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dc.contributor.authorGjesdal, Siv
dc.contributor.authorHedenborg, Susanna
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-21T11:25:32Z
dc.date.available2022-04-21T11:25:32Z
dc.date.created2022-01-13T18:08:51Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationFrontiers in Sports and Active Living. 2021, 3, Artikkel 781142.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2624-9367
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2991968
dc.descriptionThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.en_US
dc.description.abstractSport participation is considered a positive pastime endower that can offer a range of positive outcomes for children and youths. It has also increasingly been recognized as a potentially important context for fostering social inclusion for minority youths. Yet across Europe, minority girls are participating in sport to a lesser degree than their majority counterparts. Using self-determination theory (SDT) and the social ecological model as the framework, this study explored the reasons why a particular project aimed at recruiting minority girls to organized team sport succeeded in doing just that. A case study design was adopted to provide an in-depth analysis of how this project satisfied the basic psychological needs of minority girls. Nine girls, four parents, two coaches, and two project team members were interviewed about the project and sport participation in general. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Two main themes were identified, a sense of being facilitated and inclusion in the sport environment. The former emphasized the importance of aligning the participation with the girls' cultural norms and values, particularly in the beginning. It also included practical issues such as finances, reminding us that participation in sport is not just a motivational issue. The latter focused on the importance of including the girls in the general sports program, regardless of their athletic abilities at the onset of their participation and creating a mastery environment. Moreover, by removing remediable differences between the minority and majority girls, such as having the right equipment, seemed important to fostering a sense of belonging in the sports club. Additionally, establishing meaningful relationships with coaches and majority counterparts seemed to be a major motivating factor.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subjectbasic needsen_US
dc.subjecthandballen_US
dc.subjectminority girlsen_US
dc.subjectself-determination theoryen_US
dc.subjectsport participationen_US
dc.titleEngaging minority girls in organized youth sport in Norway: A case study of a project that workeden_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2021 Gjesdal and Hedenborgen_US
dc.source.pagenumber11en_US
dc.source.volume3en_US
dc.source.journalFrontiers in Sports and Active Livingen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fspor.2021.781142
dc.identifier.cristin1980773
dc.description.localcodeInstitutt for idrett og samfunnsvitenskap / Department of Sport and Social Sciencesen_US
dc.source.articlenumber781142en_US
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