Date of Award
5-2017
Document Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
Masters of Science (Research)
Department
Health and Leisure Studies
First Advisor
David Gaughran
Second Advisor
Gerry Gallagher
Abstract
The current study is undertaken in relation to the recommendations of both Article 30 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities-UNCRPD, (UN, 2006) and the new Charter on Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport (UNESCO, 2015) to serve as a building block in the improvement of the health of people with disabilities (PWDs).
The study adopted a three-phase sequential mixed method approach with a participatory action research orientation. There was a document analysis, a survey, and interviews. The first phase comprised an analysis of four documents labelled as inclusive sport and physical activities resource kits. The second phase consisted of a survey directed to 45 Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) running sport programmes in Developing Countries (DCs.). The aim of the two first phases was to find what could be the requirements of efficient sportbased programmes in the context of Developing Countries. On the other hand, the inquiry searched for what could be the content of an inclusive sport-based resource kit. The third phase entailed interviews of respondents who received a draft of a newly developed resource kit with the aim of getting in-depth inputs from these respondents to refine the resource kit and thus validate it.
The findings of the two first phases revealed that, for an inclusive sport-based programme to be run efficiently, there is a need of trained human resources in terms of programmes coordinators, teachers, coaches and facilitators on inclusion issues relating to sport and physical activities. These findings uncovered also four main thematic areas to consider in the development of the kit. The findings of the third phase helped to refine and thus validate the content of the kit taking into account the context of Developing Countries.
The resource kit thus developed at the end of this research process is expected to equip sport programme leaders and enhance their competence for the inclusion of people with disabilities (PWDs
Recommended Citation
Atitso Fiati, Koffi, "The Development and Validation of a Resource Kit for use by NGOs Pertaining to the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Sport-based Programmes in Developing Countries" (2017). Theses [online].
Available at: https://sword.cit.ie/allthe/793
Access Level
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Coverage
July 2024