| Community Sport and Social Inclusion: Enhancing Strategies for Promoting Personal Development, Health and Social Cohesion Contributor(s): Theeboom, Marc (Editor), Schaillée, Hebe (Editor), Roose, Rudi (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0367356147 ISBN-13: 9780367356149 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports - Sports & Recreation | Business Aspects |
| Dewey: 306.483 |
| LCCN: 2021024110 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.00 lbs) 186 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 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 fascinating reading for any student, researcher or practitioner working in sport for development, sport management, sport coaching, social work, education, sociology or urban studies. |