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The Palgrave handbook of disability sport in Europe : policies, structures and participation / Caroline van Lindert, Jeroen Scheerder, Ian Brittain, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- PALGRAVE HANDBOOKS.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports for people with disabilities--Europe.
- Sports for people with disabilities.
- Sports for people with disabilities--Political aspects--Europe.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (li, 613 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Handbook of disability sport in Europe
- Disability sport in Europe
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
- Biography/History:
- Caroline van Lindert is Senior Researcher at the Mulier Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Jeroen Scheerder is Professor in the Faculty of Movement & Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium, and head of the Policy in Sports & Physical Activity Research Group. Ian Brittain is Associate Professor (Research) in the Centre for Business in Society at Coventry University, UK.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Foreword by the President of IFAPA
- Foreword by the President of EUFAPA
- Foreword by the President of EASS
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Abbreviations
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Chapter 1: Introduction: Sport Participation a Human Right for Persons with a Disability
- 1.1 Aim and Key Benefits
- 1.2 Outline and Short Introduction of Terms
- Use of Terms
- 1.3 Comparative Approach of the Handbook
- Country Profile
- Structure of Disability Sport
- Steering of Disability Sport
- Support of Disability Sport
- Integration or Inclusion in Sport of Persons with a Disability
- Sport Participation by Persons with a Disability
- Barriers and Facilitators Towards Sport Participation by Persons with a Disability
- Chapter Conclusions
- 1.4 Selection of Countries
- References
- Chapter 2: Understanding Disability, Disability Sport and Inclusion
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Why Are Persons with a Disability Excluded from Society?
- 2.3 Theories and Models to Assist in the Understanding Why 'Disability' Exists
- Medical Model
- Social Model
- Relational Model
- Human Rights Model
- Affirmative Model
- Biopsychosocial Model
- Ableism
- Disableism
- Internalised Ableism
- 2.4 Language and Disability
- 'Disabled Person' or 'Person with a Disability'?
- Able-Bodied or Non-Disabled?
- 2.5 Disability in This Handbook
- Relevance to the Handbook
- 2.6 How Many People Have a Disability?
- Measuring Disability Is Difficult
- Disability in Europe
- 2.7 What Is Meant by Disability Sport?
- Sport
- 'Disability Sport' or 'Sport for Persons with a Disability'?
- 2.8 How Inclusive Is Sport for Persons with a Disability?
- What Do We Mean by Inclusion?
- Differing Interpretations of Inclusion
- 2.9 How Do We Define the System of Disability Sport?
- Chapter 3: Participation in Sport and Physical Activity Amongst People with a Disability: A Pan-European Comparative Approach
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Material and Methods
- 3.3 Results
- Participation in Physical Activity, (Club-organised) Sport and Fitness
- Participation in (Club-organised) Sport and Fitness at National and Regional Level
- Participation in Different Modes of Physical Activity and Sport According to Some Social Background Characteristics
- 3.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4: Denmark: Disability Sports Policy at Arm's Length
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Country Profile
- Characteristics of Denmark
- Sport in Denmark
- Disability in Denmark
- Emergence or Rise of Disability Sport in Denmark
- 4.3 The Disability Sport System
- Governmental Agents
- Intermediate Agents
- Non-governmental Agents
- Relationships
- Legislative Framework
- Policy Framework
- Financial, Governance and Managerial Support
- Financial Support
- Governance and Management Support
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Palgrave handbook of disability sport in Europe.
- ISBN:
- 9783031217593
- 3031217594
- Publisher Number:
- 90101037702
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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