A systematic review of sport for development interventions across six global cities

Whitley, Meredith A.; Massey, William V.; Camiré, Martin; Blom, Lindsey C.; Chawansky, Megan; Forde, Shawn; Boutet, Mish; Borbee, Amanda; Darnell, Simon C.

doi:10.1016/j.smr.2018.06.013

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“…On one hand, Sportland officials and volunteers, particularly when traveling from the global North to work in the global South, may reproduce some flaws otherwise found in Aidland, for example, by operating within exclusive “spaces of aid”—NGO private offices, gated housing or global North hotel chains, air-conditioned 4 × 4 vehicles, and internationals-only restaurants, pubs, and gyms—that are segregated from local communities (Smirl, 2015). On the other hand, Sportland “echo chambers” may emerge, as SDP agencies, officials, and experts work with familiar networks, partnerships, policies, and practices, rather than being open to alternative agencies, new voices, and innovative or disruptive types of knowledge (Whitley et al, 2019). Our argument here is that Sportland’s own development and its social impacts are best served if the sector avoids such bubbles and instead functions as an outward-looking and inclusive field, whether in relations with user-group communities, with other stakeholders within Aidland, Peaceland, and beyond, and with broader academic debates and literatures.…”

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“…Recent comprehensive reviews of research on sport for development programs (Jones, Edwards, Bocarro, Bunds, & Smith, 2017; Hermens, Super, Verkooijen, & Koelen, 2017; Lubans, Plotnikoff, & Lubans, 2012; Whitley et al, 2019) have referred to the limitations of much descriptive outcome-based research. Most importantly, they refer to the absence of information on the logic or rationale of programs and the presumed relationships between participation, changed values and attitudes, and changed behavior.…”

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“…Most importantly, they refer to the absence of information on the logic or rationale of programs and the presumed relationships between participation, changed values and attitudes, and changed behavior. For example, Whitley et al (2019), in a systematic review of 70 research studies in sport-for-development, recommended thatorganisations and researchers . .…”

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Rethinking Sportland: A New Research Agenda for the Sport for Development and Peace Sector

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Coalter

Collison

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Journal of Sport and Social Issues

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Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) has grown into a huge global field of sport-related activity and intervention and is a heavily researched subject in the social scientific study of sport. In this article, we advance the case for a new research agenda in SDP, in part to contribute more fully to sustainable development through substantial societal change. We argue that SDP research should engage with wider literatures and theories, notably on political economy and development; take full account of structural changes within the development sphere; and examine new areas of intervention within SDP per se. To develop our analysis, our discussion is organized into six main parts. We begin by introducing the concept of “Sportland” to reimagine SDP as a strongly institutionalized field of development activity with its own stakeholder networks. Second, we outline the key aspects of prior SDP/Sportland research on which we seek to build. Third, we examine key changes in the political economy and geopolitics of development, which serve to point Sportland scholars toward engaging with fresh literatures in these fields. Fourth, we explore the implications of these changes to retheorize development. Fifth, we detail new ways ahead for Sportland with regard to policy, practice, and research, with particular reference to the position of different organizational stakeholders within SDP. Finally, we consider specific areas of future intervention and inquiry within Sportland that require the attention of researchers. Our analysis is underpinned by many research studies and projects in Sportland which we have undertaken separately or collectively over at least the last decade.

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“…The staff teams of program delivery organizations do not typically include researchers or evaluators, and there is a lack of rigorous measurement in the program delivery setting to determine and define the impact of programs on PL and related outcomes (Whitley et al 2019a). In some cases, evidence-based curricula that could be utilized as a sectoral best practice is seen as private or proprietary material and is not shared freely and publicly within the sector (Whitley et al 2019a(Whitley et al , 2019b.…”

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Increasing physical literacy in youth: A two-week Sport for Development program for children aged 6-10

Warner¹,

Robinson²,

Heal³

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Regular physical activity significantly improves health outcomes, yet rates of childhood physical activity remain alarmingly low. Physical literacy has been identified as the foundation for quality physical education, suggesting that sport, education, and public health interventions should seek to increase physical literacy to promote physical activity. A two-week day camp program for children aged 6–10 facing barriers to positive development, was developed and delivered by a Sport for Development facility in Toronto, Canada. Utilizing fundamental movement skills (FMS) as a teaching tool and a pre- and post-assessment, the camp aimed to increase physical literacy and promote engagement in physical activity. Results indicate a significant increase in FMS (t (44) = 4.37, p < .001) as well as improved self-perceptions of physical literacy (t (40) = 14.96, p < .001). The largest FMS increases were found in running and balance and the most significant impacts were among low baseline performers.

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“…The past decade has advanced beyond defining the industry and conducting surface level empirical studies and attracted researchers to study SDP from diverse perspectives and unique approaches (Langer, 2015;Schulenkorf, Sherry, & Rowe, 2016;Whitley, Massey, et al, 2019). One major category focused on has been the management and performance of SDP agencies (Schulenkorf, 2017).…”

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Innovation in sport for development and peace

Svensson

Cohen

2020

Managing Sport and Leisure

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A systematic review of sport for development interventions across six global cities

Cited by 63 publications

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Rethinking Sportland: A New Research Agenda for the Sport for Development and Peace Sector

Rethinking Sportland: A New Research Agenda for the Sport for Development and Peace Sector

Increasing physical literacy in youth: A two-week Sport for Development program for children aged 6-10

Innovation in sport for development and peace

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