Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorYandjou, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-28T18:24:52Z
dc.date.available2011-11-28T18:24:52Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.otheroai:jykdok.linneanet.fi:1189816
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/37020
dc.description.abstractThe European Union has increasingly emphasized the sociological, physiological and psychological benefits of sport. Sport provision and participation trends have been measured throughout the member-states and, the gaps between Northern and Southern countries are widely acknowledged. These gaps are especially wide between young-adults and the elderly. The integration of sports into the education curriculum in most European pedagogic systems has resulted in high levels of sport practice among the youth. However as young people enter higher education, member-states face a problem with a natural withdrawal in participation. The universities and student sports federations can plan an important role in reversing this phenomenon. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the role of university sports federations. This thesis describes and discusses what potential the Finnish and Portuguese student sport federation have to influence sport participation among the academic community in Portugal and Finland - two countries on the opposite ends of the spectrum. This study is based upon the EUROBAROMETER data. Using the sociological theory of distinction and briefly, of functionalism, as framework, it seeks to identify core factors for disparities between European regions in sport participation among young-adults. The data for this study was obtained primarily through secondary data analysis, but also using qualitative, empirical, thematic content analysis. This was supported by open-ended interviews with members of both OLL (2) and FADU (1). Via SWOT analysis was possible to identify crucial organizational and socio-economic aspects that distinguish the sport panorama in Finland and Portugal. In terms of results FADU and OLL have currently distinct policies and objectives, the macroeconomic, socio-cultural conditions for sport practice and organizational dynamics in Finland and consequently for OLL provide steadier conditions to influence and sustain a key role in student sport participation than in Portugal.
dc.format.extent84 sivua
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThis publication is copyrighted. You may download, display and print it for Your own personal use. Commercial use is prohibited.en
dc.rightsJulkaisu on tekijänoikeussäännösten alainen. Teosta voi lukea ja tulostaa henkilökohtaista käyttöä varten. Käyttö kaupallisiin tarkoituksiin on kielletty.fi
dc.subject.otherSport Participation
dc.subject.otherUniversity Sport
dc.subject.otherPortugal
dc.subject.otherFinland
dc.subject.otherSports Federation
dc.titleThe role of university sports federations in enhancing student sports : a comparative case study between Portugal and Finland
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-2011112811745
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.ontasotPro gradu -tutkielmafi
dc.type.ontasotMaster’s thesisen
dc.contributor.tiedekuntaLiikuntatieteellinen tiedekuntafi
dc.contributor.tiedekuntaFaculty of Sport and Health Sciencesen
dc.contributor.laitosLiikuntakasvatuksen laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Sport Sciencesen
dc.contributor.yliopistoUniversity of Jyväskyläen
dc.contributor.yliopistoJyväskylän yliopistofi
dc.contributor.oppiaineLiikunnan yhteiskuntatieteetfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineSocial Sciences of Sporten
dc.date.updated2011-11-28T18:24:52Z
dc.rights.accesslevelopenAccessfi
dc.type.publicationmasterThesis
dc.contributor.oppiainekoodi5032
dc.subject.ysourheilu
dc.subject.ysoyliopistot
dc.subject.ysoosallistuminen
dc.subject.ysoopiskelijaelämä
dc.subject.ysoliikunta
dc.subject.ysoSuomi
dc.subject.ysoPortugali
dc.format.contentfulltext
dc.type.okmG2


Files in this item

Thumbnail

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record