scholarly journals Sport for Development and Transformative Social Change: The Potential of Margaret Archer’s Morphogenetic Approach to Reconceptualize a Long-Standing Problem

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Iain Lindsey ◽  
Gareth Wiltshire
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Social Ontology ◽  
Sport For Development ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Standing Problem

Frequent calls for sport for development (SFD) to be reoriented toward transformative social change reflect the extent that policies and programs have instead focused on individualized forms of personal development. However, SFD research has yet to substantially address fundamental ontological assumptions and underlying conceptualizations of transformative social change. To addresses this gap, this article considers how Margaret Archer’s Morphogenetic Approach can help explain how transformative social change might occur through SFD activities. Three conceptual contributions are brought into focus: (a) assuming a realist social ontology; (b) making distinctions between structure, culture, and agency; and (c) identifying social change as happening across three temporal phases. The authors conclude by identifying potential benefits and implications of applying the Morphogenetic Approach to consider the potential for SFD to contribute to social change.

The Vicious Cycle Linking Stereotypes and Social Roles

2021 ◽  
pp. 096372142110137
Author(s):  
Alice H. Eagly ◽  
Anne M. Koenig
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Social Roles ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Vicious Cycle ◽  
Social Categories ◽  
Policies And Programs

Members of social categories defined by attributes such as sex, race, and age occupy certain types of social roles much more than members of other social categories do. The qualities that define these roles become associated with the category as a whole, thus forming a stereotype. In a vicious cycle, this stereotype then hinders category members’ movement into roles with different demands because their stereotype portrays them as well matched to their existing roles but not to these new roles. This vicious cycle has important implications for stereotype change. Given the difficulties of producing enduring change by directly attacking stereotypes in the minds of individuals, a more effective strategy consists of policies and programs that change the distributions of category members in roles, thereby changing stereotypes at their source. If the vicious cycle is not interrupted by such social change, observations of category members’ typical social roles continually reinstate existing stereotypes.

scholarly journals The confidence delusion: A sociological exploration of participants’ confidence in sport-for-development

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-398
Author(s):  
David S Scott
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
The Body ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
Sport For Development ◽  
Development Capacity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ethnographic Methodology ◽  
The Impact

Although sport is widely utilised as a tool for personal development, capacity building, and fostering peace, there are still numerous theoretical gaps in our knowledge about how sport influences individuals’ identities, and how this translates into their everyday lives. Within the academic literature there has been seemingly little focus placed upon participants’ emotional and embodied accounts of their sport-for-development (SfD) experiences. This paper uses phenomenologically-inspired theory to explore individuals’ lived experiences of a SfD course, and their descriptions of the social interactions and feelings of confidence they encountered, in order to address this lack of experiential data. An ethnographic methodology was used to collect data through four sports leadership course observations, and cyclical interviews over 4–10 months with eleven course attendees, plus individual interviews with five tutors. Participants’ understandings of their course experiences and the subsequent influence these understandings had on their lives were described through their use of the term confidence. A further phenomenological and sociological interrogation of this term enabled confidence to be seen as being experienced as a ‘frame’ and ‘through the body’ by participants. This study provides original conceptualisations of confidence in relation to participants’ SfD experiences, as well as important discussions regarding the role of emotions and embodiment in understanding the impact of SfD on participants’ everyday lives.

A Model for the Development of Anti-Racist Culturally Humble Educational Practitioners

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Veronica Keiffer-Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Diversity Training ◽  
Identity Negotiation ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Conflict Transformation ◽  
Cultural Humility ◽  
Full Extent ◽  
Self Reflection

Although diversity training has become an institutional norm for businesses, schools, and organizations, the full extent of its impact remains unclear. This chapter reports on research aimed as more fully understanding the transformational journeys of diversity practitioners and discovering how they deepen their sense of cultural humility. Following a review of the evolution of diversity training, the chapter presents a theoretical framework featuring five interrelated transformational processes: dialogue, inquiry, self-reflection, conflict transformation, and identity negotiation. The chapter concludes with a discussion about how these processes can be applied to enhance the development of cultural humility and consequently better achieve the desired outcomes of diversity training. It argues for a multi-year model for the training of diversity practitioners and others committed to personal development and social change as well as a lifelong approach that supports the process of moving more deeply into a culturally humble way of being.

