Community Sport and Social Inclusion: Enhancing Strategies for Promoting Personal Development, Health and Social Cohesion (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society)

Synopsis

This book examines sport as an inclusive and developmental environment, exploring the conditions by which community sport initiatives can promote personal development, health and social cohesion, particularly for at-risk youth. At the empirical core of the book is a multiple disciplinary study of community sport programmes in Flanders, Belgium, involving researchers from social sport sciences, social work, pedagogy and health care sciences. Drawing on this cutting-edge, realist research, the book considers the implications for sport development policy and practice around the world. The book considers community sport as a vehicle for promoting social inclusion, and the ways it allows people of all backgrounds and abilities to participate and access social and health benefits, whilst touching on key issues including monitoring and evaluation; exercise and health; youth welfare, and volunteering. This book is a fascinating reading for any student, researcher or practitioner working in sport for development, sport management, sport coaching, social work, education, sociology or urban studies.

Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

186 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000475111

Related ISBNs:

9780367356149, 9781032125282, 9780429340635

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

11/25/21

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Universiteit Gent

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Sports, Business and Finance, Sociology

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Marc Theeboom

Edited by:

Hebe Schaillée

Edited by:

Rudi Roose

Edited by:

Sara Willems

Edited by:

Lieve Bradt

Edited by:

Emelien Lauwerier