical activity and …
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Experiences of YMCA Day Camp Counsellors and their Perceptions of Youth
… My MA thesis explores the experiences of YMCA day camp counsellors and their perceptions of the children with whom they work. More specifically, I explore how camp counsellors perceive campers’ strengths, assets, and home life, the extent to which camp counsellors impose neoliberal values …
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The Battle Over A Black YMCA and Its Inner-City Community: The Fall Creek Parkway YMCA As A Lens On Indianapolis’ Urban Revitalization and School Desegregation, 1959-2003
The narrative of the Fall Creek Parkway YMCA is central to the record of the historically black community northwest of downtown Indianapolis, which was established in the early 1900s, as well as reflective of the urban revitalization projects and demographic fluxes that changed this community …
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Improving the Accuracy of the VO2 max Prediction Obtained from Submaxial YMCA Testing
… accuracy. A popular submaximal protocol is the YMCA bike test. Steady state heart rate (HR) is measured at multiple submaximal workloads and extrapolated to the subject's estimated maximal HR (220-age). The VO2 corresponding to the estimated maximal HR is accepted as the estimated VO2 max. The …
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Prediction of maximum oxygen uptake from a modified Ymca 3-minute step test
… a modified Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) 3-Minute Step Test was investigated. Sixty apparently healthy males and females between the ages of 18 and 55 years stepped on a height specific bench for 3 minutes in order to obtain their 1-minute and 15-second post exercise recovery heart …
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The Meaning of the Virtual YMCA After School Program for Former Participants: An Exploratory Study
… with six previous participants of the Virtual YMCA and a former school principal. Reconstructed narratives and analyzed transcripts show that participants do still derive meaning and significance from their participation in the program, although highly individualized. Significant aspects of the …
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Advancing a Youth-Centered Pedagogy that Fosters Physical Literacy by Working with Youth and YMCA Recreation Providers
… aimed at supporting youth physical literacy in a YMCA recreation context using action research. An important objective was to support change in YMCA organizational pedagogical practices. Practical implications for the implementation of physical literacy are discussed throughout. Interviews with 10 …
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Planning for community economic development in the Near North Side of Chicago : a study for the YMCA Robert E. Brooker Inter-Agency Center
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1982.
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An Evaluation of the Recreation Interest of Hopkins County Middle School Students
… thereby assisting the Hopkins County Family YMCA in teen program development. In addition, the study investigates potential constraints these students encounter. One hundred and twenty-five students from four public middle schools participated in the recreation needs assessment. The …
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The Effect of Varying Cadence in Cycle Ergometry on Submaximal Predictions of Peak Oxygen Uptake
… peak oxygen uptake (VO2) using the standard YMCA protocol workloads. There has been limited scholarship investigating the effect that varying cadence has on trained cyclists and almost none on untrained participants. For this study twelve moderately healthy participants (age: 20.75 ± 1.87, …
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Maximum oxygen uptake predicted from submaximal tests
… Astrand-Ryhming Nomogram (ARN) and the National YMCA bicycle ergometer test. While both tests predict max VO2 from heart rate and workload, the ARN also uses submaximal oxygen uptake as a parameter; The purpose of this study was to determine which of the 3 types of exercises used with the …
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The Bicultural Identity Development (BID) Art Therapy Intervention with Hispanic Adults
… Bureau (housed underneath the San Francisco YMCA), which serves families and children in the Bay Area.</p>
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Increasing latino engagement in sustainability and philanthropic efforts of mainstream youth development organizations in the United States
… data from 4-H, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the YMCA, this study examines Latino participation in the four organizations. In addition, through research, interviews with community leaders and with Latino philanthropists the study analyzes Latino nonprofit engagement and philanthropic practices. …
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The Effectiveness of the Missoula Active 6 Afterschool Program on Participation and Health Outcomes
… physical activity (Beets et al., 2009). The YMCA Active 6 program in was created in 2010 in reaction to the obesity and physical activity trends in Montana’s youth. The program aims to increase physical activity in sixth grade participants and to educate them on different components that …
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The Effectiveness of the Missoula Active 6 Afterschool Program on Participation and Health Outcomes
… physical activity (Beets et al., 2009). The YMCA Active 6 program in was created in 2010 in reaction to the obesity and physical activity trends in Montana’s youth. The program aims to increase physical activity in sixth grade participants and to educate them on different components that …
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Prediction of Cardio-respiratory Fitness Utilizing a Modified Step Test Protocol
… the National Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) step test, and a VO2peak treadmill test. All subjects completed a PAR-Q, pre-screening form, and were instructed to refrain from alcohol, caffeine, exercise, and over the counter medications for 24 hours and food for 2 hours prior to the test …
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