scholarly journals The formation of ecosystems of employment for persons with disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 06002
Author(s):  
Tatyana Sokira ◽  
Almazhan Dzhulaeva ◽  
Zemfira Myshbayeva ◽  
Saltanat Bolatkyzy ◽  
Kenzhakhan Otepbergen
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Global Increase ◽  
Policies And Programs

The problem of employment of persons with disabilities is in the attention of all international organizations, is one of the seventeen sustainable development goals set by the UN, which defined decent work as an opportunity and prospects for personal development of any person, including those with disabilities. The urgency of this problem is becoming more acute in the modern world due to the fact that the number of disabled people is growing. This is due to the aging of the population – older people are at increased risk of disability, – and also because of the global increase in chronic diseases among the population. The article presents a comparative analysis of foreign and domestic experience in forming a social partnership ecosystem in solving the problems of persons with disabilities, analyzes the level of employment of persons with disabilities, and suggests practical steps for all stakeholders, including governments, civil society structures, and organizations of persons with disabilities, to create a favorable environmental ecosystem, develop rehabilitation and support services, and provide appropriate social support, developing inclusive policies and programs, and ensuring the application of new and existing standards and legislation for the benefit of persons with disabilities and the General public, based on a comparative analysis of the ecosystems of leading European States.

Power, Politics and “Sport for Development and Peace”: Investigating the Utility of Sport for International Development

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon C. Darnell
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
International Development ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Development Studies ◽  
Social Politics ◽  
Power Politics ◽  
Sport For Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Dominant Ideologies ◽  
Commonwealth Games

Sport is currently mobilized as a tool of international development within the “Sport for Development and Peace” (SDP) movement. Framed by Gramscian hegemony theory and sport and development studies respectively, this article offers an analysis of the conceptualization of sport’s social and political utility within SDP programs. Drawing on the perspectives of young Canadians (n = 27) who served as volunteer interns within Commonwealth Games Canada’s International Development through Sport program, the dominant ideologies of development and social change that underpin current SDP practices are investigated. The results suggest that while sport does offer a new and unique tool that successfully aligns with a development mandate, the logic of sport is also compatible with the hegemony of neo-liberal development philosophy. As a result, careful consideration of the social politics of sport and development within the SDP movement is called for.

scholarly journals Benefiting From Authentic Education To A Sustainable Social Development

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandana Watagodakumbura
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Career Paths ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Authentic Education ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Higher Order Learning

Authentic education provides a unique learning experience to individual learners, specifically by addressing their psychological and neurological needs. The assessment of learners is done through generic attributes that have more validity and relates to intrinsic learner characteristics that could last throughout the life span of the learner. Authentic education looks at the general term education more broadly and deeply, and from multiple perspectives. As the individual learners are identified uniquely through authentic education, it embraces diversity within the human species more broadly and meaningfully. Learners are encouraged to pursue higher-order learning sending them through a complete learning cycle; this engages learners deeply to the task and provides a lasting experience, enabling individuals to reach their full potential. Authentic education aims at providing personal development for individuals broadly, not merely a career development, while still paving a better way to map individual preferences to more suitable career paths. Through authentic education, we get to value human resources much more than related economic aspects, making a significant difference to our current approaches and focus; it has the promise to effect a significant positive social change towards a sustainable development. The purpose of this study is to discuss conceptualising authentic education, multiple perspectives, better educational outcomes, learners embracing diversity, higher order learning, individual characteristics to related career paths, holistic personal development, social change valuing human resources, and consistent and predictable social development.

scholarly journals Supervisor or mentor: is there a difference? Implications for paediatric practice

2015 ◽  
Vol 100 (9) ◽  
pp. 873-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Mellon ◽  
Deborah Murdoch-Eaton
Keyword(s):  
Goal Setting ◽  
Career Paths ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Specialty Choice ◽  
Education Planning ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Paediatric Practice ◽  
Developmental Support ◽  
Individual Trainee

