Browsing by Subject "Motivations"

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    Finding your lane: experiences and beyond for adults learning to swim
    (Springer Nature, 2023) Wilson, Shawn; Miller, Alison Moira; Casson, Destiny; Ramos, William D.; Pediatrics, School of Medicine
    The purpose of this study was to examine experiences and impacts from participating in an adult swim instruction program. We conducted 20 semi-structured interviews with adults aged 18 + who had participated in an adult learn to swim program. Participants were interviewed through a virtual platform using a semi-structured protocol. Data were coded individually by each member of the research team for emerging thematic outcomes with final consensus among all those involved in the analysis. Participants expressed adult learn to swim programs had an effect in three areas: (a) life affordance, (b) emotional affect, and (c) interpersonal relationships. Public health experts and aquatics leaders should consider targeting programs aimed at teaching adults to learn how to swim, especially to marginalized individuals and those who did not grow up in the United States. The authors highlight how these programs can create life affordances well beyond lap swimming and even water safety.
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    “Understanding the Motivations and Experiences of STEM Students in a Study Abroad Program”
    (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2015-04-17) Scheive, Melanie
    From March 14th to 21st of 2015, student members of the IUPUI chapter of Timmy Global Health traveled to Las Canas, Dominican Republic as part of a medical brigade team. Alongside doctors, nurses, dentists, and other medical personnel, participating students played an active, hands-on role in helping to provide primary care services to over 600 patients from the five impoverished communities surrounding Las Canas (Timmy Global Health, 2015). Undergraduate students, many of whom are STEM students, decide to participate in these medical brigade trips for a variety of reasons. The exact motivations and experiences of STEM students participating in health science-related study abroad trips, however, are not adequately explored in current study abroad literature. This research seeks to determine how each participant’s experiences in Las Canas have impacted their perceptions of health science-related careers. The specific aims of this project are concerned with understanding the following: 1) the motivations that influence the decision-making process of STEM students choosing to study abroad; 2) the individual experiences during a health science-based study abroad trip that are instrumental in refining and solidifying STEM interest; and 3) the student-level and community outcomes (e.g. an increase of STEM interest and a positive effect on local health care recipients, respectively) produced by a medical brigade experience. A mixed methods research design —including observations, interviews, participant reflections, and pre-/post-program surveys — was utilized to address this project’s specific aims.
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    Where Do Men and Women Give? Gender Differences in the Motivations and Purposes for Charitable Giving
    (2015-09) Mesch, Debra; Osili, Una; Ackerman, Jacqueline; Dale, Elizabeth
    This study seeks to explore gender differences in the purpose and motivations for charitable giving. We analyze new waves of data from the Philanthropy Panel Study, the Bank of America/U.S. Trust Studies of High Net Worth Philanthropy, and the Million Dollar List to investigate where men and women direct their charitable gifts, the influence of charitable decision making on giving, and why men’s and women’s priorities may differ. We find that generally, women are more likely than men to give to every charitable subsector except neighborhoods and communities and tend to spread their giving out. However, high net worth women exhibit fewer differences in their giving as compared to high net worth men. Women prioritize issues and areas such as women’s rights, human rights, and the environment, while men favor the economy and national security. Finally, we find that women are generally motivated to give by their political or philosophical beliefs or their involvement in an organization.