The Role of Contextual Factors in Youth Participation in Organized Sport
| Autor: | Lies Van Heddegem, Kristine De Martelaer, Marc Theeboom, Paul De Knop, Paul Wylleman, Jo Van Hoecke |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Youth participation 050301 education Social environment Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 030229 sport sciences Public relations Education Physical education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Quality (business) Sociology Socioeconomics business 0503 education Socioeconomic status media_common |
| Zdroj: | European Physical Education Review. 5:153-168 |
| ISSN: | 1741-2749 1356-336X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1356336x990052001 |
| Popis: | The participation of youth in organized sport can be regarded as an established aspect of society. The present article reflects on organized youth sport in Flanders – a setting which can be regarded as typical of the western European context. The different sectors of the Flemish organizational youth sport network, in which sport can be regarded as an ‘aim’ or as a ‘means’, are described in terms of structural characteristics and participatory trends. As youth involvement does not occur in a social vacuum, developments and changes in society in general – and in organized sports in particular – have an influence on how youngsters come to participate and remain in organized sport activities. The influence of four major developments and changes (i.e. demographic, socioeconomic, sociopsychological, sport-related) is discussed. It is concluded that a concerted and quality-based youth sport approach is necessary to deal with the different developments that influence organized sport in today’s western European society. |
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