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Offering a complete introduction to sport development policy and
practice, this book covers key theory, themes, issues, and debates
in sport development, without assuming any prior knowledge on the
part of the reader. It outlines the organisational landscape of
sport in the UK and explains important differences across England,
Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, as well as the global
context. Examining both community and elite sport, it covers
public, private, and third sectors, including national and local
government and national governing bodies, and considers change -
cultural, managerial, social, and political - as an element of
sport development policy, strategy, and operations. Every chapter
includes an in-depth case study around which a seminar or tutorial
can be based, as well as definitions of key concepts and
terminology that students and practitioners are likely to encounter
during their studies or professional practice. Questions at the end
of each chapter encourage the reader to reflect on their own work,
and useful guides to further reading make the book an ideal jumping
off point for further study. This is the perfect foundation
textbook for any sport development course taken as part of a degree
program in sport development, sport management, or sport coaching.
Offering a complete introduction to sport development policy and
practice, this book covers key theory, themes, issues, and debates
in sport development, without assuming any prior knowledge on the
part of the reader. It outlines the organisational landscape of
sport in the UK and explains important differences across England,
Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, as well as the global
context. Examining both community and elite sport, it covers
public, private, and third sectors, including national and local
government and national governing bodies, and considers change -
cultural, managerial, social, and political - as an element of
sport development policy, strategy, and operations. Every chapter
includes an in-depth case study around which a seminar or tutorial
can be based, as well as definitions of key concepts and
terminology that students and practitioners are likely to encounter
during their studies or professional practice. Questions at the end
of each chapter encourage the reader to reflect on their own work,
and useful guides to further reading make the book an ideal jumping
off point for further study. This is the perfect foundation
textbook for any sport development course taken as part of a degree
program in sport development, sport management, or sport coaching.
This book provides a comparative analysis of sport and physical
activity policies, processes, and practices across the home nations
(England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) of the United
Kingdom. Drawing upon in-depth analysis by internationally
recognised experts within the sport policy and management field,
and applying a novel analytical framework, this book offers the
first comprehensive intra-country comparison of the most
significant features of the sporting infrastructure across the home
nations. With chapters focusing on each of the four nations in
detail, followed by a comparative chapter that traces the evolution
of sport policy across the UK, the book examines the differences
and similarities across elite, community, and school sport policy.
It provides important insight into how sport policy interacts with
national and devolved political structures and with socio-cultural
factors to drive both elite sporting success and community sport
development. The book is essential reading for any student,
researcher, policy-maker or sport practitioner with an interest in
sport policy, sport development, sport management, public policy,
or politics.
Researching Difference in Sport and Physical Activity goes beyond
the content of introductory research methods texts to provide an
insight into the methodological hurdles that are experienced when
researching 'difference' in Sport and Physical Activity.
Contributors reflect upon how the rhetoric of research methodology
transfers into the reality of data collection across 'difference'.
Presenting case studies of real research projects, the book covers
a range of topics, such as: disability in sport and physical
activity vulnerable children in sport and physical activity visual
research tools when working with children in a primary school
setting physical activity, sedentary behaviour and obesity through
childhood diverse ethnic groups in sport and physical activity
settings. Each chapter contends with practical issues of power and
representation within the research process, to recognise how a
researcher-participant relationship that considers those who are
'othered' serves to change the dynamics and processes of research.
This is an important resource for students of all sports related
subjects and essential reading for anyone interested in the study
of marginalised populations in sport and physical activity.
Researching Difference in Sport and Physical Activity goes beyond
the content of introductory research methods texts to provide an
insight into the methodological hurdles that are experienced when
researching 'difference' in Sport and Physical Activity.
Contributors reflect upon how the rhetoric of research methodology
transfers into the reality of data collection across 'difference'.
Presenting case studies of real research projects, the book covers
a range of topics, such as: disability in sport and physical
activity vulnerable children in sport and physical activity visual
research tools when working with children in a primary school
setting physical activity, sedentary behaviour and obesity through
childhood diverse ethnic groups in sport and physical activity
settings. Each chapter contends with practical issues of power and
representation within the research process, to recognise how a
researcher-participant relationship that considers those who are
'othered' serves to change the dynamics and processes of research.
This is an important resource for students of all sports related
subjects and essential reading for anyone interested in the study
of marginalised populations in sport and physical activity.
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