ABSTRACT

Research question

The purpose of this research was to examine the discourses that informed the interpretations and implementation of the UK's Equality Standard: A Framework for Sport (Sport Councils Equality Group, 2012a). The research is informed by discourse analysis in the context of the critical paradigm.

Research methods

Semi-structured interviews were held with five key senior staff from three publicly funded National Governing Bodies (NGBs) in England. A textual analysis of the Equality Standard was also conducted. A multiple coding approach was used for analysis.

Results and findings

The Standard's requirements provided a useful framework for NGBs to strategise their engagement with equality development. The Standard revealed a lack of engagement with debates about power relations and equality. Respondents interpreted the Standard through the business and social justice cases. The findings revealed that both approaches are valuable to the Standard's implementation by NGB leaders. More research needs to be undertaken to acknowledge the complexities of implementing equality within the competing pressures on NGBs’ resources.

Implications

: The equality discourse needs to be reviewed to develop a framework that is more valuable to the NGBs. Three areas of research are recommended: first, to examine the impact of the latest relevant policy The UK Government's Sporting Future (2015); second to develop a workable equity framework that embraces the intersection of power relations with the potential positive impacts of the business case and the social justice case; and third investigate the impact of national equality policies at regional and grassroots levels.

中文翻译：

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“扭转油轮”。审查《平等标准：体育框架》的要求，解释和实施

摘要

研究问题

这项研究的目的是研究为英国《平等标准：体育框架》的解释和实施提供依据的论述（体育理事会平等小组，2012a）。批判范式中的语篇分析为这项研究提供了信息。

研究方法

与来自英国三个公共资助的国家领导机构（NGB）的五名关键高级职员进行了半结构化访谈。还对《平等标准》进行了文字分析。使用多种编码方法进行分析。

结果与发现

该标准的要求为NGB提供了一个有用的框架，以制定战略以促进其参与平等发展。该标准表明缺乏参与有关权力关系和平等的辩论的参与。受访者通过商业和社会正义案例来解释《标准》。调查结果表明，这两种方法对于NGB领导人实施该标准都是有价值的。需要开展更多的研究来认识到在NGB资源的竞争压力下实施平等的复杂性。

含义

：需要审查平等话语，以开发对NGB更具价值的框架。建议从三个方面进行研究：首先，研究最新相关政策的影响英国政府的《体育未来》（2015年）；第二，建立一个可行的股权框架，将权力关系与商业案例和社会正义案例的潜在积极影响结合起来；第三部分研究国家平等政策在地区和基层的影响。