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Fighting Discrimination through Sport? Evaluating Sport-Based Workshops in Irish Schools
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Abstract Discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation remains a pressing challenge throughout Europe, including within Ireland. Despite this, anti-discrimination education is lacking and uneven within school settings. Responding to this gap and seeking to capitalise on the perceived socia... view more
Discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation remains a pressing challenge throughout Europe, including within Ireland. Despite this, anti-discrimination education is lacking and uneven within school settings. Responding to this gap and seeking to capitalise on the perceived social potential of sport, one Irish NGO has begun delivering sport-based anti-discrimination workshops to students in primary and secondary schools nationwide. This paper presents an evaluation of these workshops, putting a specific focus on the learning outcomes generated. Data were obtained from standardised, open-ended student feedback forms and qualitatively analysed using a Framework Analysis. The results illustrate fairly consistent learning outcomes, but these outcomes generally focus on individual behaviours and attitudes. This contrasts strongly with literature on anti-discrimination education, which recognises a need to reflect on privilege and social structures while also developing clear strategies to address discrimination. To conclude, we propose recommendations and ways forward to help address both individual and structural realities within such sport-based workshops.... view less
Keywords
sports; racism; discrimination; intercultural education; school; Ireland
Classification
Special areas of Education
Free Keywords
sport for development; school sport
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Journal
Education Sciences, 13 (2023) 5
Issue topic
Contemporary Research in Sport, Physical Activity, and Physical Education
ISSN
2227-7102
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed