Community sports development within a local authority setting: a case study of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

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Author
Elias, Bernadette
Date
2004Type
Thesis
Publisher
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
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The purpose of this study is to develop an understanding of the concept of community
sports development, and by adopting a case study approach, place it within a local
authority setting. In considering the methodology for the study no one single
approach has been adopted. Given the evolving nature of the research, the study
principally used the constructivist interpretation of grounded theory, but also draws
influence from action research and applied ethnography. Taking a communitarian
perspective, the study aims to explore the research participants' perceptions about the
nature of community sports development, and the way in which their work involved
the community, cultivating social citizenship. The central themes that emerged from
the data are grouped under three main categories relating to a community
development perspective, social citizenship and service provision. Each category and
its related themes are discussed in relation to theory and literature. Based on the
findings, the study highlights the complexities surrounding community sports
development, and the scope to develop further our understanding. Building on the
work of Hylton and Totten (2001) an enhanced model is proposed that embraces both
the private and public interests that are evident. In this way, the model provides to
some extent a different perspective, and suggests a new framework that can be
adopted by professionals in the field.
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MA Sports Development and Coaching
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- Masters Degrees (Sport) [168]
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