While sport is widely understood to produce positive social outcomes for communities, such as the inclusion of diverse and marginalized groups, little researched has focused on the specific processes through which these outcomes may or may not be occurring. In this paper, we discuss the Community Cup program, and specifically a participatory sport event which seeks to connect newcomers to Canada (recent immigrants and refugees) in order to build capacity, connect communities, and facilitate further avenues to participation in community life. For this research, we worked collaboratively with the program to conduct an intrinsic case study, utilizing participant observation, document analysis, focus group, and semi-structured interviews. We discuss how the structure and organization of the event influences participants’ experiences and consequently how this impacts the adaptation and acculturation processes. Using Donnelly and Coakley's (2002) cornerstones of social inclusion and Berry’s (1992) framework for understanding acculturation, we critically discuss the ways that the participatory sport event may provide an avenue for inclusion of newcomers, as well as the aspects of inclusion that the event does not address. While exploratory in nature, this paper begins to unpack the complex process of how inclusion may or may not be facilitated through sport, as well discussing the role of the management of these sporting practices. Furthermore, based on our discussion, we offer suggestions for sport event managers to improve the design and implementation of programming offered for diverse/newcomer populations.

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Peripheral nerves and Schwann cells have to sustain constant mechanical constraints, caused by developmental growth as well as stretches associated with movements of the limbs and mechanical compressions from daily activities. In Schwann cells, signaling molecules sensitive to stiffness or stretch of the extracellular matrix, such as YAP/TAZ, have been shown to be critical for Schwann cell development and peripheral nerve regeneration. YAP/TAZ have also been suggested to contribute to tumorigenesis, neuropathic pain, and inherited disorders. Yet, the role of mechanosensitive ion channels in myelinating Schwann cells is vastly unexplored. Here we comprehensively assessed the expression of mechanosensitive ion channels in Schwann cells and identified that PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 are among the most abundant mechanosensitive ion channels expressed by Schwann cells. Using classic genetic ablation studies, we show that PIEZO1 is a transient inhibitor of radial and longitudinal myelination in Schwann cells. Contrastingly, we show that PIEZO2 may be required for myelin formation, as the absence of PIEZO2 in Schwann cells delays myelin formation. We found an epistatic relationship between PIEZO1 and PIEZO2, at both the morphological and molecular levels. Finally, we show that PIEZO1 channels affect the regulation of YAP/TAZ activation in Schwann cells. Overall, we present here the first demonstration that PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 contribute to mechanosensation in Schwann cells as well myelin development in the peripheral nervous system.

Method -Qualitative (Other)Friday, June 2, 2017 60-minute symposium, roundtable, or workshop 3:10 PM Abstract 2017-242 Room: HarvardSince some of the early important work by Paton (1987) and Olafson (1990) on the state of research in the field of sport management, scholars have discussed the need for a diverse array of research approaches and embraced alternative ways of knowing that move beyond the traditional positivist paradigm and scientific method. For example, Inglis (1992) advocated for qualitative methodologies, particularly focus groups, as a viable approach to sport management research and practice. As another example, Chalip's (1997) special issue on action research and social change in the Journal of Sport Management (JSM) challenged us to reexamine our methods and assumptions, and recognize the value of both qualitative and quantitative methods in action research. However, it can be argued that Frisby's (2005) Ziegler lecture on the critical social science (CSS) paradigm and Amis and Silk's (2005) special issue on critical and innovative approaches to the study of sport management in JSM is what really spawned a greater interest in and acceptance of qualitative research in the field. This is evidenced by an increase in the overall number of journal articles, conference presentations, and book projects (e.g., Edwards & Skinner, 2009) related to qualitative research in sport management since 2005 (see Shaw & Hoeber, 2016).Despite this increased interest and acceptance of qualitative research in the field, qualitative research is still marginalized and underutilized in the sport management discipline today (Nite & Singer, 2012, 2013 Shaw & Hoeber, 2016). Nite and Singer's (2013) preliminary examination of sport management doctoral programs in North America provides support for the notion that a strong bias toward quantitative approaches to research still persists in our academic discipline. Findings revealed that many doctoral students, the future academic leaders in the field, are required to take several statistics and quantitative-based courses in their degree programs, but courses focusing on qualitative inquiry are only optional in most programs and often limited in number, particularly in the United States. More recently, Shaw and Hoeber (2016) acknowledged the quantitative bias that exists in sport management research, and highlighted some of the constraints we face in our use of qualitative methods in sport management research. In particular, they discussed how the market-driven academic environment (i.e., neo-liberal funding environment) and reward system (e.g., tenure and promotion decisions) we currently operate in greatly favors quantitative research and discourages qualitative research. Unfortunately, policy makers, funding agencies, and other key academic stakeholders often view quantitative research as superior and more "scientific" (i.e., objective, valueneutral, rigorous) and downgrade qualitative research "to the status of marginal science, second class citizenship" (Denzin, 2009, p...

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