El juego en la vejez, relatos de viejos marplatenses

En este texto se intenta problematizar la temática del juego en la vejez. Para ello la autora recurre a la descripción de una experiencia realizada en la ciudad de Mar del Plata en el contexto de la Formación Docente y que tiene como actores a personas adultas mayores y a estudiantes del cuarto año de estudios del Profesorado en Educación Física provincial. Se tiene en cuenta como marco teórico el material bibliográfico aportado por el Seminario Teoría de los Juegos cursado por la autora en su trayecto para lograr el postítulo de Magíster en Educación Corporal y se entrecruzan con otros estudios pertinentes a la temática gerontológica. Asimismo, los datos obtenidos por medio de la realización de entrevistas en un trabajo de campo allí descripto son los insumos necesarios para analizar, por un lado, tanto las conceptualizaciones que se tiene sobre la vejez y el envejecimiento como las ideas y preconceptos acerca del juego en los adultos mayores. Por otro lado, los juegos de hoy y ayer y la multiplicidad de sentidos que estos adquieren en la vejez, a partir de las voces de los propios protagonistas de la experiencia

Arte, cuerpo y subjetividad. Experiencia estética y pedagógica

Este texto ejercita una mirada sobre la relación entre arte, cuerpo y subjetividad. Analizo, resumidamente, aquí algunos problemas que he investigado sobre esta relación, bajo la perspectiva de la formación del sujeto contemporáneo, enfocando la estética de esa formación. Trato de establecer conexiones entre algunas de las prácticas estéticas actuales y los procesos de formación del sujeto, entre las imágenes y discursos que dan forma a su experiencia estética, y el sentido que produce a partir de ellos. Esas imágenes y discursos permiten formular preguntas sobre las complejas relaciones entre experiencia estética y pedagogía en los actuales procesos de subjetivación. Experiencia estética y pedagogía se encuentran e interpelan en la idea que he llamado "pedagogía de las afecciones".

Análisis del cuerpo y la educación como objetos de la violencia simbólica : Un enfoque posible desde la mirada de Pierre Bourdieu

El artículo se propone analizar los conceptos cuerpo y educación, propuestos por Pierre Bourdieu, en diversas obras de su autoría. Centrando la mirada en los conceptos mencionados como recursos de dominación en manos de los Estados Modernos, el texto busca desarrollar la hipótesis reproductivista que asocia dichos términos al establecimiento y afianzamiento de un orden social determinado. Asumiendo una metodología histórica-hermenéutica basada en la revisión de fuentes primarias y secundarias, el objetivo del presente artículo radica en el rastreo de dichos conceptos a través de sus principales libros traducidos al castellano. Entre éstos se encuentran la compilación de artículos Capital cultural, escuela y espacio social; El sentido práctico y Meditaciones Pascalianas como escritos fundamentales a la hora de interpretar los conceptos de cuerpo y educación asociados a los recursos modernos de dominación. Al mismo tiempo, la propuesta de análisis incluye un diálogo con perspectivas relativamente contemporáneas a la obra de Bourdieu; entre estos se encuentran Foucault y Althusser, como autores cuyas propuestas teóricas pueden entreverarse con el enfoque de Bourdieu, enriqueciendo los debates teóricos hacia el interior del artículo.

Análisis del cuerpo y la educación como objetos de la violencia simbólica : Un enfoque posible desde la mirada de Pierre Bourdieu

El artículo se propone analizar los conceptos cuerpo y educación, propuestos por Pierre Bourdieu, en diversas obras de su autoría. Centrando la mirada en los conceptos mencionados como recursos de dominación en manos de los Estados Modernos, el texto busca desarrollar la hipótesis reproductivista que asocia dichos términos al establecimiento y afianzamiento de un orden social determinado. Asumiendo una metodología histórica-hermenéutica basada en la revisión de fuentes primarias y secundarias, el objetivo del presente artículo radica en el rastreo de dichos conceptos a través de sus principales libros traducidos al castellano. Entre éstos se encuentran la compilación de artículos Capital cultural, escuela y espacio social; El sentido práctico y Meditaciones Pascalianas como escritos fundamentales a la hora de interpretar los conceptos de cuerpo y educación asociados a los recursos modernos de dominación. Al mismo tiempo, la propuesta de análisis incluye un diálogo con perspectivas relativamente contemporáneas a la obra de Bourdieu; entre estos se encuentran Foucault y Althusser, como autores cuyas propuestas teóricas pueden entreverarse con el enfoque de Bourdieu, enriqueciendo los debates teóricos hacia el interior del artículo.

Sensing Spaces:A Body-oriented Architectural Design Education

The contemporary dominance of visuality has turned our understanding of space into a mode of unidirectional experience that externalizes other sensual capacities of the body while perceiving the built environment. This affects not only architectural practice but also architectural education when an introduction to the concept of space is often challenging, especially for the students who have limited spatial and sensual training. Considering that an architectural work is not perceived as a series of retinal pictures but as a repeated multi-sensory experience, the problem definitions in the design studio need to be disengaged from the dominance of a ‘focused vision’ and be re-constructed in a holistic manner. A method to address this approach is to enable the students to refer to their own sensual experiences of the built environment as a part of their design processes. This paper focuses on a particular approach to the second year architectural design teaching which has been followed in the Department of Architecture at Izmir University of Economics for the last three years. The very first architectural project of the studio and the program, entitled ‘Sensing Spaces’, is conducted as a multi-staged design process including ‘sense games, analyses of organs and their interpretations into space’. The objectives of this four-week project are to explore the sense of space through the design of a three-dimensional assembly, to create an awareness of the significance of the senses in the design process and to experiment with re-interpreted forms of bodily parts. Hence, the students are encouraged to explore architectural space through their ‘tactile, olfactory, auditory, gustative and visual stimuli’. In this paper, based on a series of examples, architectural space is examined beyond its boundaries of structure, form and function, and spatial design is considered as an activity of re-constructing the built environment through the awareness of bodily senses.

