Yoga for Kenyan Children: Concept-Mapping with Multidimensional Scaling and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Cook-Cottone, Catherine; Giambrone, Carla; Klein, Jessalyn
Titel	Yoga for Kenyan Children: Concept-Mapping with Multidimensional Scaling and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis
Quelle	In: International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 6 (2018) 3, S.151-164 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2168-3603
DOI	10.1080/21683603.2017.1302852
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Metacognition; Physical Activities; Relaxation Training; Student Attitudes; Child Development; Student Characteristics; Elementary School Students; Attitude Change; Brainstorming; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Entspannungstraining; Schülerverhalten; Kindesentwicklung; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Kenia
Abstract	The Africa Yoga Project (AYP) provides voluntary yoga classes for schoolchildren across Kenya. To study student perceived effects, a mixed-methods concept mapping methodology was utilized combining multidimensional scaling (MDS) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA). Children (ages 8-14) who practice yoga with AYP completed the two-phase process of data collection. In Phase 1, 155 children participated in brainstorming sessions asking in what ways they had changed since practicing yoga. Their ideas were aggregated into a list of 85 statements reflecting perceived effects of yoga. In Phase 2, 109 children from the same locations sorted and rated brainstormed effects (Phase 2; N = 109). Analysis yielded a two-dimensional map representing how generated statements were associated in terms of how students understood their relatedness to each other (sorting) and the magnitude of importance (rating). The AYP student concept map met validity standards with an MDS stress value of .32, indicating a model fit within accepted levels. Overall, students' perceptions are reflected in the following concepts (in order of importance rating): finding steadiness and ease, increased wellness, improved physical and emotional health, gratitude for yoga community and practice, neurological and interpersonal integration, and experience of efficacy and possibility. The specific outcomes are discussed along with implications for practice and research. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01