Elite Sport and Sport-for-All: Bridging the Two Cultures? Contributor(s): Bailey, Richard (Editor), Talbot, Margaret (Editor) |
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ISBN: 113882190X ISBN-13: 9781138821903 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports - Social Science | Popular Culture |
Dewey: 796 |
LCCN: 2015002741 |
Series: Icsspe Perspectives |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.5" (0.85 lbs) 172 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Sport is often perceived as being divided into two separate domains: mass participation and elite . In many countries, policy and funding in these two fields are managed by separate agencies, and investment is often seen as a choice between the two. Elite Sport and Sport-for-All explores the points of connection and sources of tension between elite and mass participation sport. The book's multi-disciplinary and international line-up of contributors seeks to define, examine, and develop solutions to this problematic relationship. Drawing on research and case studies from around the world-with examples from Denmark, Canada, South Africa and Israel-the book explores key contemporary issues including:
The first study of its kind, Elite Sport and Sport-for-All addresses a central dichotomy in sport policy and, as such, is important reading for all students, researchers, policy-makers or administrators working in sport development and policy. |