An integrative review of sport-based youth development literature

Jones, Gareth; Edwards, Mike; Bocarro, Jason N.; Bunds, Kyle S.; Smith, Jordan W.

doi:10.1080/17430437.2015.1124569

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“…The reference to a lack of longitudinal research is also commented on by Jones et al (2017), who found that only 5 percent of published USA sports studies included a measure related to longer term youth development impacts. They suggest that analyses typically 'end with short-term attitudinal outcomes which are often linked conceptually or theoretically with long term impacts, but seldom explored empirically' (Jones et al, 2017, p. 15).…”

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“…Biddle, Gorely and Stensel (2004, p. 689) in a review of school-based interventions to increase physical activity among young people, state 'the extant literature did little to improve understanding of what kinds of programmes or what aspects of programmes bring about health gains or valued outcomes'. Jones et al (2017) found that only 18 percent of articles included information related to the logic or rationale of the programme under study. From this perspective, Jones et al (2017, p. 14) raise a fundamental question about the limitations of much descriptive outcome-based research-'without this information it is unclear if the evaluative criteria used by the researchers matched the programme model, or if the constructs being measured were an intended or unintended consequence of participation'.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, the above issues are of vital practical importance to sports policy, provision, programme design and management. The conclusion from many of the areas considered in the monitor is that there is a need for better understanding of the processes of sports participation (mostly sport plus programmes) which lead, or do not lead, to desired policy outcomes (Jones et al, 2017). Such evaluations would seek to understand if failure to achieve desired outcomes was because of an inherently faulty programme theory, or poor and inconsistent im-plementation.…”

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Sport and Social Inclusion: Evidence-Based Policy and Practice

Coalter

2017

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This commentary reflects on my experience of compiling the Value of Sport Monitor-an on-line resource of policy-relevant, research on the social impacts of sport-for eight years. The commentary critically evaluates the assumption of the Value of Sport Monitor that social science research in sport is cumulative and it explores sports interest groups' varying attitudes to the nature of evidence. It illustrates that widespread conceptual and methodological inconsistencies and weaknesses in research greatly reduce the ability to identify best practice and 'best buys' as a basis for policy. The commentary concludes by proposing that a way forward for research to contribute to policy and practice is via theory-based evaluation.

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Sport and Social Inclusion: Evidence-Based Policy and Practice

Coalter

2017

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“…Through synthesis of the results of primary studies we created a model of PYD through sport in order to guide future research and practical initiatives (Holt, Neely et al, 2017). Other systematic reviews of the PYD literature-including quantitative studieshave also been published (e.g., Bruner et al, 2016;Jones, Edwards, Bocarro, Bunds, & Smith, 2016), and thus it is fair to suggest that recent knowledge in this area has been identified and synthesized.…”

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PYDSportNET: A knowledge translation project bridging gaps between research and practice in youth sport

Holt

Camiré

Tamminen

et al. 2017

Journal of Sport Psychology in Action

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“…In recent years, however, the assumed potential of sport-for-development (SFD) initiatives to achieve broader social change has been the subject of considerable academic scrutiny Darnell, Chawansky, Marchesseault, Holmes, & Hayhurst, 2016;Jones, Edwards, Bocarro, Bunds, & Smith, 2016). One key issue within SFD highlighted by critical scholars is that many SFD policies and initiatives are imbued with paternalistic values and neoliberal philosophies that emphasise the need for individual responsibility and treat young people as problems to be solved (i.e., with flawed attitudes or displaying 'anti-social' behaviour) (Coakley, 2011;Darnell, 2012;Darnell & Hayhurst, 2011;Rossi & Jeanes, 2016).…”

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Urban Sport-for-Development Initiatives and Young People in Socially Vulnerable Situations: Investigating the ‘Deficit Model’

Nols

Haudenhuyse

Theeboom

2017

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Critical scholars have indicated that the assumptions underlying most sport-for-development (SFD) initiatives tend to align with a 'deficit model' of youth: young people from disadvantaged areas are uniformly deficient and in need of development, which can be achieved through sport (Coakley, 2011;Coalter, 2013). In this article, we investigated these assumptions within six urban SFD initiatives that work with young people in socially vulnerable situations in a 'first' world nation, Belgium. We conducted a survey at two moments in time amongst 14-to 25-year-old participants in order to test two assumptions: i) 'participants are deficient and in need of development'; and ii) 'participation in SFD initiatives leads to positive personal development'. We operationalised 'development' as the commonly used outcomes of perceived selfefficacy and self-esteem. These are 'household words' both inside and outside SFD research, practice, and policy and carry the assumption that boosting them will by itself foster positive outcomes. The findings refute the supposition that young people from disadvantaged urban areas are uniformly in need of more perceived self-efficacy and self-esteem and show that there is no simple and predictable change in participants' 'development'. We suggest that, in designing and researching programs, SFD stakeholders start from an open-ended bottom-up approach which is tailored to the actual life situations of young people and their individual differences and consider more interpersonal and critical conceptualisations of 'development'.

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An integrative review of sport-based youth development literature

Cited by 107 publications

References 64 publications

Sport and Social Inclusion: Evidence-Based Policy and Practice

Sport and Social Inclusion: Evidence-Based Policy and Practice

PYDSportNET: A knowledge translation project bridging gaps between research and practice in youth sport

Urban Sport-for-Development Initiatives and Young People in Socially Vulnerable Situations: Investigating the ‘Deficit Model’

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