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Community sports development for socially deprived groups: a wider role for the commercial sports sector? A look at the Flemish situation Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Since the early nineties, speci?c community sports programmes have been set up in Flanders (Belgium) to stimulate participation among socially deprived groups. With only a limited involvement of the traditional sports sector, alternative providers (e.g. youth welfare sector) became active in organizing local initiatives, such as neighbourhood sports. However, despite the multiplicity of sports providers, to date, inequalities in sports ...
Actual and perceived motor competence assessment in relation to children’s motivation towards sports and community sports participation Universiteit Gent
Critical success factors for sports promotion through community partnerships Universiteit Gent
AIM: This study wants to give an empirical answer to the question which determinants are most important for intersectoral partnerships in a specific community capacity building program which aims at increasing sports participation. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND: Sports participation is claimed to reduce physical inactivity, improve mental wellbeing and built social capital. These beneficial effects make sports a useful tool for other sectors. However ...
Personal development of disadvantaged youth through community sports Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Participant-practitioner relationships in community ‘sport-for-development’ practices are seen as central in working towards broader developmental outcomes. Using
Noddings’ Ethics of Care as an analytical framework, we investigated relational strategies of practitioners in three community sport practices (Belgium) to understand
the personal developmental potential of these relationships. Based on the data (participatory ...
Noddings’ Ethics of Care as an analytical framework, we investigated relational strategies of practitioners in three community sport practices (Belgium) to understand
the personal developmental potential of these relationships. Based on the data (participatory ...
Identifying competencies of volunteer board members of community sports clubs Universiteit Gent KU Leuven
This study contributes to the emerging empirical studies on roles and responsibilities of boards in nonprofit organizations by identifying competencies of volunteer board members. We identified how two types of constituents-volunteer board members and sports members-perceived competencies of volunteer board members in community sports clubs. We used the repertory grid technique to draw cognitive maps and to reveal the perceived reality of these ...
Belgium: Community sports in Flanders Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Potential of Community Sport for Social Inclusion Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Social inclusion is a pressing issue confronting all levels of sport today, and community sport in particular. Sport is being promoted as an inclusive environment in which people of all backgrounds and abilities can participate and access a range of social and health benefits. Moreover, sport is often heralded as a vehicle for promoting social inclusion in other societal domains. Yet, the policy ideal of ‘sport for all’ is not always realised in ...