Sport policy in Canada / edited by Lucie Thibault, Brock University; and Jean Harvey, University of Ottawa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harvey, Jean, 1955- editor.

Thibault, Lucie, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports and state--Canada.

Sports and state.

Sports administration--Canada.

Sports administration.

Canada.

Physical Description:

xv, 433 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2013.

Summary:

Sport Policy in Canada provides the first and most comprehensive analysis of the new Canadian Sport Policy adopted in 2012. In light of this new policy, the authors, top scholars in the field, provide detailed accounts of the most salient sport policies and programs, while also discussing issues and challenges facing policy makers. In Canada and around the world, the last decades have known a sharp increase in state intervention and public funding in pursuit of medals on the international stage and in support of a more active lifestyle. Governments at all levels have made substantial investments in hope of hosting major sporting events to benefit from the economic impact and gain international prestige. The study of sport policies, often neglected in the past, is becoming an increasingly important research topic. Sport Policy in Canada seeks to fill this void by offering the most comprehensive analysis of sport policy since Macintosh, Bedecki, and Franks' Sport Policy in Canada (1987). Book jacket.

Contents:

Section I -An Overview of Sport Policy in Canada

I The Evolution of Federal Sport Policy from 1960 to Today / Lucie Thibault Thibault, Lucie, Jean Harvey Harvey, Jean 11

II Multi-Level Governance and Sport Policy in Canada / Jean Harvey Harvey, Jean 37

III Canada and Sport for Development and Peace / Bruce Kidd Kidd, Bruce 69

Section II -The Canadian Sport Policy and its Impact on the Sport System

IV Contemporary Policy Issues in High Performance Sport / Lisa M. Kikulis Kikulis, Lisa M. 97

V Athlete Development and Support / Lucie Thibault Thibault, Lucie, Katherine Babiak Babiak, Katherine 147

VI Sport Participation / Peter Donnelly Donnelly, Peter 177

Section III -Policy Issues

VII Olympic Ideals versus the Performance Imperative: The History of Canada's Anti-Doping Policies / Rob Beamish Beamish, Rob 217

VIII Hosting Policies of Sport Events / Cora McCloy McCloy, Cora, Lucie Thibault Thibault, Lucie 243

IX The Double Helix: Aboriginal People and Sport Policy in Canada / Janice Forsyth Forsyth, Janice, Victoria Paraschak Paraschak, Victoria 267

X Policy on Sport for the Disabled / P. David Howe Howe, P. David 295

XI Women in Sport Policy / Parissa Safai Safai, Parissa 317

XII Official Languages and the Canadian Sport System: Steady Progress, Constant Vigilance Needed / Graham Fraser Fraser, Graham 351

XIII Sport and Social Inclusion / Wendy Frisby Frisby, Wendy, Pamela Ponic Ponic, Pamela 381.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Sport policy in Canada.

ISBN:

9780776621265

0776621262

OCLC:

863077829