The formal roles of educational and clinical supervisor focus on education planning and goal setting against required training elements. Assessment of performance is integral to these roles that necessarily involve some elements of developmental support to trainees. Mentoring is increasingly seen as a desirable route to support doctors in training. Definitions vary, but core expectations of mentors are that they encourage personal development and offer psychosocial support to a trainee within a longitudinal relationship. A key question is whether a supervisor is the appropriate individual to act as a mentor to an individual trainee. The supervisor's role as an assessor of performance can pose challenges and potential conflicts when providing support relating to other personal needs of trainees along their career paths. It is apparent from the literature that mentoring is a multifaceted role, with different actions required of mentors and supervisors. There is evidence that mentorship can affect specialty choice, academic output and commitment to organisations. Addressing the challenges posed by an ideal of providing mentoring to all trainees is potentially as important as ensuring supervisors of competence. The potential benefits for the profession are of enhancing the development and retention of trainees of high calibre within the paediatric discipline.

Service Learning For Social Change: Raising Social Consciousness Among Sport Management Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-139
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Bush ◽  
Michael B. Edwards ◽  
Gareth J. Jones ◽  
Jessica L. Hook ◽  
Michael L. Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Social Consciousness ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Sport For Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Community Issues ◽  
Management Students

Recently, scholars of sport management have called for more research aimed at understanding how sport can be leveraged for social change. This interest has contributed to a burgeoning paradigm of sport management research and practice developed around using sport as a catalyst for broader human and community development. In order for sport practitioners to successfully develop, implement, and sustain these programs, integration of development-based theory and concepts are needed in sport management curricula. Service learning is one pedagogical approach for achieving this objective, and is well suited for promoting social change practices among students. This study assesses how participation in a sport-for-development (SFD) service learning project impacted the social consciousness and critical perspectives of sport management students. Results suggest the experience raised student’s awareness of community issues, developed a more holistic perspective on the role of service, and influenced their future careers.

Examining Social Capital Development Among Volunteers of a Multinational Sport-for-Development Event

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Welty Peachey ◽  
Jennifer Bruening ◽  
Alexis Lyras ◽  
Adam Cohen ◽  
George B. Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Capital Gains ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Sport For Development ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Motivation To Work

Much sport-for-development (SFD) research has focused on the impact initiatives have on participants, and not on other stakeholders such as volunteers. Some research suggests volunteerism enables social capital gains, while other scholars have been skeptical, with even less known about how volunteers are impacted by working for SFD events rather than for ongoing programs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate how, if at all, a large, multinational SFD event contributed to social capital development of volunteers. Findings revealed volunteers experienced social capital development through building relationships, learning, and enhanced motivation to work for social change and reciprocity. As very little research has examined the efficacy of SFD events in contributing to social capital development, the findings extend the literature on SFD events. It would be prudent for SFD events to target programming to impact the experience of volunteers to retain them and contribute to social capital development.

scholarly journals Climate-Induced Relocation and Social Change in Keta, Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul-Moomin A Salifu
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Positive Social Change ◽  
Rising Sea Levels ◽  
Slow Onset

In this article, I analyze the resettlement of three communities in the Keta municipality of Ghana as a result of rising sea levels that threatened life and property. Although a few studies have documented the effects of relocation because of slow-onset climate-induced environmental change, little is known about how such resettlements have contributed to positive social change in the affected communities. I used critical theory to determine whether Keta’s relocation process contributed to positive social change. Transcriptions of interviews with a purposeful sample of 35 household members were coded and categorized into themes for essence description. Improved educational infrastructure for personal development, improved housing facilities, saved lives and protected culture, and improved healthcare facilities and general well-being were among the positive outcomes. Hence, through this study, I provide evidence to consider the need to prioritize the positive social change such resettlements will make in the lives of the affected populations in climate-induced resettlement and adaptation in Ghana and other parts of the world. <em>Keywords</em>: Climate change, relocation, resettlement, social change, sea level rise, improved livelihoods

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