Sporen uit het verleden zijn het waard bewaard te worden voor volgende generaties! In het onderzoeksproject Energieke Restauratie (2011-2013) van het kenniscentrum NoorderRuimte is twee jaar onderzoek gedaan naar restauratie, energieconcepten en herontwikkeling van historische gebouwen. Dit project, …

Social changes have been influencing determinants for sports participation since the introduction of the Sport for All ideology in the early 1970s. Consistent with Crum’s sportisation theory, today’s modes of sports practices, as well as the network of sport services, have diversified and de-traditionalised. As …

How to create a future proof established sea resort by facilitating the needs of elderly residents at the coast of Belgium

In the present chapter a status quaestionis of club-organised sport in Flanders/Belgium is presented. More precisely, the most recent and relevant data will be discussed. First, we describe the historical and societal context of sport clubs in Flanders/Belgium. Second, attention is given to the role …

In the present chapter a status quaestionis of club-organised sport in Flanders/Belgium is presented. More precisely, the most recent and relevant data will be discussed. First, we describe the historical and societal context of sport clubs in Flanders/Belgium. Second, attention is given to the role …

Sport is often considered as a promising instrument for reaching a wide array of policy objectives. Social inclusion is one of the goals frequently mentioned. Though one can argue about the feasibility of the many claims made, sport can only reasonably be expected to play a role if the targeted population …

Sarah Banks (2012) describes ethics work mainly as the effort people put into developing themselves as good practitioners. She discerns six aspects of ethics work: identity work, framing work, reason work, emotion work, role work and performance work. Although ethics work focuses on the ethical development …

One of the objectives of Circles4EU was the collection of best practices in COSA implementation. This report on best practices is one of the deliverables in workstream 3 of the project Circles4EU. In this project, COSA pilots were started in Latvia, Spain and Bulgaria, while project partners in the UK, …

In this chapter, a state of the art of empirical findings with regard to running in Flanders (Belgium) is presented. The organisation of sports in Belgium is influenced by the structure of the Belgian state. Because sport is part of the cultural sphere, governmental competences with regard to sport are …

Within health education, many innovations are introduced, but are often not successful or sustainable. It is generally acknowledged that the quality of an educational system mainly depends on the quality of the teachers. Innovations will only succeed if teachers experience a climate that stimulates innovation …