Gymnastics for youth : or A practical guide to healthful and amusing exercises for the use of schools. An essay toward the necessary improvement of education, chiefly as it relates to the body /

The plates are probably engraved by W. Blake.

Gymnastics for youth : or A practical guide to healthful and amusing exercises for the use of schools. An essay toward the necessary improvement of education, chiefly as it relates to the body /

The plates are probably engraved by W. Blake.

Mind and body; a monthly journal devoted to physical education.

Subtitle varies.

Impact of a comprehensive nutrition and lifestyle education intervention on body weight and health-related outcomes in morbidly-obese Hispanic-Americans following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

As morbid obesity increasingly affects Hispanic-Americans, the incidence of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedures (RYGB) among this population rises. Prospective research on the impact of postoperative educational interventions focused on Hispanic- Americans is needed to prevent premature weight loss plateau, weight regain, nutritional deficiencies, and relapse of obesity-related comorbidities. This randomized-controlled study evaluated the impact of a comprehensive nutrition and lifestyle education intervention (6 biweekly postoperative sessions that incorporated motivational strategies for behavioral change) as compared to a non-comprehensive approach (printed guidelines for healthy lifestyle). The variables to consider are body weight, obesity-related comorbidities (depression, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and others), nutrient status, physical activity, and eating habits in 144 morbidly-obese adult Hispanic-Americans 6 to 12 months following RYGB. Patients were randomly assigned to either the comprehensive intervention (n=72) or the comparison group (n=72). Participants (mean age 44.5 ± 13.5 years) were mainly Cuban-born females (83.3%). Intervention sessions attendance was 64%. At 12 months, both groups lost weight significantly, but those in the comprehensive intervention experienced greater excess weight loss than those in the comparison group (80% vs. 64% from preoperative excess weight, P<.001). Intervention participants were significantly more involved in physical activity (+ 14 min/week vs. – 4 min/week), had decreased depression, joint illness, and required less medication for comorbidities than comparison participants. Additionally, those in the comprehensive intervention had sustained supplement intake experiencing less folate deficiency (P=.014). The non-comprehensive intervention group significantly decreased their protein and supplement intake compared to the intervention group. Patients in the comprehensive intervention had significantly better eating habits reflected by fewer episodes of dumping syndrome, constipation, and night eating, than those in the comparison group who reported greater eating in response to negative emotions (P=.003). These findings support the importance of a comprehensive educational approach to achieve more effective weight reduction and health-related outcomes to prevent relapse of obesity-related comorbidities and nutritional deficiencies in Hispanic-Americans 6 to 12 months following RYGB.

Increased body temperature following subarachnoid haemorrhage : a retrospective correlational study

Introduction: Nursing clinicians are primarily responsible for the monitoring and treatment of increased body temperature. The body temperature of patients during their acute care hospital stay is measured at regular repeated intervals. In the event a patient is assessed with an elevated temperature, a multitude of decisions are required. The action of instigating temperature reducing strategies is based upon the assumption that elevated temperature is harmful and that the strategy employed will have some beneficial effect. Background and Significance: The potential harmful effects of increased body temperature (fever, hyperthermia) following neurological insult are well recognised. Although few studies have investigated this phenomenon in the diagnostic population of non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage, it has been demonstrated that increased body temperature occurs in 41 to 72% of patients with poor clinical outcome. However, in the Australian context the frequency, or other characteristics of increased body temperature, as well as the association between increased body temperature with poor clinical outcome has not been established. Design: This study used a correlational study design to: describe the frequency, duration and timing of increased body temperature; determine the association between increased body temperature and clinical outcome; and describe the clinical interventions used to manage increased body temperature in patients with non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage. A retrospective clinical chart audit was conducted on 43 patients who met the inclusion criteria. Findings: The major findings of this study were: increased body temperature occurred frequently; persisted for a long time; and onset did not occur until 20 hours after primary insult; increased body temperature was associated with death or dependent outcome; and no intervention was recorded in many instances. Conclusion: This study has quantified in a non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage patient population the characteristics of increased body temperature, established an association between increased body temperature with death or dependent outcome and described the current management of elevated temperatures in the Australian context to improve nursing practice, education and research.

A review of non-traditional occupational therapy practice placement education : a focus on role-emerging and project placements

Practice placement education has been recognised as an integral and critical component of the training of occupational therapy students. Although there is an extensive body of literature on clinical education and traditional practice placement education models, there has been limited research on alternative placements.-------- This paper reviews the literature on various practice placement education models and presents a contemporary view on how it is currently delivered. The literature is examined with a particular focus on the increasing range of practice placement education opportunities, such as project and role-emerging placements. The drivers for non-traditional practice placement education include shortages of traditional placement options, health reform and changing work practices, potential for role development and influence on practice choice. The benefits and challenges of non-traditional practice placement education are discussed, including supervision issues, student evaluation, professional and personal development and the opportunity to practise clinical skills.--------- Further research is recommended to investigate occupational therapy graduates' perceptions of role-emerging and project placements in order to identify the benefits or otherwise of these placements and to contribute to the limited body of knowledge of emerging education opportunities.