Pedro Danilo Ponciano Núñez
Biographic Data
| ID | 350511 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pedro Danilo Ponciano Núñez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pedro Danilo Ponciano |
| FAMILY NAME | Núñez |
| SIGNATURE | NÚÑEZ P D P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad del Valle de Guatemala |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9649-2561 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Educating in spaces of refuge
Background: In the context of increasing global displacement, physical education (PE) and sport-based educational initiatives increasingly operate in spaces marked by trauma and forced migration. Educational interventions for refugee children require pedagogical approaches that extend beyond curricular instruction and moral transmission. Olympic values – often framed as universal ethical principles – can be re-signified through situated, affectiv…
Leisure consciousness and epistemic justice
Leisure research often operates within Eurocentric assumptions about free time, autonomy, and individual choice, while practices in the Global South are frequently treated as cultural variations rather than sources of theory. This research note introduces Leisure Consciousness as an interpretive approach for examining how communities negotiate the meanings and conditions of leisure within unequal social contexts. Drawing on critiques emerging fro…
Critical re-signification of Olympic values by youth facilitators
Community football pedagogies in Colombia
Sport as a tool for social justice
This study examines the role of sport in promoting social justice within sport-for-development programmes across Central America. Recognising sport's potential as a tool for addressing social issues and fostering equality, the research explores how it can contribute to building equitable and democratic societies when integrated with educational and participatory frameworks. The primary aim is to assess how sport can be effectively used to promote…
Sport, consciousness, and epistemic justice
This article introduces the sport consciousness model (SCM), a critical and decolonial framework for rethinking the role of sport in social transformation across the Global South. Rooted in Freirean pedagogy, Southern epistemologies, and situated grassroots praxis, the SCM comprises three interrelated phases: pre-consciousness (contextual diagnosis), critical intervention (sport as dialogical pedagogy), and resilient self-management (collective a…
Sport and governance
Ripples of change
The Colombianitos Foundation (CF) is a pioneering youth development organization that utilizes football as a pedagogical instrument to promote life skills, civic values, and social inclusion in vulnerable communities across Colombia. This study aims to challenge the foundational assumption that sport can catalyze positive change and impart civic values, by investigating the perceived change and efficacy of the CFs Goals for a Better Life program …
Understanding the Characteristics of Community Youth Sports Programs Interventions
Sport has never been a more appreciated tool than at present, particularly when dealing with development at various levels of society, be it communities, gender issues, or factors affecting youth. The objective of this systematic review was to determine the level of empirical evidence on the impact of sport based interventions on human development. A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) approach was utilized…
Understanding the Characteristics of At-Risk Youths in Guatemala
Guatemala is a multiethnic and multicultural country that has suffered from poverty and violence. Sports can serve as tool to foster development across the country; however, there is limited research on the use of sports as a tool for promoting broader social benefits in Guatemala. The purpose of this study was to compare sports and the health and physiological characteristics of at-risk youths in Guatemala. The research objectives were achieved …
A descriptive analysis of the sport, health, and psychological characteristics of at-risk youth in Guatemala
Guatemala is a country with a long history of conflict, poverty and \nviolence that still affects young people. However, their exist non-governmental \norganizations such as Guatemalan Olympic Foundation (FUNOG) whose purpose is \nimparting sport and Olympic values as educational principles of the institution. The \naim of this study is to describe the sport, health, and psychological characteristics of \nthe youth who participate in this organiz…
Ripples of change
The Colombianitos Foundation (CF) is a pioneering youth development organization that utilizes football as a pedagogical instrument to promote life skills, civic values, and social inclusion in vulnerable communities across Colombia. This study aims to challenge the foundational assumption that sport can catalyze positive change and impart civic values, by investigating the perceived change and efficacy of the CFs Goals for a Better Life program …
Sport as a tool for social justice
This study examines the role of sport in promoting social justice within sport-for-development programmes across Central America. Recognising sport's potential as a tool for addressing social issues and fostering equality, the research explores how it can contribute to building equitable and democratic societies when integrated with educational and participatory frameworks. The primary aim is to assess how sport can be effectively used to promote…
Sport and governance
A descriptive analysis of the sport, health, and psychological characteristics of at-risk youth in Guatemala
Guatemala is a country with a long history of conflict, poverty and \nviolence that still affects young people. However, their exist non-governmental \norganizations such as Guatemalan Olympic Foundation (FUNOG) whose purpose is \nimparting sport and Olympic values as educational principles of the institution. The \naim of this study is to describe the sport, health, and psychological characteristics of \nthe youth who participate in this organiz…
Understanding the Characteristics of Community Youth Sports Programs Interventions
Sport has never been a more appreciated tool than at present, particularly when dealing with development at various levels of society, be it communities, gender issues, or factors affecting youth. The objective of this systematic review was to determine the level of empirical evidence on the impact of sport based interventions on human development. A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) approach was utilized…
Understanding the Characteristics of At-Risk Youths in Guatemala
Guatemala is a multiethnic and multicultural country that has suffered from poverty and violence. Sports can serve as tool to foster development across the country; however, there is limited research on the use of sports as a tool for promoting broader social benefits in Guatemala. The purpose of this study was to compare sports and the health and physiological characteristics of at-risk youths in Guatemala. The research objectives were achieved …
Ripples of change
The Colombianitos Foundation (CF) is a pioneering youth development organization that utilizes football as a pedagogical instrument to promote life skills, civic values, and social inclusion in vulnerable communities across Colombia. This study aims to challenge the foundational assumption that sport can catalyze positive change and impart civic values, by investigating the perceived change and efficacy of the CFs Goals for a Better Life program …
Community football pedagogies in Colombia
Sport as a tool for social justice
This study examines the role of sport in promoting social justice within sport-for-development programmes across Central America. Recognising sport's potential as a tool for addressing social issues and fostering equality, the research explores how it can contribute to building equitable and democratic societies when integrated with educational and participatory frameworks. The primary aim is to assess how sport can be effectively used to promote…
Sport, consciousness, and epistemic justice
This article introduces the sport consciousness model (SCM), a critical and decolonial framework for rethinking the role of sport in social transformation across the Global South. Rooted in Freirean pedagogy, Southern epistemologies, and situated grassroots praxis, the SCM comprises three interrelated phases: pre-consciousness (contextual diagnosis), critical intervention (sport as dialogical pedagogy), and resilient self-management (collective a…
Sport and governance
Educating in spaces of refuge
Background: In the context of increasing global displacement, physical education (PE) and sport-based educational initiatives increasingly operate in spaces marked by trauma and forced migration. Educational interventions for refugee children require pedagogical approaches that extend beyond curricular instruction and moral transmission. Olympic values – often framed as universal ethical principles – can be re-signified through situated, affectiv…
Leisure consciousness and epistemic justice
Leisure research often operates within Eurocentric assumptions about free time, autonomy, and individual choice, while practices in the Global South are frequently treated as cultural variations rather than sources of theory. This research note introduces Leisure Consciousness as an interpretive approach for examining how communities negotiate the meanings and conditions of leisure within unequal social contexts. Drawing on critiques emerging fro…
Critical re-signification of Olympic values by youth facilitators
Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (4 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (4 works) · Physical education (3 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Situated (3 works)