Perceptions of stakeholders in schools on the implementation of school sport policy in school sport development in the Amathole-west district, Eastern Cape
- Authors: Xakaxa, M Z
- Date: 2022-11
- Subjects: Sports administration , Sports and state
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/27959 , vital:70943
- Description: This study aimed to explore the perceptions of stakeholders in schools regarding the implementation of school sport policy and its impact on school sport development in the Amathole-west district of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The research sought to examine teachers' knowledge of the Department of Basic Education's school sport policy, assess whether the policy promotes school sport development, identify ways to enhance its implementation in Amathole-west, and propose strategies for the effective implementation of the policy by the Department of Basic Education. Adopting a qualitative interpretivist research approach, the study employed in-depth one-on-one interviews, focus group discussions, and document analysis. A purposive sample of 20 participants was selected, grouped into four focus groups, to contribute valuable insights to the study. Drawing on the Participatory School Governance model and the Social Ecological Model, the findings revealed that teachers, members of the School Management Team, and School Governing Body members perceive sports as essential for learners, as they promote physical health and instill discipline and moral behavior. However, the study also highlighted that teachers and School Governing Body members play a limited role in the implementation of school sport policy and development. Instead, they tend to rely on externally qualified sports experts, resulting in reduced involvement in policy implementation. The study emphasizes the need for improved involvement and investment in school sport policy implementation. Additionally, several strategies were suggested to ensure the effective implementation of school sport policy. These include providing Continued Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for teachers and increasing awareness about the sports policy. In conclusion, this study sheds light on the perceptions of school stakeholders regarding the implementation of school sport policy and the development of school sports in Amathole-west, South Africa. The findings underscore the importance of enhancing teachers' involvement and knowledge in policy implementation and recommend strategies for the successful implementation of the school sport policy , Thesis (MPH) -- Faculty of Health Sciences, 2022
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- Date Issued: 2022-11
Barriers to participation in sports among urban adolescents at an International School in Cape Town, South Africa
- Authors: Klaasen, Robyn Jade
- Date: 2021-10
- Subjects: Urban teenagers -- Sports , Sports administration
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/22155 , vital:51991
- Description: The benefits of participating in sport have been well documented and great emphasis has been placed on the role that it plays in the development of character and social skills, apart from physical and psychological benefits. Sport represents an optimal means of enabling children and adolescents to meet their daily requirements for physical activity to maintain health. Conversely, despite all of the widely acknowledged benefits, participation in sport among children and adolescents continues to decline throughout the world. Although a great deal of research has been conducted to identify barriers to participation in sport, most of it has concerned poor, rural, disadvantaged, or other marginalised groups. As a consequence, a large proportion of the research has attributed low rates of participation in sport to practical barriers, which usually take the forms of either logistical problems or a lack of resources. The aim of this study was to identify the barriers to participation in sport among adolescents in an affluent, urban setting, at an international school in Cape Town, South Africa. The Barriers to Sport Participation Questionnaire was used to identify the social, personal, and practical barriers that affected 107 adolescents who were enrolled in the school. The data was analysed by means of the SPSS (IBM, Version 27) software package and seven significant barriers were identified. Fear of academic failure, environmental constraints, and lack of interest were identified as the primary barriers, thereby emphasising the significant influence of personal barriers, rather than practical ones. It was also found that the influence of particular barriers was greater on females than their male counterparts and that the respondents who either did not participate in sport themselves or were from households in which other members did not do so were more adversely affected by some barriers than the others. Significant correlations were found between some grades and certain barriers, the most notable being those between respondents in Grades 7, 9, and 10 and the fear of academic failure barrier. In light of these findings, it could be concluded that the global decline in participation in sport among the youth is a complex problem and that particular barriers, which might not have been identified in previous research, could be particularly influential in affluent environments. As it is evident that as barriers can be specific to particular groups and settings, the optimal means of overcoming them is unlikely to be found through the adoption of a one-size-fitsall approach. Instead, further research and customised interventions are required. , Thesis (HMS) -- Faculty of Health Sciences, 2021
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- Date Issued: 2021-10
Change management: transformational issues in South-African rugby
- Authors: Erasmus, Innis
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Organizational change -- Management , Rugby football -- South Africa , Sports administration
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MBA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/48819 , vital:41143
- Description: The history of the sport rugby evolved from a football game more than a century ago, in England, in a town called Rugby when a young boy by the name of William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran to score a try. In the last two decades in South Africa the transformation process in getting more players of colour in the national team has become a real big issue. The fast changing society since 1995, the year in which the Springboks won their first Rugby World Cup, is according to government and critics not represented in the senior national side. Change management is a business management approach to implement procedures to deal with changes and to be able to reach the desired future state by profiting from the changing opportunities. SARU wants to address these issues and changes with their Strategic Transformational Plan. The purpose of this treatise was to study the perception of the junior players on the changes in rugby and the STP. The key drivers which will have influences on change management within the sport organisation were examined by the research. With the research objectives in mind a literature review was performed to create and develop a hypothesized model, which could be tested by the design of a measuring instrument which collected quantitative data for statistical results and analysis. The interpretation of the results of the research showed that Engagement, Coaching and Mentoring, Medical and Healthcare, Education/Schooling and Culture have positive associations and influences on change management. Transformational plans, Conditioning and nutrition’s relationship with change management and influences were accepted for the null hypotheses. Finally, change management and the various issues of transformation in SA Rugby showed to be valuable, measurable to a certain extent, and its recommendations actionable. The practical significant differences between the perceptions of the race groups (White, Coloured and African) illustrated valuable information for future communications and possible studies. This study and its proposed model on change management was a benefit to all the stakeholders and sport organisation going through changes and transformation in South Africa.
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- Date Issued: 2015