The 2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic left its mark irrevocably and demonstrated how small our globalized ... more The 2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic left its mark irrevocably and demonstrated how small our globalized world remains. Its significant health, economic, and emotional effects impacted everyone's daily lives, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, class, religion, or gender. In doing so, the pandemic reinforced our interdependence and refocused attention to the fact that we are all citizens of the same fragile world. Our shared humanity was highlighted in new ways as communities worldwide, despite their differences, sought common guarantees: the ability to earn decent livelihoods, access to healthcare, the well-being of loved ones, and the comfort offered by families and friends, no matter how socially-distanced they may be. Many believed the lack of connective tissue was due to the absence of real-time competitions. Throughout the ensuing months, social media revealed just how much people missed watching live sports, engaging in the rituals and conversations that surround them, and playing/engaging in sports activities on multiple levels.
Emerald Group Publishing Limited eBooks, Jul 17, 2014
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide an educational model that addresses loca... more Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide an educational model that addresses local community needs using sport-based service-learning. Design/methodology/approach Drawing from the experiences of a Sport and Community Development (SCD) class at the University of Tennessee, this chapter will detail the structure, philosophy, and framework of the course, while emphasizing the ways former students, community members, and community partners experienced cross-cultural community development through sport-based service-learning. Findings The findings of this study demonstrate that if implemented with careful consideration and reflexivity, sport-based service-learning can positively address the needs of the community while promoting analytical student learning through practical application. Research limitations This study is limited in that the SCD course has only been in existence for three years. Long-term implications of our efforts are only beginning to surface. Social implications As recognized by the United Nations in the declaration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there are serious challenges facing today’s global population. Whether it is extreme poverty and hunger, child mortality, disease, maternal health, obesity, or environmental sustainability, individuals are looking for answers as they relate to nutrition, health, and well-being (United Nations, 2008). The goal of this chapter is to introduce an educational model, philosophy, and framework that promotes the use of sport and physical activity, as a way to address the health needs of local communities, while simultaneously fostering community development and cross-cultural understanding.
This autoethnographic dissertation recounts numerous untold stories about my journeys into the Is... more This autoethnographic dissertation recounts numerous untold stories about my journeys into the Islamic Republic of Iran as a sports consultant and women’s softball coach for Global Sports Partners (GSP). Autoethnography as defined by Ellis & Bochner (2000), is “an autobiographical genre of writing and research that displays multiple layers of consciousness, connecting the personal to the cultural…Autoethnographers vary in their emphasis on the research process (graphy), on culture (ethnos), and on self (auto)” (pp. 739-740). Autoethnographers, writing within a branch of narrative inquiry (Ellis & Bochner, 2000), believe in the power of story and that humans learn through stories lived and told (Ellis, 2004). To date, the majority of the literature devoted to Iranian women in sports has been written from a critical feminist perspective, detailing the “oppressive” societal structures associated with sport in an Islamic Republic (Hargreaves, 2000; Pfister, 2003; Pfister, 2006). While u...
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide an educational model that addresses loca... more Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide an educational model that addresses local community needs using sport-based service-learning. Design/methodology/approach Drawing from the experiences of a Sport and Community Development (SCD) class at the University of Tennessee, this chapter will detail the structure, philosophy, and framework of the course, while emphasizing the ways former students, community members, and community partners experienced cross-cultural community development through sport-based service-learning. Findings The findings of this study demonstrate that if implemented with careful consideration and reflexivity, sport-based service-learning can positively address the needs of the community while promoting analytical student learning through practical application. Research limitations This study is limited in that the SCD course has only been in existence for three years. Long-term implications of our efforts are only beginning to surface. Social implications As recognized by the United Nations in the declaration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there are serious challenges facing today’s global population. Whether it is extreme poverty and hunger, child mortality, disease, maternal health, obesity, or environmental sustainability, individuals are looking for answers as they relate to nutrition, health, and well-being (United Nations, 2008). The goal of this chapter is to introduce an educational model, philosophy, and framework that promotes the use of sport and physical activity, as a way to address the health needs of local communities, while simultaneously fostering community development and cross-cultural understanding.
