Full Description
Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, the Routledge Handbook of Sports Development is still the only book to fully map the discipline of sports development, covering theory, policy, academic research and professional practice.
Spanning the whole spectrum of activity in sports development, from youth sport and mass participation to the development of elite athletes, the book identifies and defines the core functions of sports development and its interface with cognate fields such as politics, economics, social welfare, coaching and education. This new edition includes expanded coverage of important and emerging topics such as sport-for-development, evaluation, older adults, women's sport, informal sport, athlete welfare, human rights, and professionalisation, as well as a completely new section examining connections between sports development and international and global issues.
Featuring the work of leading international scholars and practitioners, and now with more international case studies, including from the Global South, the Routledge Handbook of Sports Development is essential reading for all students, researchers and professionals with an interest in this important and rapidly evolving discipline.
Contents
Introduction Section 1: Contemporary Contexts of Sports Development Introduction: Sports Development in Context: Historical, Institutional and Cultural Contingencies 1. The Organisational Context: Why Changes Matter in the Organisation of Sports and Exercise in Denmark 2. Sports Clubs' Contexts (and Sports Development) 3. The Changing Contexts of Sports Development: Exploring Shifts in Skate-boarding Provision in Aotearoa New Zealand 4. Sports Development in Latin America: Institutions, Politics and the Struggle for Good Governance 5. Beyond the Pyramid Metaphor: Unravelling the Complex Interplay between Grassroots Sports and Elite Sports Section 2: Sports Development and Young People Introduction: Youth Sport in a Changing World 6. Sports Development and Young People: The Role of International and Supranational Organisations 7. Sport and Youth Development in France during the Decade 2014-2024 8.The Development of Youth Sport in Sweden 9. 'Let freedom ring': Youth Sports Development in the United States 10. Youth Sports Development in Ghana: Policies, Collaboration, Gated Playing Fields and Sport Betting Section 3: Sports Development and Participation across Adult Populations Introduction: Longstanding Stagnation and Alternative Possibilities in Adult-orientated Sports Development 11. Sport and Adult Mass Participation in England 12. Stratified Sports for All: Critical Perspectives on Sports Development Policy in Flanders (Belgium) 13. Sport Events and Adult Sport Participation 14. Sports Development and Informal Sport Participation Section 4: Sports Development and Elite Athletes Introduction: Elite Sports Development: Challenges and Transformations 15. Elite Sports Development in South Korea: Characteristics and Debates 16. Elite Sports Development in Türkiye and South Africa 17. Elite Sports Development in Egalitarian Contexts - Paradoxes, Compromises and the Scandinavian Middle-way 18. Para Athlete Development - A Review of Contemporary International Approaches 19. Fostering Healthy Athlete Development in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: An Ecological Approach Section 5: Sport for Development Introduction: Sport for Development: Local Contexts, Policy, and Practices 20. Sport for Development in the United Kingdom 21. Sport for Development in Norway 22. Sport for Development in Canada 23. Sport for Development in Vietnam 24. Sport for Development in Zambia Section 6: Sports Development and International and Global Issues Introduction: Global, International, and Local Dynamics of Change 25. Sports Development in a Warming World: Towards Integrated Resilience and Sustainability 26. Sports Development and Human Rights 27. Migrant Integration In and Through Community Sports 28. Governance and Ethics in Sports Development Section 7: Issues in the Practice of Sports Development Introduction: Understanding Context to Navigate Complexity 29. Volunteering in Sport 30. Safeguarding Children in Sports Development Contexts 31. Sports Development, Sports Coaching, and Domain Specificity 32. Partnership Working and Sports Development 33. Government Funding for Sports Development: A Focus on Sport Governing Bodies Section 8: Evaluation and Evidence in Sports Development Introduction: An Amalgamation between Methodological Advances and Intractable Evaluation Challenges 34. Sport-for-development's Contribution to Social Policy Objectives: The Difficult Relationship between Politics and Evidence 35. Sports Development: Approaches and Methods for Evaluation 36. Approaches to Evaluating the Economic and Social Value of Sports 37. Translating Evaluation Evidence into Impact within Sports Development
