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A comparative analysis of the policy process of elite sport development in China and the UK (in relation to three Olympic sports of artistic gymnastics, swimming and cycling)
thesis
posted on 2015-04-29, 10:05 authored by Jinming ZhengThis thesis seeks to analyse the policy making and policy implementation processes
of elite sport in China and the UK, covering the period 1992-2012. Three sports are
selected for detailed cases studies: artistic gymnastics, swimming and cycling. They
represent a wide range of sports in two countries, based on their varying
competiveness, weights and traditions. Key areas including organisational structure,
financial support, talent identification and athlete development, coaching, training,
competition opportunities, scientific research and others (including international
influence and other sport- and country-specific areas) are identified to organise the
discussion. The aim is not only to present key characteristics of the development of
each sport in China and the UK respectively and to introduce the successful
experience and problems but also to form a basis for the discussion of policy making,
policy implementation and policy changes. [Continues.]
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Publisher
© Jinming ZhengPublisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
2015Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.Language
- en