The assessment of sport development in a nation
Introduction It is still an unanswered question of how sport development of a nation can be assessed. Collins (as cited in Houlihan & White, 2002) defines sport development as a process whereby effective opportunities, processes, systems and structures are set up too enable and encourage people in all or particular groups and areas to take part in sport and recreation or to improve their performance to whatever level they desire (p. 21). Not all sport development scholars embrace this perspective (Green, 2005; Green & Oakley, 2001a; 2001b). The purpose of this study was to identify the elements that could be used in assessing sport development of a nation. Sport development is conceptualized as a system that includes three components, the Inputs, the Process, and the Outputs.
Li Ming Gerard Akindes
Ohio University, USA
国际会议
广州
英文
252-253
2008-08-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）