Community Engagement and the Olympics

Ray, Louise

doi:10.1080/00379816.2012.666170

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“…(Department of Culture Media and Sport, 2010) However there are perhaps some subtle differences between the two statements of legacy aspiration. The first is the mention of community engagement by the Coalition (Ray, 2012) which could be interpreted fairly widely and might for example include engagement of those with disabilities. It might also relate to the theme of 'Big Society' promoted by the Conservatives, the dominant party in the coalition, which sought to engage individuals and groups in providing contributions to society that replace state provision (Featherstone, Ince, Mackinnon, Strauss, & Cumbers, 2012).…”

Section: The London 2012 Games Contextmentioning

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The Meta-Evaluation of the Sports Participation Impact and Legacy of the London 2012 Games: Methodological Implications

Henry

2016

Journal of Global Sport Management

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Short Abstract 1The London 2012 Games were subject to the most substantial evaluation of any of the Olympic Games, or indeed any other sporting event, to date, in the form of a meta-evaluation. Meta-evaluations evaluate the collective lessons learned from smaller individual evaluation studies and consist of two principal elements. The first reports a synthesis of the results of the evaluations of individual programs and projects, and of national participation data; and the second consists of an evaluation of the rigour of the methods adopted in project and program evaluation and national evaluation studies, and of the conclusions drawn The paper addresses one of the high-profile legacy goals associated with the 2012 Games, increased sports participation, and seeks to explain the disjunction between national level participation data indicating little or no increase in participation and programme or project data suggesting significant increases, and thus highlights the limits to this specific application of the meta-evaluation approach. Long Abstract 2The London 2012 Games were subject to the most substantial evaluation of any of the preceding Olympic Games, or indeed any other sporting event, to that date. This evaluation took the form of a meta-evaluation. Meta-evaluations evaluate the lessons learned from smaller individual evaluation studies and consist of two principal elements. The first reports a synthesis of the results of the evaluations of individual programs and projects, and of national participation data; and the second consists of an 'evaluation of evaluations' which undertakes a critical review of the methods adopted in those project and program evaluation and national evaluation studies, and evaluates the rigour of their implementation.

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Section: The London 2012 Games Contextmentioning

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The Meta-Evaluation of the Sports Participation Impact and Legacy of the London 2012 Games: Methodological Implications

Henry

2016

Journal of Global Sport Management

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Community Engagement and the Olympics

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The Meta-Evaluation of the Sports Participation Impact and Legacy of the London 2012 Games: Methodological Implications

The Meta-Evaluation of the Sports Participation Impact and Legacy of the London 2012 Games: Methodological Implications

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