Sporting environments provide contexts in which a range of abuses of children has occurred. While there is an increasing awareness of the need to improve child protection in sport, the extent to which listening to children's voices can support this has yet to be explored. This paper reports on research commissioned by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's Child Protection in Sport Unit to understand the way in which the expression of children's voices is facilitated in sport. Thirty-four national governing bodies of sport in the UK responded to an electronic questionnaire exploring expression of children's voices in their organisations. Findings indicate that challenges concern: children's perceived lack of interest; confidence in self-expression; time,resources and logistics; organisational culture and attitudinal change. ‘Good practice’was identified in: formal structural communications; tailoring contributions to interests and strengths; use of primary research; and sharing ideas remotely. The projected value of listening to children's voices includes understanding children's perspectives and identification of potential concerns. The expression of children's voices is of value to national governing bodies in sport and there is potential for this to prevent elements of abuse in sport.

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体育部门的儿童保护 - 支持国家管理机构倾听儿童的声音：对当前做法的评估

体育环境提供了发生一系列虐待儿童的背景。虽然人们越来越意识到需要在体育运动中改善儿童保护，但倾听儿童的声音在多大程度上可以支持这一点还有待探索。本文报告了国家防止虐待儿童协会在体育部门的委托进行的研究，以了解在体育中促进儿童声音表达的方式。英国 34 个国家体育管理机构对一份电子问卷做出了回应，该问卷探索了儿童在其组织中的声音表达方式。调查结果表明，挑战涉及：儿童缺乏兴趣；对自我表达的信心；时间、资源和物流；组织文化和态度转变。“良好实践”体现在：正式的结构沟通；调整对兴趣和优势的贡献；使用初级研究；并远程分享想法。倾听儿童声音的预期价值包括了解儿童的观点和识别潜在的担忧。表达儿童的声音对国家体育管理机构很有价值，这有可能防止体育中的滥用因素。s 的观点和潜在问题的识别。表达儿童的声音对国家体育管理机构很有价值，这有可能防止体育中的滥用因素。s 的观点和潜在问题的识别。表达儿童的声音对国家体育管理机构很有价值，这有可能防止体育中的滥用因素。