This special issue contributes to a critical understanding of the challenges key stakeholders across the globe encounter as they seek to manage periods of transition brought about by public policy change relating to the provision of sport and physical activity. Specific topics addressed by the 10...
Author(s)
Ziakas, V.; Beacom, A.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Managing Sport and Leisure, 2018, 23, 4/6, pp 255-433
According to the cultural sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, gaining access to a social space or a position within a social space requires a specific capital. For teachers, this is normally indicated by a valid teaching certificate with relevant subject knowledge. However, when no qualified teachers are...
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Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Sport, Education and Society, 2016, 21, 6, pp 907-923
During the 1990s, neoliberal reforms in Sweden increased local school actors' possibilities to develop school profiles regarding both organization and content. This restructuring has increased the total number of school sports programs as well as the possibilities for upper secondary schools and ...
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Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Sport, Education and Society, 2014, 19, 3, pp 241-257
Background: Extreme dieting is a well-known phenomenon in combat sports, and still, little research has explored the link between extreme dieting and confidence levels among martial artists. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, extreme dieting and sport-specific self-confidence among 111 Swedish ...
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Mickelsson, T. B.; Thylin, M.; Hansson, E.
Publisher
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Sports Medicine Research Center, Tehran, Iran
Citation
Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 2020, 11, 4,
In the fields of both education and sport, the possession of capital and habitus influences an individual's lifestyles and choices, which in turn affects the social selection within these fields. In this article, we will study the Swedish system of school sports as an overlap between the fields of ...
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Ferry, M.; Lund, S.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Sport, Education and Society, 2018, 23, 3, pp 270-282
The international discussion about policies regulating the inclusion of transgender athletes in elite sports is ongoing. . In this paper, we introduce the metaphor "glitch" to provide a novel way to embrace the possibilities of trans athletes in sport. To do this, we feature three Swedish cases of ...
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Linghede, E.; Purdy, L.; Barker-Ruchti, N.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Sports Coaching Review, 2022, 11, 1, pp 64-68
Sports participation has the potential to contribute to young people's health. A prerequisite for young people to benefit from sports is that they stay in sports. Studies that consider both personal and contextual factors are needed to unpack the broader health-promoting potential of youth sports. ...
Author(s)
Geidne, S.; Quennerstedt, M.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18, 14,
The purpose of this article is to analyse the cultural information on (Olympic) sports presented in Swedish media coverage of the London Games 2012. A starting point for the analysis is that the media plays an important part in shaping a majority of the viewers' ideas about what sport is, and who...
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2013, 30, 7, pp 789-804
Coaches in elite sport must ensure a balance between performance, high pressure and well-being. A caring approach, based on a coach's commitment to caring for athletes, has the potential to create such a balance and sustainability. The aim of this study was to identify coaches' caring and...
Author(s)
Dohsten, J.; Barker-Ruchti, N.; Lindgren, E. C.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Sports Coaching Review, 2020, 9, 1, pp 48-70
Elite sport is a precarious context and as athletes are pushing their physical and mental boundaries to enhance performance, consequences can be devastating. In contrast to arguments that elite sport cannot be sustainable, some scholars have argued that with certain considerations and...
Author(s)
Dohlsten, J.; Barker-Ruchti, N.; Lindgren, E. C.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 2021, 13, 5, pp 727-742