Elite athletes and university education in Europe: a review of policy and practice in higher education in the European Union Member States

D Aquilina, I Henry - International Journal of Sport Policy and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This article provides an analysis of the ways in which European Union Member States have
sought to address the educational needs of elite young sportspersons. Drawing on fieldwork …

Policy, politics and path dependency: Sport development in Australia and Finland

M Green, S Collins - Sport management review, 2008 - Elsevier
Sport development as a public policy priority has historically been on the periphery of
governments' political agendas. This is not the case in the early twenty-first century however …

National physical activity and sedentary behaviour policies in 76 countries: availability, comprehensiveness, implementation, and effectiveness

B Klepac Pogrmilovic, A Ramirez Varela… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Evidence on current, national physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour
(SB) policies is limited. We, therefore, analysed availability, comprehensiveness …

Why do governments invest in elite sport? A polemic

J Grix, F Carmichael - International journal of sport policy and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Elite sport currently enjoys high levels of investment in many advanced capitalist countries.
The primary aim of this piece is to introduce and unpack the reasons generally given by …

Explaining international sporting success: An international comparison of elite sport systems and policies in six countries

V De Bosscher, P De Knop, M Van Bottenburg… - Sport management …, 2009 - Elsevier
The aim of this article is to explore the relationship between elite sport policy systems (inputs
and throughputs) and success in international competitions (outputs). A conceptual model of …

Comparative elite sport development

B Houlihan, M Green - Comparative elite sport development, 2007 - api.taylorfrancis.com
In the 4 years prior to the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, the UK government allocated
around£ 70 million in direct financial support to UK athletes. At the Games, the Great Britain …

[图书][B] Sport, policy and politics: A comparative analysis

B Houlihan - 2002 - taylorfrancis.com
Sport, Policy and Politics is a genuinely comparative analysis of sport policy-making in five
countries-Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and North America. Some of the …

[图书][B] Sport policy and development: An introduction

D Bloyce, A Smith - 2009 - taylorfrancis.com
Who makes sport policy and why do we need it? What is the purpose of sport development
programmes? Sport Policy and Development answers these questions and more by closely …

Factors contributing to the quality of the transition out of elite sports in Swiss, Danish, and Polish athletes

A Kuettel, E Boyle, J Schmid - Psychology of sport and exercise, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this study was (a) to compare athletic retirement of former Swiss,
Danish, and Polish athletes; and (b) to explore the influence of factors on the quality of the …

Sport-specific policies and factors that influence international success: The case of tennis

J Brouwers, P Sotiriadou, V De Bosscher - Sport Management Review, 2015 - Elsevier
Countries continue to seek ways to achieve and sustain elite athlete success. However,
competitive advantages in elite sport are largely found within individual sports' contexts and …