September 2012
Elementary students’ metaphors for democracy
The purpose of the research was to reveal elementary 8th grade students’ opinions concerning democracy with the aid of metaphors. The students were asked to produce metaphors about the concept of democracy. 140 students from 3 public schools in Ankara (Turkey) participated in the research. 55% of the students were females and 45% were males. The students who participated in the research were asked to...
September 2012
Relationships between perceptual-motor skills and postural balance in nine years old boys
The aim of this study is to investigate relationship between static-dynamic balance performance and two-hand coordination, reaction time, anthropometric measurements and leg strength. Fifty voluntary male children (age: 9.29 ± 1.11 years, height: 138.86 ± 7.86 cm, weight: 35.20 ± 9.2 kg) who did not exercise regularly were included into the study. The correlation Static Balance (SB) and...
September 2012
Somatotypes of male whitewater canoe athletes of the Turkish National Canoe Team
This study aimed to determine the somatotype characteristics of male whitewater canoe athletes of the Turkish National Canoe Team. 10 male whitewater canoe athletes from the Turkish National Canoe Team voluntarily participated in the study during the national team camp in Rize in 2011. The age, height, weight, skinfold thickness, circumference, and width measurements of the male whitewater canoe athletes who...
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