The Sport Empowers Disabled Youth 2 (SEDY2) project encourages inclusion and equal opportunities in sport for youth with a disability by raising their sports and exercise participation in inclusive settings. It was important to ensure that the authentic views, wishes and feelings of youth with a disability regarding inclusion in sport were attained. Therefore, online focus groups were conducted with youth with a disability, their parents and sport professionals in Finland, Lithuania, Portugal and The Netherlands. Seven themes regarding inclusion in sport have been identified from these interviews: having a choice, sense of belonging, everyone can participate, same rights and equality, acknowledge that everyone is unique, inclusion is an ongoing process and terminology (language) is challenging.
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The Sport Empowers Disabled Youth 2 (SEDY2) project encourages inclusion and equal opportunities in sport for youth with a disability by raising their sports and exercise participation in inclusive settings. It was important to ensure that the authentic views, wishes and feelings of youth with a disability regarding inclusion in sport were attained. Therefore, online focus groups were conducted with youth with a disability, their parents and sport professionals in Finland, Lithuania, Portugal and The Netherlands. During the online EUCAPA 2020 conference the preliminary results of these focus groups were presented.
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Het boekje Kracht van Sport in de Wijk betreft een leesbare weergave van de lezingen die in het voorjaar van 2017 verzorgd zijn over dit thema door externe deskundigen. De onderwerpen van de lezingen zijn samen met vertegenwoordigers uit zowel zorg en welzijn als de sport gekozen. Het betreft de doelgroepen: 1) mensen met een beperking 2) kwetsbare jongeren 3) migranten en vluchtelingen 4) mensen met psychische problemen 5) senioren en ouderen.
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This book fills an important gap in the sport governance literature by engaging in critical reflection on the concept of ‘good governance’. It examines the theoretical perspectives that lead to different conceptualisations of governance and, therefore, to different standards for institutional quality. It explores the different practical strategies that have been employed to achieve the implementation of good governance principles. The first part of the book aims to shed light on the complexity and nuances of good governance by examining theoretical perspectives including leadership, value, feminism, culture and systems. The second part of the book has a practical focus, concentrating on reform strategies, from compliance policies and codes of ethics to external reporting and integrity systems. Together, these studies shed important new light on how we define and understand governance, and on the limits and capabilities of different methods for inducing good governance. With higher ethical standards demanded in sport business and management than ever before, this book is important reading for all advanced students and researchers with an interest in sport governance and sport policy, and for all sport industry professionals looking to improve their professional practice.
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To enhance the training of sport psychology consultants, it is important to know which learning experiences are useful for which components of professional development. We interviewed 15 novice consultants on their learning experiences related to 13 different topics. Traditional learning experiences (e.g., courses, teachers) were related to the development of practical know-how. Learning from others (e.g., peers, colleagues) was related to professional development (i.e., dealing with issues, challenges, and dilemmas that occur in sport psychology practice). Practical experience and reflective activities were related to both know-how and professional development. These results can be used to shape effective sport psychology education.
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The Sport Empowers Disabled Youth 2 (SEDY2) project encourages inclusion and equal opportunities in sport for youth with a disability by raising their sports and exercise participation in inclusive settings. The SEDY2 Inclusion Handbook is aimed at anybody involved in running or working in a sport club, such as a volunteer, a coach, or a club member. The goal of the handbook is to facilitate disability inclusion among mainstream sport providers by sharing SEDY2 project partners’ best practices and inclusive ideas.
