This chapter reviews the claims made that a sustainable youth sport engagement legacy can
be delivered from London 2012. It identifies the theory of change that appears to have …

Engendering interest and support among young people was a key strategy for the
organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Part of the approach entailed promoting the …

Physical Education and School Sport (PESS) offers a key vehicle to support the
development of lifelong participation in children and young people. At a time of government …

Core aspirations concerning the capacity of sport to deliver a range of social objectives in a
community development context worldwide, are shared by the architects of domestic (UK) …

This chapter explores the role of physical education in promoting sport participation in
school and beyond using a sociological perspective. A sociological lens encourages one to …

With trends pointing toward shortcomings in delivering London 2012 legacy promises, a
review was administered on research and policy from 2005 onwards to ascertain how sports …

This report provides an analysis of data collected as part of a major research project funded
by Comic Relief and UK Sport and managed by International Development through Sport …

Youth sport policies are increasingly driven by health concerns and social issues, and focus
on broad participation outcomes. Given the significant financial investment in, and critique …

Numerous sport-based interventions exist which target marginalised or 'at-risk'young people
with the intention of enabling some form of social change for programme participants. Very …

Sport is often framed as a panacea for social disharmony, especially within the context of
marginalised youth populations, and is widely promoted as a mechanism through which a …