David Ferguson

Research Library Sport & Community

The Social Benefits of Sport

Fred Coulter - SportScotlandPublished: 2005, Updated: February 2013This report explores a wide range of possible social benefits associated with sport. It is designed to encourage…

David Ferguson2 June 2020

Research Library Sport & Community

Community engagement in sport? Building capacity to increase opportunities for community-based sport and physical activity

F.E. Rosso & R. McGrathPublished: April 2017The paper advocates for a community development approach in order to address stagnating or declining physical activity, providing an…

David Ferguson2 June 2020

Research Library Sport & Environment

Environmental Sustainability in Scottish Football

Scottish Football AssociationPublished: 2016This document commissioned by the Scottish FA, and working in partnership with Zero Waste Scotland, provides a guide to help football clubs…

David Ferguson2 June 2020

Girls and Women in Sport Research Library Sport Participation Research

Equality and Sport Research

SportScotlandPublished: January 2016This report explores equality and sport participation in Scotland. The research aims to improve work within the sport sector in Scotland in advancing…

David Ferguson2 June 2020

Research Library Sport Participation Research

Is sport participation in England saturated? The unseen influence of participation turnover

Mike Weed - Centre for Sport, Physical Education, and Activity ResearchPublished: April 2010This paper questions whether policy goals focusing on increasing sport participation levels in…

David Ferguson2 June 2020

Research Library Sport Participation Research

Sport Participation in Scotland: Trends and Future Prospects

Nick Rowe - Observatory for Sport in ScotlandPublished: June 2019This report commissioned by the Observatory for Sport in Scotland (OSS) provides a broad overview of…

David Ferguson2 June 2020

Research Library

The impact of governance principles on sport organisations’ governance practices and performances: a systematic review

Milena M. Parent, & Russell HoyePublished: August 2018In recent years, governments, sport organisations and independent agencies have developed an increasing number of suggested governance principles…

David Ferguson1 June 2020

Research Library

Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector – Good Governance Checkup

Scotland's Third Sector Governance ForumPublished: June 2019This report was developed by Scotland’s Third Sector Governance Forum and provides a statement of best practice for good…

David Ferguson1 June 2020

Research Library

Scottish Governing Bodies (SGBs) Governance Framework

SportScotlandPublished: 2015This SportScotland document provides a framework to help Scottish Governing Bodies (SGBs) improve their governance and achieve their aims to be high performing organisations.…

David Ferguson1 June 2020

Community Sport Delivery Events OSS News Research

‘Schools, PE and sport key to COVID-19 recovery’

Nearly 1,000 people from across Scotland and further afield joined the latest OSS webinar, on 'School Sport and PE', and many took confidence from hearing…

David Ferguson27 May 2020

Environmental Sustainability in Scottish Football

Equality and Sport Research

Is sport participation in England saturated? The unseen influence of participation turnover

Sport Participation in Scotland: Trends and Future Prospects

The impact of governance principles on sport organisations’ governance practices and performances: a systematic review

Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector – Good Governance Checkup

Scottish Governing Bodies (SGBs) Governance Framework

‘Schools, PE and sport key to COVID-19 recovery’

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