ERIC Number: EJ1458011
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1357-3322
EISSN: EISSN-1470-1243
Raibuliavimas (Making Ripples): Student-Athletes Action Safe Sport in Lithuania
Laura G. Purdy; Melanie Lang
Sport, Education and Society, v30 n1 p15-28 2025
Athlete voice is fundamental to good governance; however, sports organisations have been slow to involve young people in safe sport initiatives. In Lithuania, the location of this study, athlete welfare issues are rarely discussed, and the development of a safe sport environment is new to the policy agenda. This project aimed to empower a cohort of student-athletes to promote good practice and safe sport in Lithuania. A secondary aim was to understand the content areas that young athletes prioritised in promoting safe sport. 17 Lithuanian university student-athletes worked in small groups to identify a safe sport issue that was relevant in their country and created awareness-raising poster campaigns to start conversations about it. Focus group interviews were conducted with participants who highlighted the need to challenge 'taken-for-granted' ideas about athlete welfare and the importance of involving young athletes in advancing the welfare and safe sport agendas.
Descriptors: Student Athletes, Foreign Countries, Safety, Athletics, College Athletics, Student Attitudes, Student Welfare, Best Practices, Consciousness Raising, Visual Aids, Undergraduate Students, Physical Education, Workshops
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Lithuania
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