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Mwaanga, Oscar; Prince, Samantha – Sport, Education and Society, 2016
Labelled as an alternative and more representative engine for development [Levermore, R. (2008). "Sport: A new engine of development?" "Progress in Development Studies," 8(2), 183-190. doi: 10.1177/146499340700800204], the international sport development and peace (SDP) movement is under pressure to enhance its credibility and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Consciousness Raising, Social Change
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Malaby, Mark – Gender and Education, 2009
In-depth interviews with adult men regarding their childhood experiences with hegemonic displays of violence and bullying and the meaning they make of those experiences as adults were analysed using the theoretical work of R.W. Connell, and critiques of that work. The conclusion reached is that memories of childhood experiences of violence and…
Descriptors: Bullying, Children, Males, Masculinity
Fairchild, David L. – 1978
This paper argues that an understanding of sport must be predicated upon an understanding of the culture in which it occurs. Because 20th century American society views competition and success in sport as preparation for competition and success outside of sport, a revision in emphasis within sport itself may lead to a revised emphasis in life…
Descriptors: Aristotelian Criticism, Athletics, Change Strategies, Social Change