The role of university sports federations in enhancing student sports a comparative case study between Portugal and Finland

The European Union has increasingly emphasized the sociological, physiological and psychological benefits of sport. Sport provision and participation trends have been measured throughout the member-states and, the gaps between Northern and Southern countries are widely acknowledged. These gaps are e...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yandjou, Patrick
Other Authors: Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Liikuntakasvatuksen laitos, Department of Sport Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/37020
_version_ 1826225767551336448
author Yandjou, Patrick
author2 Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences Liikuntakasvatuksen laitos Department of Sport Sciences University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylän yliopisto
author_facet Yandjou, Patrick Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences Liikuntakasvatuksen laitos Department of Sport Sciences University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylän yliopisto Yandjou, Patrick Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences Liikuntakasvatuksen laitos Department of Sport Sciences University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylän yliopisto
author_sort Yandjou, Patrick
datasource_str_mv jyx
description The European Union has increasingly emphasized the sociological, physiological and psychological benefits of sport. Sport provision and participation trends have been measured throughout the member-states and, the gaps between Northern and Southern countries are widely acknowledged. These gaps are especially wide between young-adults and the elderly. The integration of sports into the education curriculum in most European pedagogic systems has resulted in high levels of sport practice among the youth. However as young people enter higher education, member-states face a problem with a natural withdrawal in participation. The universities and student sports federations can plan an important role in reversing this phenomenon. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the role of university sports federations. This thesis describes and discusses what potential the Finnish and Portuguese student sport federation have to influence sport participation among the academic community in Portugal and Finland - two countries on the opposite ends of the spectrum. This study is based upon the EUROBAROMETER data. Using the sociological theory of distinction and briefly, of functionalism, as framework, it seeks to identify core factors for disparities between European regions in sport participation among young-adults. The data for this study was obtained primarily through secondary data analysis, but also using qualitative, empirical, thematic content analysis. This was supported by open-ended interviews with members of both OLL (2) and FADU (1). Via SWOT analysis was possible to identify crucial organizational and socio-economic aspects that distinguish the sport panorama in Finland and Portugal. In terms of results FADU and OLL have currently distinct policies and objectives, the macroeconomic, socio-cultural conditions for sport practice and organizational dynamics in Finland and consequently for OLL provide steadier conditions to influence and sustain a key role in student sport participation than in Portugal.
first_indexed 2023-03-22T09:58:39Z
format Pro gradu
free_online_boolean 1
fullrecord [{"key": "dc.contributor.author", "value": "Yandjou, Patrick", "language": null, "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "author", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.date.accessioned", "value": "2011-11-28T18:24:52Z", "language": "", "element": "date", "qualifier": "accessioned", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.date.available", "value": "2011-11-28T18:24:52Z", "language": "", "element": "date", "qualifier": "available", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.date.issued", "value": "2011", "language": null, "element": "date", "qualifier": "issued", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.identifier.other", "value": "oai:jykdok.linneanet.fi:1189816", "language": null, "element": "identifier", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.identifier.uri", "value": "https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/37020", "language": "", "element": "identifier", "qualifier": "uri", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.abstract", "value": "The European Union has increasingly emphasized the sociological, physiological and psychological benefits of sport. Sport provision and participation trends have been measured throughout the member-states and, the gaps between Northern and Southern countries are widely acknowledged. These gaps are especially wide between young-adults and the elderly. The integration of sports into the education curriculum in most European pedagogic systems has resulted in high levels of sport practice among the youth. However as young people enter higher education, member-states face a problem with a natural withdrawal in participation. The universities and student sports federations can plan an important role in reversing this phenomenon. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the role of university sports federations.\r\n\r\nThis thesis describes and discusses what potential the Finnish and Portuguese student sport federation have to influence sport participation among the academic community in Portugal and Finland - two countries on the opposite ends of the spectrum. This study is based upon the EUROBAROMETER data. Using the sociological theory of distinction and briefly, of functionalism, as framework, it seeks to identify core factors for disparities between European regions in sport participation among young-adults. The data for this study was obtained primarily through secondary data analysis, but also using qualitative, empirical, thematic content analysis. This was supported by open-ended interviews with members of both OLL (2) and FADU (1). Via SWOT analysis was possible to identify crucial organizational and socio-economic aspects that distinguish the sport panorama in Finland and Portugal. In terms of results FADU and OLL have currently distinct policies and objectives, the macroeconomic, socio-cultural conditions for sport practice and organizational dynamics in Finland and consequently for OLL provide steadier conditions to influence and sustain a key role in student sport participation than in Portugal.", "language": "", "element": "description", "qualifier": "abstract", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.provenance", "value": "Submitted using Plone Publishing form by Patrick Yandjou (payandjo) on 2011-11-28 18:24:42.412652. Form: Master's Thesis publishing form (1 author) (https://kirjasto.jyu.fi/publish-and-buy/publishing-forms/masters-thesis-publishing-form-1-author). JyX data:", "language": "en", "element": "description", "qualifier": "provenance", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.provenance", "value": "Submitted by jyx lomake-julkaisija (jyx-julkaisija@noreply.fi) on 2011-11-28T18:24:52Z\r\nNo. of bitstreams: 2\r\nURN:NBN:fi:jyu-2011112811745.pdf: 3379628 bytes, checksum: 7da4c533fe497d31090c9def9801323b (MD5)\r\nlicense.html: 4296 bytes, checksum: 540c59b982dbce8c9fd13cbee45f29eb (MD5)", "language": "en", "element": "description", "qualifier": "provenance", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.description.provenance", "value": "Made available in DSpace on 2011-11-28T18:24:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2\r\nURN:NBN:fi:jyu-2011112811745.pdf: 3379628 bytes, checksum: 7da4c533fe497d31090c9def9801323b (MD5)\r\nlicense.html: 4296 bytes, checksum: 540c59b982dbce8c9fd13cbee45f29eb (MD5)\r\n Previous issue date: 2011", "language": "en", "element": "description", "qualifier": "provenance", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.format.extent", "value": "84 