Positive youth development through sport / edited by Nicholas L. Holt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Holt, Nicholas L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports for children.

Sports for children--Social aspects.

Physical education for children.

Physical fitness for youth.

Physical Description:

xviii, 244 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Cutting through the political rhetoric about the power of sport as a tool for social change and personal improvement, this book offers insight into whether, how and why participating in sport can be good for children and young people. As the first text to focus on the role of sport in positive youth development (PYD), it brings together high-profile contributors from diverse disciplines to examine critically the ways in which sport can be used to promote youth development. Now in a fully updated, revised and expanded new edition, Positive Youth Development through Sport covers a wider range of disciplines including sport psychology, development psychology, physical education, sport development and sport sociology. Its three main sections focus on: the theoretical and historical contexts of PYD, quantitative and qualitative methods for assessing PYD in sport, the potential of PYD in sport across different ages and abilities. With expanded guidance on how to apply positive youth development in practice, this is essential reading for all students, researchers, educators, practitioners and policy makers with an interest in youth sport. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Conceptual and theoretical perspectives 5

1 Old wine in a new bottle; historical reflections on sport as a context for youth development / Maureen R. Weiss Weiss, Maureen R. 7

2 Positive youth development through sport: myths, beliefs, and realities / Jay Coakley Coakley, Jay 21

3 Positive youth development through sport: a relational developmental systems approach / Jennifer P. Agans Agans, Jennifer P., Andrea Vest Ettekal Ettekal, Andrea Vest, Karl Erickson Erickson, Karl, Richard M. Lerner Lerner, Richard M. 34

4 Life skills and basic psychological needs: a conceptual framework for life skills interventions / Ken Hodge Hodge, Ken, Steven Danish Danish, Steven, Tanya Forneris Forneris, Tanya, Adam Miles Miles, Adam 45

5 An ecological perspective on high performance sport and positive youth development / Leisha Strachan Strachan, Leisha, Jessica Fraser-Thomas Fraser-Thomas, Jessica, Kendra Nelson-Ferguson Nelson-Ferguson, Kendra 57

Part 2 Measurement and assessment 69

6 Youth thriving in the context of sport participation: ideographic, differential, and nomothetic dimensions / Andrea Vest Ettekal Ettekal, Andrea Vest, Richard M. Lerner Lerner, Richard M., Jennifer P. Agans Agans, Jennifer P., Kaitlyn A. Ferris Ferris, Kaitlyn A., Brian M. Burkhard Burkhard, Brian M. 71

7 Quantitative assessment of positive youth development in sport / Dany J. MacDonald MacDonald, Dany J., Travis McIsaac McIsaac, Travis 83

8 Defining and measuring the 'development' in sport-for-development programs / Fred Coalter Coalter, Fred 97

Part 3 PYD across youth sport contexts 111

9 Positive youth development and talent development: is there a best of both worlds? / Chris Harwood Harwood, Chris, Julie Johnston Johnston, Julie 113

10 Coaching for positive youth development in high school sport / Martin Camiré Camiré, Martin, Kelsey Kendellen Kendellen, Kelsey 126

11 Coaching for positive youth development / Jennifer Turnnidge Turnnidge, Jennifer, Blair Evans Evans, Blair, Matthew Vierimaa Vierimaa, Matthew, Veronica Allan Allan, Veronica, Jean Côté Côté, Jean 137

12 Leadership as a life skill in youth sports / Daniel R. Gould Gould, Daniel R. 151

13 Positive youth development programming with marginalized populations / Tanya Forneris Forneris, Tanya, Corliss Bean Bean, Corliss, Tanya Halsall Halsall, Tanya 168

14 Learning responsibility through sport and physical activity / Tom Martinek Martinek, Tom, Don Hellison Hellison, Don 180

Part 4 PYD, sport, and mental health 191

15 Positive growth in sport / Katherine A. Tamminen Tamminen, Katherine A., Kacey C. Neely Neely, Kacey C. 193

16 Coaching, positive youth development, and mental health / Stewart A. Vella Vella, Stewart A., Lauren A. Gardner Gardner, Lauren A., Sarah K. Liddle Liddle, Sarah K. 205

17 Promoting mental health in youth sport / David Carless Carless, David, Kitrina Douglas Douglas, Kitrina 216

Conclusion 227

18 Future directions for positive youth development through sport / Nicholas L. Holt Holt, Nicholas L., Colin J. Deal Deal, Colin J., Christine L. Smyth Smyth, Christine L..

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138891814

1138891819

9781138891791

1138891797

OCLC:

930786159