| Popis: |
Major Games such as the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto (TO2015) generate the potential to bring awareness to sport participation opportunities for people with impairment (Chalip et al, 2017). In the post-games era, it is important to examine the ways in which sport program managers recognize the outcomes of games-related leveraging initiatives. Teleconference interviews were conducted with twelve program managers in the Greater Toronto Area. The study followed an interpretive descriptive methodology and employed a theoretical construct of recognition as a novel approach to assess the legacy and social impacts of hosting parasport games. A form of thematic analysis was used to interpret interview data and bring to surface the perspectives and attitudes of sport program managers involved in any ongoing legacy initiatives. The knowledge acquired from this study suggests that a concept of recognition can support the assessment of the long-term impacts of hosting major games. |
