A5025576994- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Sports, Gender, and Society
- Physical Education and Pedagogy
- Sports Analytics and Performance
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Sports and Physical Education Research
- Physical education and sports games research
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Doping in Sports
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Community Health and Development
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Social Capital and Networks
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
- Outdoor and Experiential Education
- Sports and Physical Education Studies
University of Johannesburg
2014-2023
Stellenbosch University
2023
Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital
1999-2001
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
1987
The building of social capital at community level is explored by assessing the impact Australia Africa 2006 Sport Development Programme's Active Community Clubs Initiative as a catalyst developing networks and active citizenship in impoverished rural village Tshabo, Easter Cape Province South Africa. Main paradigms neo-classical theory (Bourdieu), Coleman's rational choice theory, network Putnam's framework civil engagement Verweel's multi-level analysis inform conceptual for analysis. Pre-...
On the 50th anniversary of ISSA and IRSS, Cora Burnett, one world’s leading scholars on studying ways that sport has been used for development, considers trajectory, challenges future understanding sport’s role in conflict resolution peace. The emerging field sport-for-development proliferated since early 2000s under auspices global leadership emanating from UN, FIFA, IOC governments facilitating national sport-for-all (for) development programmes. In wake major events such as Olympic Games...
The politics of development ideology and global leadership set the scene for sport (for) in South Africa. Academic inquiry followed an ad hoc way, mostly wake contracted and/or externally diverse disciplinary infused research paradigms. Diverse agenda donor requirements Participatory Action Research as enabling tool researchers, funders participants whereby indigenous knowledge systems can be accessed enriched a collaborative venture production. Four case studies sport-for-development...
Background: In 2016, the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) selected South Africa as a pilot country for policy reforms in Quality Physical Education (QPE).Purpose: This initiative required national research project on 'state status of physical education African public schools'. The Association was formed 27 researchers from nine universities undertook two-year study.Method: strategic evaluative approach utilised mixed methods data collection 61,...
Drawing on the body of knowledge social impact research, this article offers rationale, methodology and results junior component Australia-South Africa Sport Development Programme. Academics from different disciplines developed refined a multidimensional, flexible assessment tool for research that was undertaken in Northern Province Eastern Cape 1999. The Programme fed through educational system contexts poverty monitored assessed relation to individual core sociological indicators at...
This article reports on the 'uptake' dynamics and resultant manifestations of a school-based, incentive-driven, sport-for-development programme in South African context poverty. The ecological systems theory Brofenbrenner, complexity neo-liberal framework underpin social constructions local meanings associated with participation involvement. Thirty-nine primary schools Western Cape Province four Eastern deliver partnership foundation. A representative sample 15 schools, from rural urban...
Commercial city directories, currently produced in 1,250 United States cities, potentially provide yearly information on occupation and employer for all residents over age 18 years. To investigate the usefulness of these occupational data, authors have conducted a case-control study male bladder cancer mortality Hamilton County, Ohio (which includes Cincinnati). A total 731 cases who died during 1960-1982 were matched age, sex, race, date-of-death, residence at death to two controls per...
The politics of development ideology and global leadership set the scene for sport (for) in South Africa. Diverse research agendas donor requirements informed whereby indigenous knowledge systems could be accessed a collaborative venture production. A disc ussion threedistinct interrelated models, based on rationale Mintzberg (2006), affords insights within social capital framework top-down, bottom-up outside-in approach field sport-for-development. Each as evidenced three diverse case...
Youth unemployment reflects the lack of economic growth and prosperity for many nations in sub-Saharan Africa where average age population is estimated to be 24 years 2050. The study generates insights informed by preliminary findings an ambitious 6-month government-funded "youth employment program" South Africa. paper reports on qualitative data emanating from two field visits per organization providing baseline this national project as researcher had been tasked develop monitoring,...
In the South African context, education has emerged from missionary, colonial and Afrikaner ideology (Euro-centric education) (Gelderblom, 2003) to outcomes-based without tapping into rich knowledge base of population. An philosophy not yet been embraced it is deemed necessary in an effort understand way life (Mkabela & Luthuli, 1997). The aim study was document analyze indigenous Zulu games for possible curriculum enrichment physical schools promotion cross-cultural interaction between...
This article reports on a baseline study of school-based, incentive-driven, sport-for-development programme (Mighty Metres) in the South African context poverty. It is underpinned by multiple theoretical frameworks (the interpretative phenomenological approach). The entailed retrospective social impact collected from 15 schools where Mighty Metres was implemented. A mixed-method approach used for conducting 57 interviews and 35 focus group sessions, 159 questionnaires were completed learners...
Following recent global stakeholder configurations, policy frameworks and strife for multi-levelled agency coherence within the Sport Development Peace sector, Kazan Action Plan (2017) calls evidence-informed decision-making though building a case sport in playing part sustainable development as envisaged by UN Sustainable Goals. As Recreation South Africa is process of updating 2009 Case document it deemed timely that academic discourse evidence production should be addressed. This paper...
Research on indigenous games and play behaviour within the South African context has to a great extent been ad hoc, influenced by theoretical traditions practices. Informed global research trends national interest, project was undertaken in an attempt address need for knowledgeresearch. This paper reports National Indigenous Games Project of 2001/2002 which eleven tertiary institutions collaborated. Researchers from these collected data 6489 participants through questionnaires (quantitative...
Masculinity has so dominated the rules of game, who plays and wins, that male sports like soccer rugby have not only taken over playing field but become national symbols unity. CORA BURNETT argues a unified challenge is necessary if ideological control sport to be wrested away arena opened all
The voices of South African feminists and womanists are relatively absent from public debates concerning women’s participation empowerment in sport. This paper represents a contribution to the gender discourse, drawing on feminist paradigms reflecting marginality women society findings two separate studies, undertaken 1977 1999 respectively, reported. research focused assessment impact Sports Leaders Programme (as part Africa-United Kingdom Initiative) junior component sports development...
Gender represents a confounding social construction within the multiple-layering of relative disenfranchisement in Sub-Saharan context poverty. Class and race play significant role socialisation process, structures policy frameworks that contribute to perpetuation gender inequalities broader society different sport-related spheres. This paper draws on conceptual insights Marxian Feminist approaches, literature understanding inequality condition, opportunity capacity. It aims reflect...
International agencies are becoming increasingly involved in sport-for-development work, as sport is seen pivotal addressing socio-political, health and cultural issues affected / or impoverished communities earmarked for 'development'. A comparative case study of the Siyadlala Mass Participation Programme (a national development programme) Active Community Clubs' Initiative (an Australian South African context poverty, served to demonstrate potential role Participatory Action Research...
Drawing upon the body of knowledge sociology sport and content analysis media studies, this research focuses on construction gender through sports reporting in selected South African newspapers. Methods utilized to determine such constructions, included: i) a quantitative survey terms frequency articles (text) scope photographic images and, ii) qualitative or text images. Data was collected over six-month period (1 April 2004 – 30 September 2004) include all major international events. A...
In the international area of sport and national educational spheres traditional and/or indigenous games are instrumental in resisting cultural imperialism, developing a identity branding unity. Local research programmes proliferating may benefit from scientific inquiry. The aim this paper is to provide framework for categorizing South Africa that could be utilized implementation. This draws on National Indigenous Games Research Project 2001/2002 which 11 tertiary institutions collaborated....