LibGuides: HPE: Life Participation in Golf

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Data and Statistics

Golf Australia, in conjunction with Golf Management Australia (GMA), is pleased to present to you the 2014 National Participation Report.

Golf participation across Australia is on the rise according to new data released by the Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC).

The opportunity to grow golf: youth participation

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Category - Sports ► Sections - Participation in Physical Activity

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Golf: Do you think you'll maintain a lifelong participation in golf?

Your task is to construct an Analytical Exposition into your own personal situation and background, by using your understanding of Figueroa’s framework to propose whether you would maintain lifelong participation in Golf. The analysis of your own situation should be based on the various socio-cultural influences that have shaped your ‘socialisation’ to this point in time. Finally, predict your future participation in Golf, using the various major influences and most relevant levels of Figueroa’s framework to justify your decision, as well as thoroughly supported this through research and evidence.

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What is socialisation?

Socialisation: The Meaning, Features, Types, Stages and Importance

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Figueroa’s framework provides a tool for examining access and equity in sport and physical activity.

Hede, C., Russell, K., & Whetherby, R. (2011). Senior Physical Education for Queensland. Sydney: Oxford.

Cultural influences on equity and sports participation This chapter, we will examine how the cultural level of Figueroa’s framework can be used to understand how socialisation has shaped the role of sport in Australia
Community and school sport Figueroa's institutional level examines how effective...
Factors affecting access to sport and physical activity – the individual level As individuals, we possess beliefs and values that affect our own participation in sport and physical activity. These beliefs and values will govern our behaviour and are a product of our upbringing and experience with sport.
How Figueroa's framework impacts on participation in sport Link to scholarly articles for 'research and evidence'
Is golf for me? What are your interests, goals and values - can Golf play a part in those (Individual Level)
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Research and Evidence

There are five main reasons kids walk away from sports, and they all boil down to one common denominator: they cause kids to have a poor state of mind when it comes to sports.