Publications, presentations, papers
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Final report Dispute Resolution in sport and Recreation Sector - 20 May 2009
SPARC commissioned a review on Dispute Resolution in the Sport and Recreation sector in January 2009. The review covered:
- current dispute resolution needs of the sector;
- the extent to which athletes and other persons are informed about dispute resolution rights and procedures within the sector, including the role of the Tribunal;
- whether adequate use was being made of the Sports Tribunal; and
- whether the Tribunal was fulfilling its original policy intent.
The review was completed in May 2009. The overall results of the review were positive and concluded that sports organisations have generally improved their practices in relation to dispute resolution and prevention, that good use was being made of the Sports Tribunal as a dispute resolution service, and that the Sports Tribunal was successfully meeting its original policy intent.
The review identified two opportunities for improvement, namely:
- improving affordability for parties accessing the Tribunal; and
- improving education in the sports sector about disputes and the role of the Tribunal.
SPARC is working with the Sports Tribunal to address these issues.
< Download the report (PDF, 682 KB)
High Performance Sports Officials Survey Report
SPARC engaged PS Services to carry out a research project looking at the types and levels of demands faced by high performance (international) sports officials, and the types of support available to them.
The research involved an initial focus group of eight international officials from a range of sports, a self-completion survey posted to 222 officials and another to 41 national sports organisations - with a more in-depth look at three sports through mini case studies.
The report on this research has been divided into the five sections below to make it easier to download:
Presentations on SPARC research
Publications based on SPARC-commissioned research
These research/academic papers are co-authored by SPARC staff. However, because SPARC is not the owner of the copyright for the majority of these publications, we are unable to supply reproductions. If you would like to obtain a copy of any of these papers, we suggest you contact the publisher or your local library.
2006
Schofield, G., McLean, G., & Croteau, K.
Physical activity advice and green prescription in a primary care setting.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol. 30, No.3, pp. 262-267.
Moy, K., Scragg, R., McLean, G., & Carr, H. (2005).
MET intensities of culturally-specific physical activities performed by New Zealanders.
New Zealand Medical Journal, Vol. 119, No.1235, pp. 57-71
Badland, H., & Schofield, G. (2006).
Understanding town size and physical activity levels: A population study.
Health and Place, Vol.12, pp. 538-546.
Badland, H., & Schofield, G. (2006).
Perceptions of replacing car journeys with non-motorised travel: Exploring relationships in a cross-sectional adult population sample.
Preventive Medicine [in press].
2005
McLean, G., Smith, B., Bauman, A., Carr, H., & Tobias, M. (2005).
The Public Health 'Bledisloe Cup'.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol. 29(5), pp. 490-491.
Schofield, G., Croteau, K., & McLean, G. (2005).
Trust levels of physical activity information sources: A population study.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia, Vol. 16, No.3; pp. 221-224.
2004
McLean, G., & Teague, M. (2004).
Obstacles to Action: A Study of New Zealanders' Physical Activity and Nutrition: Qualitative Phase.
Australasian Journal of Parks and Leisure, Summer.
McLean, G., & Watts, C. (2004).
Obstacles to Action: A Study of New Zealanders' Physical Activity and Nutrition: Qualitative Phase.
Australasian Journal of Parks and Leisure, Winter.
McLean G., & Tobias, M. (2004).
The New Zealand Physical Activity Questionnaire: Report on the validation of the NZPAQ-long and NZPAQ-short form physical activity questionnaires.
SPARC: Wellington.
McLean, G. (2004).
Push Play media campaign a key component of a comprehensive long term strategy to increase physical activity levels.
A case study. Social Marketing DownUnder [homepage on the Internet]. New Zealand.
C. 2004 [updated 2004; cited 2005 Sep 1]. Available from: http://www.socialmarketing.co.nz/index.html
2003
Bauman, A., McLean, G., Walker, S., Hurdle, D., Boyd, J., & Carr, H. (2003).
Evaluating Push Play.
New Zealand Medical Journal, Vol. 1176.
Van Aalst, I., McLean, G., & Kazakov, D. (2003).
SPARC Facts: Results of the New Zealand Sport and Physical Activity Surveys 1997-2001.
SPARC: Wellington.
Updated | 18 Jan 2010.
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