This study surveyed 25 Muslim women from Iran about their religious beliefs about sport while tak... more This study surveyed 25 Muslim women from Iran about their religious beliefs about sport while taking part in a softball clinic. Direct quotes were collected, translated into English, transcribed verbatim from surveys, and then inductively analyzed into higher order themes, which included strategies to deal with performance anxiety, presence of friends and family support, and use of religion in sport. Quantitative scores recorded indicated a low positive correlations of .17 between sport and religion, although there were some indications of differences about importance (some rated sport more important than religion). Hypotheses are proposed for study.
Human resources are critical to the success of SDP as a field, and yet little is known about the ... more Human resources are critical to the success of SDP as a field, and yet little is known about the experience and expertise of the growing number of SDP actors (e.g., practitioners, scholars, students). The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a questionnaire designed to enhance our understanding of the SDP field through the eyes (and experiences) of SDP actors. The current state of the field is assessed, from the definition of SDP to information about the field that is actively sought (e.g., measurement and evaluation, program design and curriculum, funding) to concerns about limited support, ineffective and inequitable practices, and unclear impact. By understanding actors’ experiences in and expectations of the SDP field, we are able to identify a set of strengths and weaknesses that must be addressed in order to facilitate the field’s growth and development. The paper concludes with a set of recommendations about ways the field can be improved, including enhanced acc...
The 2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic left its mark irrevocably and demonstrated how small our globalized ... more The 2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic left its mark irrevocably and demonstrated how small our globalized world remains. Its significant health, economic, and emotional effects impacted everyone's daily lives, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, class, religion, or gender. In doing so, the pandemic reinforced our interdependence and refocused attention to the fact that we are all citizens of the same fragile world. Our shared humanity was highlighted in new ways as communities worldwide, despite their differences, sought common guarantees: the ability to earn decent livelihoods, access to healthcare, the well-being of loved ones, and the comfort offered by families and friends, no matter how socially-distanced they may be. Many believed the lack of connective tissue was due to the absence of real-time competitions. Throughout the ensuing months, social media revealed just how much people missed watching live sports, engaging in the rituals and conversations that surround them, and play...
About the Series: The purpose of this series is to add to the conversation and dialogues occurrin... more About the Series: The purpose of this series is to add to the conversation and dialogues occurring in sport; thus, the National Association of Girls & Women in Sport has created this series to not only inform our members, but also the public about the various aspects of sport and physical activity that display the diversity as well as inclusivity of women’s sport. With the goal to raise awareness, we hope that this addition to the conversation will indirectly lead to creating social justice and change in not only women’s sport but sport as a whole. About the Authors: Sarah J. Hillyer founded an international sport for development and peace organization in 1993, the
Sport and Society: Girls, International Development and Sport
The topic of women’s empowerment in the Global South (GS) not only dominates gender and developme... more The topic of women’s empowerment in the Global South (GS) not only dominates gender and development programming (GAD), but continues to be at the forefront of political concerns about the status and position of women across the ‘developing world’. Increasingly, it is being championed as an essential ‘developmental goal’ of northern-led sport, development and peace (SDP) and sport, gender and development (SGD) initiatives (Hayhurst, 2011; Jeanes and Magee, 2014). Using the U.S. Department of State (DoS) supported ‘Global Sports Mentoring Program’ (GSMP) as a case study, this paper centralizes the perceptions and experiences of empowerment, agency and voice as expressed by 27 women from 22 countries across the Global South before and during their participation in the 2012 and 2013 programs. Findings illustrate the multiple ways in which women fought for, negotiated and asserted power within their lives; and the degree to which their pre-GSMP thoughts on female empowerment were broadened, challenged and positively or negatively impacted.
