Positive youth development through sport / edited by Nicholas L. Holt and Meghan H. McDonough.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Holt, Nicholas L., editor.

McDonough, Meghan, editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports for children.

Sports for children--Social aspects.

Physical education for children.

Physical fitness for youth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

3rd edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.

Contents:

Part 1. Concepts

Toward a transdisciplinary approach to sport for development: the place of positive youth development / Meredith A. Whitley

The importance of person-context fit: a relational developmental systems

Perspective on positive development in and through sport / Jennifer P. Agans

Exploring short-term youth athlete development through the personal assets

Framework: unveiling the layers of sport development / Jean Côté, Mia KurtzFavero, Haley Smith and Alex Murata

The challenges, advances, and opportunities with the study and promotion of life skills transfer / Scott Pierce, Jenn Jacobs and Melvin Sangalang

Part 2. Measurement

Quantitative measurement of positive youth development in sport: methodological

Considerations as the field ponders its future / Dany J. MacDonald, Meredith Schertzinger, Mark W. Bruner and Stewart A. Vella

Quantitative assessment of positive youth development through sport / Karl Erickson, Matthew Vierimaa and Scott Pierce

Assessing the psychometric properties of life skills measures: what is best practice? / Lorcan Cronin and Gareth Mossman

Sport-based interventions for youth: effectiveness, and opportunities for growth / Mark Bruner, Stewart Vella, Colin McLaren, Jordan Sutcliffe and Meredith

Schertzinger

Qualitative research on positive youth development in sport / Katherine A. Tamminen and Rachel C. Dunn

Part 3. Contexts

Transitioning from normative towards emancipatory positive youth development

Research and practice: Portugal as an exemplary case / Fernando Santos and Marta Ferreira

Sport-based life skills development in South Korea / Okseon Lee

Positive youth development and talent development: pursuing dual intentions in a multi-layered environment / Chris Harwood, Julie Johnston and Svenja Wachsmuth

Posthumanist imaginaries for inquiring positive youth development through sport / Martin Camiré

Centring Indigenous voices and experiences to advance positive youth development in sport research / Leah J. Ferguson, Tara-Leigh F. McHugh and Leisha Strachan

Positive development across the lifespan / Jessica Fraser-Thomas and Meghan Harlow

Addressing social vulnerability through sport-based positive youth development / Majidullah Shaikh and Tanya Forneris

Promoting mental health in organized youth sport / Stewart A. Vella, Matthew J. Schweickle and Caitlin Liddelow

Part 4. Evaluation

An experiential approach to facilitative coaching and teaching social justice life skills / Tarkington J. Newman, Levone Lee and Anne Stauffer

How effective are after school physical activity-based positive youth development programs? the need for more rigorous evaluation studies / Maureen R. Weiss

Community sport as a context for positive youth development / Dawn Anderson-Butcher, Samantha Bates, Rebecca Wade-Mdivanian and Sydney Mack

Evaluation for positive youth development through sport / Corliss Bean and Majidullah Shaikh.

Notes:

Second edition published in 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Positive youth development through sport

ISBN:

9781003395867 (electronic bk.)

1003395864 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40032388270

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.