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Using Inclusive Sport for Social Change in Malawi, Africa.
- Source :
- Therapeutic Recreation Journal; 2019, Vol. 53 Issue 3, p244-263, 20p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- This report draws upon the first year of the Youth Enrichment through Sports (YES)-Africa cooperative agreement focused on sport for social change involving five sub-Saharan African countries. The YES-Africa program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, is designed to enhance cross-cultural understanding and collaboration between individuals and nations. The YES-Africa Malawi exchange builds capacity for sport leaders in Malawi to implement inclusive sport and recreation for youth with disabilities. This case study employs a content analysis of international and national legislative and policy agendas addressing inclusion of youth with disabilities within the context of sport, and explores barriers to policy implementation through interviews with seven key stakeholders and a review of structured field notes. Findings suggest that while Malawi's legislative and policy landscape appears to adequately address the needs of youth with disabilities broadly, implementation is limited by social, physical, and socio-environmental barriers. We explore contributions of TR professionals in addressing key policy priorities in developing countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- GOVERNMENT policy -- Law & legislation
CONTENT analysis
CULTURE
INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
INTERVIEWING
CASE studies
NEEDS assessment
PHYSICAL therapists
PSYCHOLOGY of children with disabilities
POLICY sciences
PUBLIC health
RECREATION
SOCIAL change
SPORTS
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
HUMAN services programs
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ATTITUDES toward disabilities
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00405914
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Therapeutic Recreation Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 139311852
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.18666/TRJ-2019-V53-I3-9720