Celia Brackenridge, Andy Pitchford, Kate Russell

Child Welfare in Football

An Exploration of Children's Welfare in the Modern Game

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Produktbeschreibung

This text presents an evidence-based account of contemporary youth soccer from a wide range of perspectives and discusses key themes such as child protection, children and the role of family, children and the 'football family', ethical dilemmas and the changing culture of football. The book presents unique research into the experience of a range of stakeholders in the contemporary youth game including children, parents, teachers, doctors, coaches, managers and scouts, child protection officers, soccer academies, sports scientists, adult players and representatives of disability football.

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Sport and those who run it have an important duty to ensure the safety and wellbeing of young participants. This text presents the findings of a unique research project into the experiences of a wide range of stakeholders in contemporary youth soccer, exploring crucial issues of child protection, social policy, and the culture and governance of sport. It covers: The youth soccer context - twenty-first century family life, the sports policy background, and the organisation, governance and culture of the English game Research findings - the experiences of children and young people, parents and carers, coaches, teachers, referees, Child Protection Officers, Football Development Officers, and those involved in women's, disability and professional soccer Issues in social policy research - methodological, ethical and management challenges Conclusions and implications - the benefits and limitations of different approaches to the protection of children and young people in sport. For researchers, professionals and decision-makers, this text provides important new insight into the impact of child protection policies, and into the potential for evidence-based practice in youth sport.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9780415372336
• ISBN-10: 041537233X
• Artikelnr.: 22782956

Autorenporträt

Celia Brackenridge, Andy Pitchford, Kate Russell, Gareth Nutt

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Context 1. Families and football in the twenty first
century 2. Child protection and the sports policy agenda 3. Youth football
4. Researching the football family Part 2: Findings 5. Children and young
people 6. Parents and carers 7. Referees 8. The Professional Game 9.
Coaches 10. School teachers 11. Disability football and vulnerable people
12. The women's game 13. Scouts Part 3: Reflections 14. Reflections on
managing the research process 15. Conclusions: dream makers or dream
breakers? Appendices 1a. Sample survey 2002: parents/carers and guardians
1b. Sample survey 2003: coaches, managers and teachers 2. Sample
interview/focus group schedule 2002 3. Consultation methods for children 4.
Ethics protocol 5. Media protocol 6. Bracketing interview schedule 2002