Global Sport-for-Development [electronic resource] : Critical Perspectives /
Adair, Daryl.author.
Schulenkorf, N.editor.
This book provides a critical approach to sport-for-development, acknowledging the potential of this growing field but emphasising challenges, problems and limitations – particularly if programs are not adequately planned, delivered or monitored.
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Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Part I Global Sport-for-Development:Critical Perspectives; 1 Sport-for-Development: The Emergence and Growth of a New Genre; Part II Framework; 2 The Sport for Development and Peace Sector: A Critical Sociological Analysis; 3 De-Colonising the Politics and Practice of Sport-for- Development: Critical Insights from Post-Colonial Feminist Theory and Methods; 4 Sport-for-Development: Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will
5 The Ripple Effect: Critical Pragmatism, Conflict Resolution and Peace Building through Sport in Deeply Divided SocietiesPart III From the Field; 6 Reflections from the Field: Challenges in Managing Agendas and Expectations around Football for Peace in Israel; 7 Indigenous Discourses in Sport for Development and Peace: A Case Study of the Ubuntu Cultural Philosophy in EduSport Foundation, Zambia; 8 Promoting Gender Empowerment through Sport? Exploring the Experiences of Zambian Female Footballers; 9 Sport-for-Development Programme Objectives and Delivery: A Mismatch in Gulu, Northern Uganda
10 Lessons Learned from Monitoring and Evaluating Sport-for-Development Programmes in the Caribbean11 Soldados Nunca Mais : Child Soldiers, Football and Social Change in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas; 12 Inspiring Pacific Women for Lifestyle Change: An Attempt to Halt the Spread of Chronic Diseases; Part IV Conclusions; Cover; 13 Global Sport-for-Development in Theory and Praxis: Reflections; Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
This book provides a critical approach to sport-for-development, acknowledging the potential of this growing field but emphasising challenges, problems and limitations – particularly if programs are not adequately planned, delivered or monitored.
Sports—Sociological aspects.
Social policy.
Economic development.
Anthropology.
Sports.
Political communication.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Social Policy.
Development Studies.
Anthropology.
Popular Science in Sports.
Political Communication.