’Tilgængelighed’ til idræt for børn i udsatte boligområder

Authors

  • Bjarne Ibsen Syddansk Universitet
  • Michael Fehsenfeld Syddansk Universitet

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/ffi.v29i1.31634

Abstract

The accessibility to sport within socially deprived residential areas

The aim of the analysis is to highlight the significance of ‘accessibility’ to sport for children’s sports participation in deprived residential areas. A distinction is made between three dimensions of ‘accessibility’: Physical accessibility, organizational accessibility and psychological accessibility. The analysis is based on a comprehensive study of sport participation and sports facilities in six deprived neighborhoods. The study includes children’s responses to a questionnaire, observations and interviews. As regards the physical accessibility the analysis cannot identify a clear correlation between the number of facilities in or close to the residential area and the proportion of children who participate in sport. The study however shows that physical closeness to major facilities like swimming pool and multi-purpose indoor facilities have a significant impact on the participation in sport. The analysis of the organizational accessibility shows very clearly that participation in sport in an association depends on the existence of sport clubs near residential area. It is perhaps not surprising, but it’s probably much more important for the children of parents who do not have many resources and do not know associational life – and therefore not are able to help the children to go to sport in clubs outside the residential area. The psychological accessibility, ie. the experience of a sports facility as safe place, seems to depend on whether the place where the facility is located, is perceived as a safe place. Facilities at schools and sports clubs that kids feel great confidence in, are perceived as safer than facilities, which the children do not know well and primarily use for self-organized activities.

Author Biographies

Bjarne Ibsen, Syddansk Universitet

Bjarne Ibsen er ph.d. i statskundskab og professor på Institut for Idræt og Biomekanik, hvor han er leder af Center for forskning i Idræt, Sundhed og Civilsamfund, der bl.a. har gennemført flere større undersøgelser og evalueringer af idræt for vanskeligt stillede børn og i udsatte boligområder. Hans forskning har koncentreret sig om studier af civilsamfund, foreningsliv og frivilligt arbejde, såvel generelt som i idrætten specifikt, samt studier af dansk idrætspolitik med særlig fokus på kommunernes idrætspolitik. Han var fra 1997 til 2007 medlem af programkomiteen for forskning i ”Idrett, samfunn og frivillig organisering” under Norges Forskningsråd, fra 2008 til 2012 medlem af Kulturministeriets Udvalg for Idrætsforskning og fra 2008 til 2009 medlem af Regeringens Forebyggelsesudvalg.

Michael Fehsenfeld, Syddansk Universitet

Michael Fehsenfeld er cand. mag. i socialantropologi. Gennem ansættelser på Center for Rusmiddelfoskning, Århus Kommune og Center for forskning i Idræt, Sundhed og Civilsamfund har fokus i hans arbejde været på socialt udsatte menneskers forhold. De sidste år med specielt fokus på idræt for socialt udsatte. Han har i den forbindelse deltaget i flere større undersøgelser og evalueringer af idræt for vanskeligt stillede børn og i udsatte boligområder.

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Published

2013-03-01

How to Cite

Ibsen, B., & Fehsenfeld, M. (2013). ’Tilgængelighed’ til idræt for børn i udsatte boligområder. Forum for Idræt, 29(1). https://doi.org/10.7146/ffi.v29i1.31634

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Forum for Idræt - Generelt