sivua", "language": null, "element": "format", "qualifier": "extent", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.format.mimetype", "value": "application/pdf", "language": null, "element": "format", "qualifier": "mimetype", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.language.iso", "value": "eng", "language": null, "element": "language", "qualifier": "iso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.rights", "value": "In Copyright", "language": "en", "element": "rights", "qualifier": null, "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "Sport Participation", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "University Sport", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "Portugal", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "Finland", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.other", "value": "Sports Federation", "language": "", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "other", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.title", "value": "The role of university sports federations in enhancing student sports : a comparative case study between Portugal and Finland", "language": null, "element": "title", "qualifier": null, "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type", "value": "master thesis", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": null, "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.identifier.urn", "value": "URN:NBN:fi:jyu-2011112811745", "language": null, "element": "identifier", "qualifier": "urn", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.dcmitype", "value": "Text", "language": "en", "element": "type", "qualifier": "dcmitype", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.ontasot", "value": "Pro gradu -tutkielma", "language": "fi", "element": "type", "qualifier": "ontasot", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.ontasot", "value": "Master\u2019s thesis", "language": "en", "element": "type", "qualifier": "ontasot", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.faculty", "value": "Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta", "language": "fi", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "faculty", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.faculty", "value": "Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences", "language": "en", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "faculty", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.department", "value": "Liikuntakasvatuksen laitos", "language": "fi", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "department", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.department", "value": "Department of Sport Sciences", "language": "en", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "department", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.organization", "value": "University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4", "language": "en", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "organization", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.contributor.organization", "value": "Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n yliopisto", "language": "fi", "element": "contributor", "qualifier": "organization", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.discipline", "value": "Liikunnan yhteiskuntatieteet", "language": "fi", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "discipline", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.discipline", "value": "Social Sciences of Sport", "language": "en", "element": "subject", "qualifier": "discipline", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.date.updated", "value": "2011-11-28T18:24:52Z", "language": "", "element": "date", "qualifier": "updated", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.coar", "value": "http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdcc", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": "coar", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.rights.accesslevel", "value": "openAccess", "language": "fi", "element": "rights", "qualifier": "accesslevel", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.publication", "value": "masterThesis", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": "publication", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.oppiainekoodi", "value": "5032", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "oppiainekoodi", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "urheilu", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "yliopistot", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "osallistuminen", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "opiskelijael\u00e4m\u00e4", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "liikunta", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "Suomi", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.subject.yso", "value": "Portugali", "language": null, "element": "subject", "qualifier": "yso", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.format.content", "value": "fulltext", "language": null, "element": "format", "qualifier": "content", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.rights.url", "value": "https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/", "language": null, "element": "rights", "qualifier": "url", "schema": "dc"}, {"key": "dc.type.okm", "value": "G2", "language": null, "element": "type", "qualifier": "okm", "schema": "dc"}]
id jyx.123456789_37020
language eng
last_indexed 2025-02-18T10:55:06Z
main_date 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
main_date_str 2011
online_boolean 1
online_urls_str_mv {"url":"https:\/\/jyx.jyu.fi\/bitstreams\/b0aca4aa-194d-4cfe-a7bc-dd31a0155ef0\/download","text":"URN:NBN:fi:jyu-2011112811745.pdf","source":"jyx","mediaType":"application\/pdf"}
publishDate 2011
record_format qdc
source_str_mv jyx
spellingShingle Yandjou, Patrick The role of university sports federations in enhancing student sports : a comparative case study between Portugal and Finland Sport Participation University Sport Portugal Finland Sports Federation Liikunnan yhteiskuntatieteet Social Sciences of Sport 5032 urheilu yliopistot osallistuminen opiskelijaelämä liikunta Suomi Portugali
title The role of university sports federations in enhancing student sports : a comparative case study between Portugal and Finland
title_full The role of university sports federations in enhancing student sports : a comparative case study between Portugal and Finland
title_fullStr The role of university sports federations in enhancing student sports : a comparative case study between Portugal and Finland The role of university sports federations in enhancing student sports : a comparative case study between Portugal and Finland
title_full_unstemmed The role of university sports federations in enhancing student sports : a comparative case study between Portugal and Finland The role of university sports federations in enhancing student sports : a comparative case study between Portugal and Finland
title_short The role of university sports federations in enhancing student sports
title_sort role of university sports federations in enhancing student sports a comparative case study between portugal and finland
title_sub a comparative case study between Portugal and Finland
title_txtP The role of university sports federations in enhancing student sports : a comparative case study between Portugal and Finland
topic Sport Participation University Sport Portugal Finland Sports Federation Liikunnan yhteiskuntatieteet Social Sciences of Sport 5032 urheilu yliopistot osallistuminen opiskelijaelämä liikunta Suomi Portugali
topic_facet 5032 Finland Liikunnan yhteiskuntatieteet Portugal Portugali Social Sciences of Sport Sport Participation Sports Federation Suomi University Sport liikunta opiskelijaelämä osallistuminen urheilu yliopistot
url https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/37020 http://www.urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-2011112811745
work_keys_str_mv AT yandjoupatrick roleofuniversitysportsfederationsinenhancingstudentsportsacomparativecasestudybet AT yandjoupatrick theroleofuniversitysportsfederationsinenhancingstudentsportsacomparativecasestudy