Een studie naar de impact en nalatenschap van de Special Olympics Nationale Spelen Twente 2022. Door middel van een kwalitatieve onderzoeksmethode is gepoogd een beeld te vormen van de samenwerking binnen en tussen de Twentse gemeenten met betrekking tot aangepast sport- en beweegaanbod. In het vierde …

“Hoe kan Stichting Special Olympics Nationale Spelen Twente 2022, in aanloop naar de Nationale Spelen 2022, de sportverenigingen in Twente enthousiasmeren met betrekking tot G-sport, door middel van een campagne?” 

This study presents an application of the contingent valuation method for valuing medal winning success on a transnational basis to test whether more medals won equates to more utility. To achieve this aim, a research project was set up in five countries: Belgium, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, and …

Various discourses construct youth sport as a site for pleasure and participation, for positive development, for performance and for protection/safeguarding. Elite youth sport however continues to be a site for emotionally abusive coaching behaviour. Little attention has been paid to how the institutional …

The continuation of emotional abuse as a normalized practice in elite youth sport has received scholarly attention, often with the use of a Foucauldian framework. The use of sense-making, a theoretical framework that focuses on how meaning is created in ambiguous situations, may give additional insights …

In dit onderzoek wordt gekeken naar verbeterpunten van de Fit Feet screening op de Special Olympics. Er is kwalitatief onderzoek gedaan waarbij semigestructureerde interviews zijn gehouden om de resultaten te verkrijgen. Het doel van het onderzoek is een manier vinden waardoor de Fit Feet screening in …

Tijdens de Special Olympics komen mensen met verstandelijke handicap bij elkaar. Bij het Fit Feet programma worden de voeten van deze sporters gescreend. In dit kwalitatief onderzoek wordt gekeken naar verbeterpunten met betrekking tot de screeningslijst die gebruikt wordt tijdens het Fit Feet programma …

The Netherlands breeds higher segment, potential Olympics horses with unbelievably high price ranges. These horses are already being exported internationally. However, the export approach might lack efficiency. The following research question is brought forward to research whether this sector has potential …

This thesis focuses on the upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014 and provides an analysis of ethics regarding the preparations. For the past few years, the situation of the preparations in Sochi has become more and more controversial. This thesis will provide an answer on the question whether the Russian …

Over the last few decades the power struggle between nations to win medals in major international competitions has intensified. This has led to national sports organisations and governments throughout the world spending increasing sums of money on elite sport. Several nations have indeed shown that accelerated …