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During the online International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity (ISAPA) in June 2021 te results of the SEDY2 project were presented. Aim The Erasmus+ Sport Empowers Disabled Youth 2 (SEDY 2) project addresses the topic of encouraging inclusion and equal opportunities in sport. Currently, different terminology about inclusion is being used in different countries, making it difficult to compare findings and to set unilineal goals and targets. In order to tackle the issues that are currently preventing youth with disabilities from participating in sports, the primary purpose of this study is to reach a consensus statement on what inclusive sport truly means. Literature shows that inclusion is a question about individual choice of a sporting activity across a continuum of segregated, integrated and inclusive approaches (Kiuppis, 2018) considered as The inclusion spectrum (Stevenson & Black, 2011). Most of the existing research is not based on the authentic wishes and feelings of children and young people with a disability themselves. Therefore, the main research question is ‘Inclusion in sport: what does it mean in practice?’ Methods To ensure that the authentic views, wishes and feelings regarding inclusion in sport were attained, online focus groups interviews were conducted with children and young people with a disability, their parents and sport professionals in Finland, Lithuania, Portugal and The Netherlands. Data is coded and analysed with Maxqda through the method of thematic content analysis. Results All four countries conducted a focus group with each stakeholder group: children with a disability themselves, their parents and sport professionals. In total 12 focus group interviews were conducted. Preliminary results show that inclusion is about individual needs and wishes and is associated with terms as feeling welcome, taking part, having a choice and equal opportunity. “…it is equal opportunities for all to participate and that, that you are part of like a group and, and that feeling of being part of a group and that you feel welcome.” Focus groups with professionals found that for them inclusion is not the same as inclusion policy. “I think we are talking about the same thing, and we feel the same way, but if we compare that to the inclusion policy or the sports covenant, maybe we are not always talking about the same thing.” All focus groups will be analysed and the results will be presented during the session. Discussion/conclusion Results have been discussed within the SEDY project group with sport organisations, Paralympic Committees and Universities of Applied Sciences to reach internal consensus. In order to tackle the issues that are currently preventing people with disabilities from participating in sports, there is need to reach a broad consensus statement on what inclusive sport truly means. Therefore the next is to discuss the results externally, to reach broad consensus. This can be taken as starting point for actual steps of improvement to include more children with disabilities in sport.
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Wat is de kracht van sport?’ Dat was de uitdagende, prikkelende vraag die wij aan 25 studenten hebben voorgelegd. Het beantwoorden van deze vraag bleek een complexe en soms frustrerende exercitie. Tijdens de zoektocht naar het antwoord moest steeds de balans tussen breedte en diepte van de vraag in de gaten gehouden worden. Daarnaast bleken de studenten soms onzeker over wat zij, als ‘slechts’ studenten, konden bijdragen aan het beantwoorden van deze moeilijke vraag waar vele wetenschappers zich op stuk hebben gebeten. Naar onze mening is de bijdrage van deze studenten heel groot. Zij hebben een compleet en actueel beeld gegeven van hun perceptie over de kracht van sport.
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Bij Sport en Bewegen leven verschillende vragen rondom studiesucces. Een van de vragen die de opleiding heeft is gericht op de werking van drempels en de mogelijke invloed daarvan op het aantal langstudeerders. Sport en Bewegen geeft aan dat het lukt om langstudeerders te laten uitstromen, maar doordat er nieuwe langstudeerders bij blijven komen, de totale groep niet afneemt. Een factor die op de instroom van langstudeerders van invloed zou kunnen zijn is de aanwezigheid van drempels in het curriculum. Binnen het programma van Sport en Bewegen zijn er verschillende drempels in het curriculum ingebouwd. Ten eerste zijn er bepaalde eisen waaraan studenten moeten voldoen voordat zij aan de stage in het 3e jaar mogen beginnen. De opleiding biedt de studenten die nog niet met hun stage mogen beginnen de optie om alvast de vakken te volgen die ze anders ná de stage zouden krijgen. Deze vakken worden twee keer in het jaar aangeboden. Een andere optie is dat studenten het 2e jaar opnieuw doen. Door deze twee opties aan te bieden kunnen studenten die nog niet aan hun stage mogen beginnen hun achterstand wegwerken, actief met de studie bezig blijven en blijven ze in contact met de opleiding en klasgenoten
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Om kennis te vergaren over de werkelijke waarde van sport hebben wij in het voorjaar van 2013 een reeks lezingen en aansluitend onderwijs georganiseerd over de 'Kracht van sport' onderverdeeld in de de sociaal-economische kracht van sport, de maatschappelijke kracht van sport, de gezonde kracht van sport, de vernieuwende kracht van sport en de kracht van topsport. Om iedereen in staat te stellen de bevindingen tot zich te nemen hebben we de vijf uitgeschreven lezingen en een samenvatting van het studentenproduct gebundeld in dit boek. Wij menen dat deze bundeling een must is voor een ieder die in zijn werk of hobby met sport te maken heeft. We hopen vooral ook dat de beleidsmakers en afgevaardigden uit de politiek dit boek ter handen nemen bij het schrijven van sport gerelateerde notities en paragrafen in politieke programma's zodat sport eindelijk de aandacht krijgt die het verdient. ISBN-10: 9085550858
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