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, 2017 The IDB has been supporting Sports-for-Development (SFD) initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean since 2004. This document reviews IDB-sponsored initiatives in 18 countries to shed light on what works and doesn’t work. Given the importance of designing programs right to avoid unintended consequences, increasing data collection and analysis is ...
Carlos Scartascini, Laura Jaitman
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Sports and Character Development
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2006For more than a century, the contention that sport builds character has been popular among educators. The more cautious perspective of researchers is that sport might build character, but only under the right conditions. For example, while the limited research to date suggests that competitive team sports may encourage high social perspective-taking ...
Brenda Light, Bredemeier +1 more
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An assessment of the impact of sports development on sports participation
2015There are many definitions of sports development, reflecting the past and current mix of objectives of the various principal agents involved and the changing political, economic, ideological and cultural background in which they operated. These definitions can all be positioned along two axes: first, the axis between encouraging people to become ...
van Bottenburg, M., de Bosscher, Veerle
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Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 2011
“Development” has become both a watchword and a fascination in sporting circles worldwide. Yet sport officials, policy makers, and advocates often have relatively unsophisticated understandings of development and the role of sport therein. This can result in programs and initiatives that are unfocused, ineffective, or even counterproductive. Drawing on
Douglas Hartmann, Christina Kwauk
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“Development” has become both a watchword and a fascination in sporting circles worldwide. Yet sport officials, policy makers, and advocates often have relatively unsophisticated understandings of development and the role of sport therein. This can result in programs and initiatives that are unfocused, ineffective, or even counterproductive. Drawing on
Douglas Hartmann, Christina Kwauk
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2021
Abstract Since the late 20th century, governments, international agencies, nonprofit organizations, and entrepreneurs have increasingly promoted sport as a tool to deliver development goals. The efforts to harness sport, and football (soccer) in particular, to address socioeconomic ills in Africa have mushroomed throughout the ...
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Abstract Since the late 20th century, governments, international agencies, nonprofit organizations, and entrepreneurs have increasingly promoted sport as a tool to deliver development goals. The efforts to harness sport, and football (soccer) in particular, to address socioeconomic ills in Africa have mushroomed throughout the ...
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Sport and Development, or Development through Sport in the Arab World
2012This chapter first examines sport in relation to nation-state formation and ideologies of development in the Arab world. The Pan-Arab Games and Pan-Islamic Games are illustrative examples of the Arab world’s engagement with Islamic values and secular ideologies, including modern sport. The next section explores the increasing adoption by Arab countries
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Development ‘Through’ Sport: Sport for Development
2020David Shilbury +3 more
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Researching and Evaluating Sport Development and Sport for Development
2023Emma Sherry +3 more
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Development ‘of’ Sport and Elite Sport Development
2020David Shilbury +3 more
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