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Evaluating the impacts of working towards the International Safeguards for Children in Sport
journal contribution
posted on 2019-06-20, 13:54 authored by Daniel RhindDaniel Rhind, Frank Owusu-SekyereIn this paper, the authors evaluate a global strategy to safeguard children against abuse in sport. The experiences of people within 32 of the organisations who were working towards the International Safeguards for Children in Sport were captured over a two-year study. At the organisational level, self-audits demonstrated that progress was made during the project by deliverers (who worked directly with children) from having 45% to 64% of the Safeguards fully in place. Governors (who governed other organisations which worked directly with children) improved on the same figure from 25% to 53%. Progress was also identified using the concept of Activation States through in-depth interviews at the start and end of the project. Positive changes were found at the personal level with respect to people’s feelings, knowledge and behaviours related to safeguarding as well as how safeguarding is discussed in the organisation. Group discussions also revealed changes with respect to how children, coaches, parents and the broader community were behaving with respect to safeguarding. An increase in the number of disclosures was also identified as an important impact of the project. The International Safeguards for Children in Sport are now endorsed by 125 organisations who work with a total of over 35 million children. The implications of these findings are discussed along with the future directions of work in this area.
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Published in
Sport Management ReviewVolume
23Issue
1Pages
104-116Citation
RHIND, D.J. and OWUSU-SEKYERE, F., 2019. Evaluating the impacts of working towards the International Safeguards for Children in Sport. Sport Management Review, 23(1), pp. 104-116.Publisher
Elsevier © Sport Management Association of Australia and New ZealandVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publisher statement
This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Sport Management Review and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smr.2019.05.009Acceptance date
2019-05-26Publication date
2019-06-04Copyright date
2020ISSN
1441-3523Publisher version
Language
- en