The 2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic left its mark irrevocably and demonstrated how small our globalized ... more The 2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic left its mark irrevocably and demonstrated how small our globalized world remains. Its significant health, economic, and emotional effects impacted everyone's daily lives, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, class, religion, or gender. In doing so, the pandemic reinforced our interdependence and refocused attention to the fact that we are all citizens of the same fragile world. Our shared humanity was highlighted in new ways as communities worldwide, despite their differences, sought common guarantees: the ability to earn decent livelihoods, access to healthcare, the well-being of loved ones, and the comfort offered by families and friends, no matter how socially-distanced they may be. Many believed the lack of connective tissue was due to the absence of real-time competitions. Throughout the ensuing months, social media revealed just how much people missed watching live sports, engaging in the rituals and conversations that surround them, and playing/engaging in sports activities on multiple levels.
Emerald Group Publishing Limited eBooks, Jul 17, 2014
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide an educational model that addresses loca... more Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide an educational model that addresses local community needs using sport-based service-learning. Design/methodology/approach Drawing from the experiences of a Sport and Community Development (SCD) class at the University of Tennessee, this chapter will detail the structure, philosophy, and framework of the course, while emphasizing the ways former students, community members, and community partners experienced cross-cultural community development through sport-based service-learning. Findings The findings of this study demonstrate that if implemented with careful consideration and reflexivity, sport-based service-learning can positively address the needs of the community while promoting analytical student learning through practical application. Research limitations This study is limited in that the SCD course has only been in existence for three years. Long-term implications of our efforts are only beginning to surface. Social implications As recognized by the United Nations in the declaration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there are serious challenges facing today’s global population. Whether it is extreme poverty and hunger, child mortality, disease, maternal health, obesity, or environmental sustainability, individuals are looking for answers as they relate to nutrition, health, and well-being (United Nations, 2008). The goal of this chapter is to introduce an educational model, philosophy, and framework that promotes the use of sport and physical activity, as a way to address the health needs of local communities, while simultaneously fostering community development and cross-cultural understanding.
This autoethnographic dissertation recounts numerous untold stories about my journeys into the Is... more This autoethnographic dissertation recounts numerous untold stories about my journeys into the Islamic Republic of Iran as a sports consultant and women’s softball coach for Global Sports Partners (GSP). Autoethnography as defined by Ellis & Bochner (2000), is “an autobiographical genre of writing and research that displays multiple layers of consciousness, connecting the personal to the cultural…Autoethnographers vary in their emphasis on the research process (graphy), on culture (ethnos), and on self (auto)” (pp. 739-740). Autoethnographers, writing within a branch of narrative inquiry (Ellis & Bochner, 2000), believe in the power of story and that humans learn through stories lived and told (Ellis, 2004). To date, the majority of the literature devoted to Iranian women in sports has been written from a critical feminist perspective, detailing the “oppressive” societal structures associated with sport in an Islamic Republic (Hargreaves, 2000; Pfister, 2003; Pfister, 2006). While u...
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide an educational model that addresses loca... more Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide an educational model that addresses local community needs using sport-based service-learning. Design/methodology/approach Drawing from the experiences of a Sport and Community Development (SCD) class at the University of Tennessee, this chapter will detail the structure, philosophy, and framework of the course, while emphasizing the ways former students, community members, and community partners experienced cross-cultural community development through sport-based service-learning. Findings The findings of this study demonstrate that if implemented with careful consideration and reflexivity, sport-based service-learning can positively address the needs of the community while promoting analytical student learning through practical application. Research limitations This study is limited in that the SCD course has only been in existence for three years. Long-term implications of our efforts are only beginning to surface. Social implications As recognized by the United Nations in the declaration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there are serious challenges facing today’s global population. Whether it is extreme poverty and hunger, child mortality, disease, maternal health, obesity, or environmental sustainability, individuals are looking for answers as they relate to nutrition, health, and well-being (United Nations, 2008). The goal of this chapter is to introduce an educational model, philosophy, and framework that promotes the use of sport and physical activity, as a way to address the health needs of local communities, while simultaneously fostering community development and cross-cultural understanding.
