Current studentsExisting staffContact us
 

Community engagement and sport? Building capacity to increase opportunities for community-based sport and physical activity

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorRosso, E.G.F.
dc.contributor.authorMcGrath, R.
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractAn ‘engagement through sport’ agenda has emerged in the last few years in Australia, expecting sport governing organizations to increase opportunities of inclusion in sport and physical activity in the community. However, it can be maintained that stagnant or declining physical activity must be addressed through a sound community development approach that transcends sport per se in favour of broader benefits and objectives of participation. This paper reports on the development of a community project in South Australia, run in collaboration between a tertiary education provider and sport, education, community, government and charity organizations. The project provides an example of good practice for efforts to increase physical activity among disadvantaged populations. In particular, it highlights that capacity-building strategies to form partnerships with organizations having access to an appropriate pool of volunteers can assist with increasing physical activity at the community level as well as contribute to broader community development outcomes.
dc.identifier.citationAnnals of Leisure Research, 2017; 20(3):349-367
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/11745398.2017.1317604
dc.identifier.issn1174-5398
dc.identifier.issn2159-6816
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/126693
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis
dc.rightsCopyright 2017 Australia and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies Access Condition Notes: Postprint available after 1 January 2019
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2017.1317604
dc.subjectcapacity-building
dc.subjectcommunity
dc.subjectcommunity development
dc.subjectcommunity engagement
dc.subjectparticipation
dc.subjectsport
dc.titleCommunity engagement and sport? Building capacity to increase opportunities for community-based sport and physical activity
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.fileinfo12145031360001831 13145031350001831 9916130890001831
ror.mmsid9916130890001831

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
9916130890001831.pdf
Size:
396.77 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Published version
Download

Collections