Evaluating the Impact of Sport for Development Activities on Children
10. Juli 2024Vahid, T., Rütti, T., Bergman, Z. & Bergman, M.M. (2024). Evaluating the Impact of Sport for Development Activities on Children through Observational and Visual Data Collection and a Guiding Framework. Journal of Sport for Development. Retrieved from https://jsfd.org/
Evaluating the Impact of Sport for Development Activities on Children through Observational and Visual Data Collection and a Guiding Framework untersucht, wie vulnerable Kinder von Sport for Development (S4D) profitieren bzw. wie dies für wissenschaftliche Belege sichtbar wird.
Abstract:
„In this paper we explore the extent to which visual data collection methods, such as drawings and videos, can contribute to studying how vulnerable children benefit from participating in sport for development (SFD) activities. We first highlight the limitations of traditional data collection methods (e.g., surveys and interviews) in assessing the potential impact of activities on the well-being of children participating in SFD and then explore opportunities arising from integrating digital data formats that facilitate data collection methods for monitoring, evaluation, and research. In this context, we present a framework to illustrate how visual methods could be applied to collect and analyze the impact of an intervention. By capturing individual, relational, and institutional benefits that children gain from attending sports activities, this framework provides one example of how the positive impact of such activities can be systematized in a way that provides empirical evidence to support the multidimensional effectiveness of using sport as a tool for development. While recognizing their advantages, the paper also acknowledges areas of caution and potential limitations associated with visual data collection methods. The aim of our paper is to illustrate the potential of a tool that SFD practitioners can use to systematically collect and analyze visual data for assessing the impact of an intervention.“