Sport for Development and COVID-19: Responding to Change and Participant Needs
| Autor: | Stacy Warner, Dennis Orek, Marlene A. Dixon, Emmaculate Awour Owiro, Ashlyn Hardie |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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girls sport
lcsh:Sports Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) 05 social sciences Applied psychology 050109 social psychology Context (language use) Sport for development Grassroots case study lcsh:GV557-1198.995 Salient Sports and Active Living 0502 economics and business Pandemic lifecourse theory 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Family time hybrid organizations Psychology sport for development Practical implications 050203 business & management Original Research |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, Vol 2 (2020) Frontiers in Sports and Active Living |
| ISSN: | 2624-9367 |
| Popis: | As COVID-19 hit in the Spring of 2020, substantial challenges began to emerge for individuals around the world. In this empirical piece we examine the impacts of COVID-19 in the sport for development (SFD) context, as it relates to the individual participant, as well as how those individual needs impact the organization itself. This case study, explores a hybrid SFD organization, Highway of Hope (HOH) in Kenya, and the actions of local leadership in response to emergent participant needs during the onset of the pandemic. Using a case study approach, involving journal responses from program youth participants and local program leadership, along with other field and meeting notes, themes were generated to highlight the most salient challenges and experiences faced by individual participants, as well as the means of addressing those challenges by HOH. Participant journals consisted of both positive and negative thematic findings. Positive experiences included Family Time, Rest, and Practicing Better Hygiene, while negative experiences revolved around Restriction of Activity, and Difficulty at Home. The overall impact on participant lives were expressed in themes such as Socio-emotional, Physical, and Sport-Specific. Further, practical implications for grassroots and hybrid SFD programs during times of unprecedented challenge and notable turning points are highlighted. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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