Sports, Poverty and the Role of the Voluntary Sector. Exploring and Explaining Nonprofit Sports Clubs’ Efforts to Facilitate Participation of Socially Disadvantaged People

Vandermeerschen, Hanne; Meganck, Jeroen; Seghers, Jan; Vos, SB Steven; Scheerder, Jeroen

doi:10.1007/s11266-016-9799-8

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“…Social class emerged as particularly important, with Rowe's (2015) work showing it to be closely related to sporting capitalthose from higher social classes are likely to have more sporting capital than those from lower social classes. This is consistent with Vandermeerschen et al's (2017) finding that socially disadvantaged groups having less access to sport. Rowe's concept appears to be a development of that of consumption capital which is understood as a resource that lowers costs and enhances benefits (Stigler & Becker, 1977, 79) 'as skill and experience in appreciation [of a specific activity] are acquired with exposure'.…”

Section: Analysis Of the Active People Survey 1 Conducted Between Ocsupporting

confidence: 91%

Selling volunteering or developing volunteers? Approaches to promoting sports volunteering

Nichols

Hogg

Knight

et al. 2019

Voluntary Sector Review

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This paper considers the balance between promoting volunteering in sport by emphasising the personal rewards to prospective volunteers themselvesthe dominant management approach and promoting it by the long term development of the values of volunteering. We review the motivations and rewards of sports volunteers and how these can be used to promote volunteering as being a transaction between volunteer and organisation. This is contrasted with a life-course approach to understanding volunteering, and evidence that an understanding of the value of volunteering can be inculcated that underpins continued volunteering. The two approaches regard potential volunteers respectively as 'consumers' and as 'citizens'. We suggest that a shift to treating volunteers as consumers can lead to volunteering being regarded as transactional. The discussion has implications for volunteering in general; in particular, how it can be promoted in a society where narratives of 'the consumer' increasingly dominate over those of 'the citizen'.

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Section: Analysis Of the Active People Survey 1 Conducted Between Ocsupporting

confidence: 91%

Selling volunteering or developing volunteers? Approaches to promoting sports volunteering

Nichols

Hogg

Knight

et al. 2019

Voluntary Sector Review

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“…An institutional logic is influenced by institutional pressures stemming from any actor that has the potential to sanction an organization for not complying with wishes or demands (Fahlén & Karp, 2010; Vos et al, 2011). In this study’s context, VSCs are likely to be influenced by governmental expectations in terms of the social inclusion of refugees through regulations and conditioned subsidies (Vandermeerschen, Meganck, Seghers, Vos, & Scheerder, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It remains to be investigated which institutional logic is the most favorable in this context. An already integration or youth-oriented VSC may demonstrate higher engagement levels concerning integrating refugees because it might have experience with inclusionary efforts toward other marginalized groups of society (Michelini et al, 2018; Vandermeerschen et al, 2017). Rulofs, Feiler, Rossi, Hartmann-Tews, and Breuer (2019) argue that a VSC’s degree of professionalization—represented by a service-oriented logic—might generally contribute to a higher awareness of societal issues.…”

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confidence: 99%

Investigating Grassroots Sports’ Engagement for Refugees: Evidence From Voluntary Sports Clubs in Germany

Nowy

Feiler

Breuer

2019

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

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Unprecedented numbers of refugees have affected European society at large, and the organized sports system, in particular. Combining the concepts of organizational capacity and institutional logics, this article examines the engagement of voluntary sports clubs (VSCs) in the process of refugee integration. Drawing on data from a representative sample of n = 5,170 German VSCs through an online survey, the results indicate that 28% of the VSCs reported engagement in the process of integrating refugees by the end of 2015; however, only 14% initiated concrete measures. The statistical analysis highlights the relevance of institutional logics. VSCs are encouraged to carefully handle the tension between business-like management and intensive voluntary work during the integrative process. Financial capacity appears less relevant; the presence of migrant club members and a more professional organizational design, however, appear beneficial. The results imply that involved stakeholders should intensify capacity building programs in the structural dimension of organizational capacity.

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“…Individuals who do physical exercise or sport activities in a measured and regular manner will produce an outcome in the form of optimal physical fitness. The optimal results require frequency, duration, and consistency in physical exercise or sports [9], [10].…”

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The Validity of the Sports Participation Index Measurement Instrument

Budiono¹,

Mardiana²,

Rochmayani³

2019

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Physical Education, Sport, and Health (ACPES 2019)

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The global epidemiological transition has caused increase in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD). It is necessary to increase community sports participation to prevent NCD. There is no instrument that can be used to measure these indicators yet. The purpose of this study is to develop an instrument for the assessment of sports participation index (SPI). The development research design was used to produce an SPI measurement instrument model. This research was carried out until the model development stage. Preliminary study was done by literature review them followed by a focus group discussion (FGD), and validation assessment by experts in the field of public health and sports. Research has produced valid SPI measurement instrument models. The instrument contains 4 main dimensions, 1) Individual participation, 2) Infrastructure 3) Socio-cultural, 4) Institutional. Of the 4 dimensions are broken down into 17 parameters. The SPI score is obtained by formulation = {¼ (Individual Participation Dimension Index) + ¼ (Infrastructure Dimension Index) + ¼ (Socio Cultural Dimension Index) + ¼ (Institutional Dimension Index)}. Validity test with Aiken's V coefficient shows each item is declared valid (coefficient ≥ 0.92). It is recommended to local governments to integrate SPI parameters into health program performance indicators in their respective regions.

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Sports, Poverty and the Role of the Voluntary Sector. Exploring and Explaining Nonprofit Sports Clubs’ Efforts to Facilitate Participation of Socially Disadvantaged People

Cited by 24 publications

References 52 publications

Selling volunteering or developing volunteers? Approaches to promoting sports volunteering

Selling volunteering or developing volunteers? Approaches to promoting sports volunteering

Investigating Grassroots Sports’ Engagement for Refugees: Evidence From Voluntary Sports Clubs in Germany

The Validity of the Sports Participation Index Measurement Instrument

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