Evaluation in Sport and Leisure

This book presents a critical assessment of evaluation theory and practice in sport and leisure. It considers established and emerging forms of evaluation; examines typologies, issues, contexts and processes, and asks how evaluation practice can be improved in the future.

Andrew Adams is Senior Academic in the Department of Sport and Event Management at Bournemouth University, UK. Kevin Harris is Principal Lecturer in Sports Business Management at Hartpury University, UK.

1. Introduction, 2. Problematising Evaluation in Sport and Leisure: Politics and Programme Evaluations, 3. Politics and Power in Evaluation, 4. The Evaluation of "Whole-of-Systems Approaches" to Sport and Physical Activity, 5. Types of Evaluation, Theory of Change, Programme Theory, and Theory-Orientated Evaluations, 6. Making Sense of Process Evaluation: Exploring the Theory-of-Change Underpinning a Sport-for-Development Intervention to Promote Health in Socially Vulnerable Populations, 7. Theory of Change and Logic Models: Their Use in the Evaluation of Sport and Physical Activity Participation Programmes, 8. Introducing Realist Evaluation within Sport and Leisure: A Realist Evaluation Case Study of the Youth Sport Trust Young Ambassador Programme, 9. A Social Return on Investment Case Study of a Sport and Leisure Programme, 10. Collaborative Evaluation in Sport and Leisure, 11. Understanding Approaches to Evaluation within the Community Sport Social Enterprise, 12. The Evolution and Elevation of Evaluation in Sport England: What Does Uniting the Movement Signal for the Future?, 13. Knowledge Exchange in Evaluation: Moving the Field Forward, 14. Conclusion: Towards Evaluation and Learning in a Brave New World