The Value of Sport monitor
There is a growing body of evidence that sport can deliver
benefits across a wide range of public policy agendas. What is
missing is easy access to the most up to date research combined
with ‘state of the evidence reviews’ of its strengths and
weaknesses.
The Value of Sport Monitor is a joint Sport England and
UK Sport
initiative working in conjunction with Professor Fred Coalter and
colleagues at the University of Stirling. It provides an online
monitoring service of the most up-to-date reference sources and
critical reviews of published research evidence on the contribution
of sport to a range of broader social issues.
The Value of Sport Monitor aims to provide the best
evidence available in an informative and easy to use format that
helps policy makers to make the case and practitioners to deliver
what works best. It also provides a resource that will stimulate
academic debate and assist in setting research agendas and
priorities that address the gaps and current weaknesses in the
evidence base.
The research is grouped into seven categories or
themes outlined below. Click on the title headings below to search
all the entries within the category. The main search box at the top
of the page can be used to perform a search based on keywords.
The Value of Sport Monitor was last updated
in November 2012.
This section contains research on sports based prgrammes for 'at
risk' communities and programmes aimed at the rehabilitation of
offenders. An overall summary
of the evidence to date can be downloaded.
This section contains research on the economic importance of
sport to the economy and the economic benefits of increases in
fitness and health. An overall summary
of the evidence to date can be downloaded.
This section contains research on the direct and indirect
relationship between sports participation and school-based
educational performance. An overall summary
of the evidence to date can be downloaded.
This section contains research on the relationahip between
participation in childhood an adolescence and lifelong
participation, and the factors which impact on participation. An
overall summary
of the evidence to date can be downloaded.
This section contains research and evidence on complex and
wide-ranging issues relating to the impact of physical activity on
various aspects of health. An overall summary
of the evidence to date can be downloaded.
This section contains work covering the relationship between
physical activity and general aspects of psychological well-being.
An overall summary
of the evidence to date can be downloaded.
This section contains research addressing the community impact
of sport, the role of sport volunteering and the impact of sports
development programmes. An overall summary
of the evidence to date can be downloaded.
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