Community Sport for Development: Perceptions From Practice in Southern Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara K. Marshall ◽  
Paul Barry
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Specific Model ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Sport Education ◽  
Community Sport ◽  
Sport For Development ◽  
Development Context ◽  
Development Objectives ◽  
Valuable Role

Development practitioners and agencies consider sport to play a valuable role in social development; however, the emerging evidence does not yet adequately describe sport’s contribution to social development. Lyras (2009, 2012a) proposed a sport for development theory (SFDT) as a specific model to increase understanding of the processes and conditions involved in sport for development (SFD) programs. In our study, SFD practitioners of the Kicking AIDS Out Network were interviewed to identify project elements perceived as significant for achieving development objectives, and their perceptions were examined in relation to SFDT to test its applicability to their particular development context. The findings suggest SFDT offers an appropriate framework to enhance project design and delivery that integrates the features of sport, education, life skills development, use of leaders as change agents, and participation that are key to Kicking AIDS Out programs and other community sport programs promoting behavior and social change.

Health care in the social development context

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 537-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Juliá ◽  
Mary E. Kondrat
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Participatory Approaches ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Assessments ◽  
Development Context ◽  
Développement Social

Social development scholars and practitioners have long advocated an important role for indigenization and grassroots participation in designing and implementing social development programs. Because of the recognized connection between health and social development, they have increasingly advocated for more indigenous and participatory approaches in conducting health assessments and in the delivery of health programs of relevance to individuals, families and communities. This article presents a rationale for such participatory approaches and the arguments are illustrated by case studies from two different cultural contexts. French Les chercheurs et les practiciens dans le secteur du développement social préconisent depuis longtemps l'importance d'un rôle autochtone et tenant compte de la base de la société dans la planification et la mise en application de programmes de développement social. Reconnaissant le lien entre la santé et le développement social, ils recommandent une plus grande participation indigène dans l'évaluation de la santé et la mise en application de programmes de santé pertinents pour les individus, les familles et les communautés. Le présent article argumente en faveur d'une approche participative et illustre ses raisons pour ce faire à l'aide de deux études de cas provenant de deux différents contextes culturels. Spanish Estudiosos y practicantes del desarrollo social han asignado, desde hace tiempo, un papel importante a la participación indigenista y popular en el diseño e implementación de los programas de desarrollo social. A partir del reconocimiento de la conexión entre desarrollo social y salud, se han abocado a promover el aumento de la participación indígena en la conducción de las asesorías en salud y en el desarrollo de programas de salud de relevancia para individuos, familias y comunidades. Este trabajo presenta el fundamento de este tipo de acercamiento participativo y los argumentos se ilustran a partir de estudios de caso en dos contextos culturales diferentes.

scholarly journals Facebook: A School Librarian’s Tool for Building a Community of Readers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulette Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Social Learning Theory ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
The Social ◽  
Literature Circle

In this paper Facebook is examined as an educational tool that can be used to facilitate the development of literacy skills. The philosophical assumptions underlying the Social Development Theory by Vygotsky and the Social Learning Theory by Bandura were used to substantiate the benefits students can gain from learning in a social environment such as Facebook. Librarians can help students to develop their literacy skills, by using the Literature Circle on facebook. Assigning readers roles such as literary luminary, synthesizer, analyzer, and evaluator and rotating these roles will allow readers to develop the various literacy skills overtime and to avoid monotony.

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