1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456374303321

Autore

Etnier Jennifer L

Titolo

Bring your "A" game [[electronic resource] ] : a young athlete's guide to mental toughness / / Jennifer L. Etnier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2009

ISBN

0-8078-9851-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Disciplina

796.001/9

796.0019

Soggetti

Sports - Psychological aspects

Athletes - Training of

Athletes - Psychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 What Does It Take to Perform at a High Level in Sport?; 3 Physical Characteristics; 4 Technical Skills and Tactical Abilities; 5 Selecting a Coach and Team; 6 Mental Toughness; 7 Goal Setting; 8 Outcome Goals versus Process Goals; 9 Attributions; 10 Self-Talk; 11 Controlling the Controllables; 12 Energy Management; 13 Pre-Performance Routines; 14 Imagery; 15 Burnout; 16 Confidence Building and Maintenance; 17 Sacrifices, Balance, and Dealing with Disappointments and Adversity; 18 Dealing with Parents; 19 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Note to Coaches; Note to Parents

Index

Sommario/riassunto

Bring Your ""A"" Game: A Young Athlete's Guide to Mental Toughness



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789769903321

Titolo

Studying processability theory [[electronic resource] ] : an introductory textbook / / edited by Manfred Pienemann, Jörg-U. Kessler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011

ISBN

1-283-23446-7

9786613234469

90-272-8661-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Collana

Processability approaches to language acquisition research & teaching (PALART), , 2210-6480 ; ; v. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

PienemannManfred <1951->

KesslerJörg-U

Disciplina

401/.93

Soggetti

Second language acquisition

Psycholinguistics

Grammar, Comparative and general

Interlanguage (Language learning)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The facts -- pt. 2. The theory -- pt. 3. Applying PT to other contexts -- pt. 4. Practical applications.

Sommario/riassunto

Processability Theory (PT) as developed by Manfred Pienemann is a prominent theory of second language acquisition. PT serves as a framework for a wide range of research covering issues, including L2 processing, interlanguage variation, typological effects on SLA, L1 transfer, pidgins and creoles, linguistic profiling, stabilisation/fossilisation and teachability. This textbook provides a reader-friendly introduction to PT. It is designed for students with a basic knowledge of (applied) linguistics. The components of PT are set out in four parts. The first part focuses on observed facts, in par



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910964372103321

Titolo

Frontiers in development policy / / by Raj Nallari, Shahid Yusuf, Breda Griffith, and Rwitwika Bhattacharya

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011

ISBN

9786613292636

9781283292634

1283292637

9780821387863

0821387863

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 297 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

NallariRaj <1955->

Disciplina

338.9

Soggetti

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Free enterprise - Developing countries

Economic development - Environmental aspects - Developing countries

Developing countries Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Development challenges in a post-crisis world -- Private enterprise and development -- Growth and development strategies and rethinking development -- Human development policies -- Managing risks.

Sommario/riassunto

The global crisis of 2008-09 has brought to the forefront a plethora of economic and political policy issues. There is a re-opening of discussion on basic economic concepts, appropriate framework for analysis, role of private and public sectors in the economy, structural transformation of economies, human development and managing of growing risks and crises. The purpose of this book has been to bring home the inter-linkages in various parts of the economy and the need for practical policy making to reach development goals while being aware of the instabilities, complexities and downside risks