Table of contents - Special Issue: The public realm of community sports development evaluation, policy and practice; innovation, evidence and the paradox of an evolving agenda
Delivery networks and community sport in England
Spencer Harris, Barrie HoulihanThe paper aims to utilise Adam and Kriesi's network approach to policy analysis to examine the range of exogenous factors that affect interactions in the community sport policy…
Reflections on the PING! table tennis initiative: Lessons and new directions for sports development?
Chris Mackintosh, Graham Cookson, Gerald GriggsThe purpose of this paper is to establish the impact and effectiveness of the national PING! project implemented by a national governing body of sport (NGB) and key public sector…
Making sense of the lack of evidence discourse, power and knowledge in the field of sport for development
Andrew Adams, Kevin HarrisThe purpose of this paper is to explore and analyse the power dynamics and vested interest groups that shape the lack of evidence discourse, which is critical of the way evidence…
Making the case for sport and recreation services: The utility of social return on investment (SROI) analysis
Neil KingThe purpose of this paper is to examine the actual and potential utility of social return on investment (SROI) analysis as an instrument to strengthen the financial and social…
Research-based knowledge utilization in a community sport evaluation: a case study
Laura Hills, Alison MaitlandThe purpose of this paper is to explore key determinants of knowledge utilization in a community sport initiative, with particular attention to key facets of social-organizational…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Professor Rocco Palumbo