This study surveyed 25 Muslim women from Iran about their religious beliefs about sport while tak... more This study surveyed 25 Muslim women from Iran about their religious beliefs about sport while taking part in a softball clinic. Direct quotes were collected, translated into English, transcribed verbatim from surveys, and then inductively analyzed into higher order themes, which included strategies to deal with performance anxiety, presence of friends and family support, and use of religion in sport. Quantitative scores recorded indicated a low positive correlations of .17 between sport and religion, although there were some indications of differences about importance (some rated sport more important than religion). Hypotheses are proposed for study.
Human resources are critical to the success of SDP as a field, and yet little is known about the ... more Human resources are critical to the success of SDP as a field, and yet little is known about the experience and expertise of the growing number of SDP actors (e.g., practitioners, scholars, students). The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a questionnaire designed to enhance our understanding of the SDP field through the eyes (and experiences) of SDP actors. The current state of the field is assessed, from the definition of SDP to information about the field that is actively sought (e.g., measurement and evaluation, program design and curriculum, funding) to concerns about limited support, ineffective and inequitable practices, and unclear impact. By understanding actors’ experiences in and expectations of the SDP field, we are able to identify a set of strengths and weaknesses that must be addressed in order to facilitate the field’s growth and development. The paper concludes with a set of recommendations about ways the field can be improved, including enhanced acc...
The 2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic left its mark irrevocably and demonstrated how small our globalized ... more The 2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic left its mark irrevocably and demonstrated how small our globalized world remains. Its significant health, economic, and emotional effects impacted everyone's daily lives, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, class, religion, or gender. In doing so, the pandemic reinforced our interdependence and refocused attention to the fact that we are all citizens of the same fragile world. Our shared humanity was highlighted in new ways as communities worldwide, despite their differences, sought common guarantees: the ability to earn decent livelihoods, access to healthcare, the well-being of loved ones, and the comfort offered by families and friends, no matter how socially-distanced they may be. Many believed the lack of connective tissue was due to the absence of real-time competitions. Throughout the ensuing months, social media revealed just how much people missed watching live sports, engaging in the rituals and conversations that surround them, and play...
About the Series: The purpose of this series is to add to the conversation and dialogues occurrin... more About the Series: The purpose of this series is to add to the conversation and dialogues occurring in sport; thus, the National Association of Girls & Women in Sport has created this series to not only inform our members, but also the public about the various aspects of sport and physical activity that display the diversity as well as inclusivity of women’s sport. With the goal to raise awareness, we hope that this addition to the conversation will indirectly lead to creating social justice and change in not only women’s sport but sport as a whole. About the Authors: Sarah J. Hillyer founded an international sport for development and peace organization in 1993, the
Sport and Society: Girls, International Development and Sport
The topic of women’s empowerment in the Global South (GS) not only dominates gender and developme... more The topic of women’s empowerment in the Global South (GS) not only dominates gender and development programming (GAD), but continues to be at the forefront of political concerns about the status and position of women across the ‘developing world’. Increasingly, it is being championed as an essential ‘developmental goal’ of northern-led sport, development and peace (SDP) and sport, gender and development (SGD) initiatives (Hayhurst, 2011; Jeanes and Magee, 2014). Using the U.S. Department of State (DoS) supported ‘Global Sports Mentoring Program’ (GSMP) as a case study, this paper centralizes the perceptions and experiences of empowerment, agency and voice as expressed by 27 women from 22 countries across the Global South before and during their participation in the 2012 and 2013 programs. Findings illustrate the multiple ways in which women fought for, negotiated and asserted power within their lives; and the degree to which their pre-GSMP thoughts on female empowerment were broadened, challenged and positively or negatively impacted.
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