A Thematic Analysis of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (crc) State Party Reporting Mechanisms Related To Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport

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ID12191606
AuthorsGerard Masdeu Yélamos (0000-0002-4549-6631, Researcher at the unesco Chair Institute of Technology, Tralee, Ireland, PhD candidate at the Assisting Living & Learning (ALL) Institute, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland, [email protected], corresponding author), Sarah Carney (0000-0002-5267-3595, Researcher at the unesco Chair Institute of Technology, Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland, [email protected]), Catherine Carty (0000-0003-4995-7359, Manager, unesco Chair Institute of Technology, Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland, [email protected]), Malcom MacLachlan (Professor at the Department of Psychology and Assisting Living & Learning (all) Institute, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co Kildare, Ireland, [email protected])
Year2021
Volume29
Issue3
Pages765-794
Publication date2021-08-17
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe International Journal of Children s Rights (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0927-5568 • E-ISSN: 1571-8182
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/15718182-29030011
OpenAlexW3194842728
LanguageEN
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The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child ( crc ) is the most ratified human rights treaty. In this article, three intimately connected concepts will be explored in relation to the framework of the State Party reporting mechanism related to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: physical education, physical activity and sport ( pepas ). A documentary analysis of three key document types from the Treaty Body reporting mechanisms was undertaken, including State Parties Reports (n = 104), List of Issues (n = 126) and Concerns/Observations and Recommendations (n = 797). There was a very low prevalence of the concepts of physical education, physical activity and, to a greater extent, sport, in these three reports. Seven themes emerged after the qualitative analysis: sport programmes, school-based sport, legislation and policies, key agents, interdisciplinary approach, enablers of sport and miscellaneous. Increased questioning of States with regards to their implementation of the right to sport, the issuance of pepas -based recommendations and guidance on how to achieve these rights from the Treaty Bodies would assist in solidifying understanding of sport as a human right and increase the impetus on States to act for pepas provision

Convention · Convention on the Rights of the Child · Human rights · Legislation · Pedagogy · Physical education · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Thematic analysis · Treaty · Child and Adolescent Health · Children's Rights and Participation · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Law

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