The benefits and limitations of using cricket as a sport for development tool in Samoa

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2641807
AutoresChris Khoo (University of Technology Sydney, autor correspondente), Nico Schulenkorf (0000-0002-7235-5340, University of Technology Sydney), D Adair (0000-0001-7998-3414, University of Technology Sydney)
Ano2014
Volume6
Fascículo1
Páginas76-102
Data de publicação2014-09-09
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCosmopolitan Civil Societies An Interdisciplinary Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1837-5391 • E-ISSN: 1837-5391
EditoraUniversity of Technology, Sydney (UTS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5130/ccs.v6i1.3737
OpenAlexW1483384710
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas17

This study investigates benefits and challenges associated with the use of sport - in this case cricket - as a community development tool in Samoa. This Pacific Island nation, like others in the region, has been the focus of various development programs in the post-colonial era, with developed economy neighbours like Australia and New Zealand providing aid funding. Some of that has involved sport as a development tool, underpinned either by funding from the national government, foreign aid agencies, or a combination of both. The present paper, by focusing on a cricket for development (CFD) program in Samoa, aims to explore outcomes and limitations associated with the use of sport as a community engagement tool. The paper pursues that goal by examining the activities of relevant sport and government organisations, and - most crucially - it interviews key stakeholders involved in the CFD process in Samoa. In short, the prime purpose of this paper is to identify and interpret - from the perspective of locals - whether the CFD program has brought benefits to Samoan communities, and the challenges and limitations they see thus far. This is important because, to date, there has been an absence of qualitative inquiry into the efficacy of sport for development (SFD) programs in Samoa, and very limited research in a Pacific Islands context

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