Jo Van Hoecke
Biographic Data
| ID | 4151484 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jo Van Hoecke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jo |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Hoecke |
| SIGNATURE | VAN HOECKE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1316-3207 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Hosting sporting events, but to what end? A comparative policy analysis across 17 European countries
As governments continue to invest public resources in hosting major sporting events despite uncertain returns, understanding how national event hosting policies are developed – and how they differ across countries – has become a central concern for sport policy and public governance research. This study analyses the policy development, content and aspirations to examine how national governments strategically position themselves in the competitive…
Governmental subsidies and coercive pressures. Evidence from sport clubs and their resource dependencies
This contribution aims to analyse the adoption of subsidy conditions by voluntary sport clubs in relation to their dependence on government funding. Using a sociological neo-institutional approach based upon Pfeffer and Salancik's (1978) resource dependence theory and DiMaggio and Powell's (1983) concept of coercive isomorphism, this paper analyses the possible use of sport clubs by governments as instruments of sport policy. Data for these analy…
The Quality of School Physical Education in Flemish Secondary Schools
In this article the importance of a quality care system within school physical education is emphasized. Taking into account the fact that education is a critical part of human development and a government concern, striving towards an optimization of the quantity and quality requirements of education can be regarded as a necessity. This applies as much to the school physical education subject as to education generally. Based on the results of in-d…
The Role of Contextual Factors in Youth Participation in Organized Sport
The participation of youth in organized sport can be regarded as an established aspect of society. The present article reflects on organized youth sport in Flanders – a setting which can be regarded as typical of the western European context. The different sectors of the Flemish organizational youth sport network, in which sport can be regarded as an ‘aim’ or as a ‘means’, are described in terms of structural characteristics and participatory tre…
Youth and Organized Sport in Flanders
Schools and clubs in Flanders have tended to have a proactive policy toward organized sport for youth. Nevertheless, a review of organized sport in clubs and schools revealed that the needs of youth participants have not always been catered for. This article offers some suggestions regarding how to enhance the benefits that Flemish youth can derive from participating in organized sport
Governmental subsidies and coercive pressures. Evidence from sport clubs and their resource dependencies
This contribution aims to analyse the adoption of subsidy conditions by voluntary sport clubs in relation to their dependence on government funding. Using a sociological neo-institutional approach based upon Pfeffer and Salancik's (1978) resource dependence theory and DiMaggio and Powell's (1983) concept of coercive isomorphism, this paper analyses the possible use of sport clubs by governments as instruments of sport policy. Data for these analy…
The Quality of School Physical Education in Flemish Secondary Schools
In this article the importance of a quality care system within school physical education is emphasized. Taking into account the fact that education is a critical part of human development and a government concern, striving towards an optimization of the quantity and quality requirements of education can be regarded as a necessity. This applies as much to the school physical education subject as to education generally. Based on the results of in-d…
The Role of Contextual Factors in Youth Participation in Organized Sport
The participation of youth in organized sport can be regarded as an established aspect of society. The present article reflects on organized youth sport in Flanders – a setting which can be regarded as typical of the western European context. The different sectors of the Flemish organizational youth sport network, in which sport can be regarded as an ‘aim’ or as a ‘means’, are described in terms of structural characteristics and participatory tre…
Youth and Organized Sport in Flanders
Schools and clubs in Flanders have tended to have a proactive policy toward organized sport for youth. Nevertheless, a review of organized sport in clubs and schools revealed that the needs of youth participants have not always been catered for. This article offers some suggestions regarding how to enhance the benefits that Flemish youth can derive from participating in organized sport
The Role of Contextual Factors in Youth Participation in Organized Sport
The participation of youth in organized sport can be regarded as an established aspect of society. The present article reflects on organized youth sport in Flanders – a setting which can be regarded as typical of the western European context. The different sectors of the Flemish organizational youth sport network, in which sport can be regarded as an ‘aim’ or as a ‘means’, are described in terms of structural characteristics and participatory tre…
The Quality of School Physical Education in Flemish Secondary Schools
In this article the importance of a quality care system within school physical education is emphasized. Taking into account the fact that education is a critical part of human development and a government concern, striving towards an optimization of the quantity and quality requirements of education can be regarded as a necessity. This applies as much to the school physical education subject as to education generally. Based on the results of in-d…
Governmental subsidies and coercive pressures. Evidence from sport clubs and their resource dependencies
This contribution aims to analyse the adoption of subsidy conditions by voluntary sport clubs in relation to their dependence on government funding. Using a sociological neo-institutional approach based upon Pfeffer and Salancik's (1978) resource dependence theory and DiMaggio and Powell's (1983) concept of coercive isomorphism, this paper analyses the possible use of sport clubs by governments as instruments of sport policy. Data for these analy…
Hosting sporting events, but to what end? A comparative policy analysis across 17 European countries
As governments continue to invest public resources in hosting major sporting events despite uncertain returns, understanding how national event hosting policies are developed – and how they differ across countries – has become a central concern for sport policy and public governance research. This study analyses the policy development, content and aspirations to examine how national governments strategically position themselves in the competitive…
Flemish (3 works) · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (3 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (3 works) · Athletes (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Positive Youth Development (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)