Elite Sport Development : Policy Learning and Political Priorities


Mick. Green
Bok Engelsk 2005 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2005.
Omfang
1 online resource (230 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedications; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Investigating Elite Sort Plicy Pocesses and Policy Change; 2. Theorising Sport Policy; 3. Development of Sport Policy in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom; 4. Australia; 5. Canada; 6. United Kingdom; 7. Conclusion; Notes; References; Index. - Elite Sport Development addresses important sport policy questions and explores the emergence, development and current status of elite sport development policy with detailed examination of Australia, Canada and the UK. The sports compared are swimming, track and field athletics, and sailing. The book looks at the problems faced in establishing an elite sport development infrastructure covering facilities, coaching, sports science and competition. Likewise, full-time athletes are considered and the tensions that a pre-occupation with elite achievement generates within the spo
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ISBN
041533182X. - 0415331838

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