Discussion Question

If you had a very limited budget but were committed to collecting and using some type of qualitative data to get at the perceptions of program participants, what might be your best options? Explain.

Initial responses should be no less than 250 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references (aside from the textbook) APA Format

Training and Development

After learning about the training and development process and the performance appraisal process, develop an initial post in which you:

Select and briefly describe the training process and the performance appraisal process of your organization.

Evaluate both processes and mention one strength and one weakness of each process.

Include one recommendation to overcome the weakness you mentioned.

Initial responses should be no less than 300 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references (aside from the textbook) APA Format

Behaviors in Youth Sport

After completing this week assigned readings and the Lesson in our Lesson section:

Part 1:

Young athletes participate in and discontinue sport programs for a variety of reasons. Stress can also significantly affect a young athlete's sport participation.

Addictive behaviors can influence both participation and performance. In this activity, you'll reflect on your childhood youth sport experiences and determine what factors played a role in your decision to participate in and discontinue participation in a youth sport program.

Part 2:

Stress and addictive behaviors can have a significant impact on youth sport participants. To help them cope with stress and/or addictive behaviors, you can adapt and use several anxiety reduction techniques that are relevant for children. Identify and explain three.

Part 3:

In frustrating sport situations, young people are particularly influenced by adult behavior.

Why do some people act aggressively and others do not?

What socially learned cues in sport signal the appropriateness of being aggressive?

Identify and explain two methods you would use to help young athletes control their emotions?

Initial responses should be no less than 300 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references (aside from the textbook) APA Format

Policy Analysis and Evaluation

Policy analysis is about finding out what governments do, why they do it, and what difference those activities make. One result of that process is considering the termination of a program. However, this is not an easy process.

(1) Why are government programs seldom terminated? Provide at least three reasons in your response.

(2) Please present an example of a government program that should have been terminated and explain how it may have survived (think about stakeholders and their interests).

Remember to incorporate key terms/concepts from your required readings along with replying to your classmates. You are also expected to reference the assigned readings while properly citing all sources. Initial posts should be at least 300 words in length (but less than 500 words). APA Format.