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Participation in Sport by Persons with Disabilities in Nigeria
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2018)This study titled Participation in Sport by Persons with Disabilities in Nigeria was aimed at (1.) identifying the challenges faced by athletes with disabilities in Nigeria, (2.) to investigate how to encourage ... -
The Role and Involvement of London 2012 and Paris 2024 in the Educational Olympic Programme
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2019)Across the history of Olympic Games, the sport significance has been emphasized with its educational feature of linking body and mind, and to achieve a better quality of life. Following such movement, Olympic education ... -
Leadership and Non-Profit Sports Organizations: Comprehensive Review of Literature
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2021)Given the growing demands and needs in the sport industry, the necessity for alternative leadership styles is evident. Scholars are constantly striving to establish theories that explain how a leader’s character and ... -
AN Explorative study on human legacy at Beijing Olympics
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2020)This study proposes the introduction of a nation-wide policy framework at Higher Education Institution (HEI) and at the workplace that aims to integrate non-formal, informal and formal learnings and to promote life-long ... -
Ten years on.The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) through the eyes of australian athletes
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2020)The purpose of this thesis is to examine some of the claims of the Olympic Movement through the eyes of Australian athletes at the latest summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) of 2018. The dissertation takes a different ... -
Possible strategies to operate the educational legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games: the case of Transforma Rio 2016 education program
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2019)The study carried out in this piece of work aimed at the Rio 2016 Transforma Program, an international educational program conducted by the Organizing Committee of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games that provided sports and ... -
MEDIA FRAMING OF THE RUSSIAN DOPING PROBLEMS IN 2019 IN BRITISH, AMERICAN, RUSSIAN AND GERMAN MEDIA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2021)Media plays an important role in our perception of important events that influence the world. Unfortunately, in 2015, Russia faced the biggest doping scandal in history and the country is still suffering for the offense ... -
THE SPONSORSHIP PROCESS AND CHALLENGES WITHIN A NATIONAL SPORT ORGANIZATION: THE CASE OF OMAN ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2019)The interest in sports started very late in Oman, when comparing it with countries worldwide. Its real start was in the 1970s. However, other countries which showed interest in sport in parallel time with Oman like ... -
South African Olympians and their knowledge of Olympism
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2019)Olympism is a very complex subject but yet such a profound topic to be knowledgeable on once one has experienced a small portion of it and continues further to become familiar with it as a whole. This is in accordance ... -
Sports Diplomacy and International Relations: A case study for the Winter Olympic Games of Pyeongchang 2018 and the Public relations between North Korea and South Korea
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2021)Sports diplomacy as a tool for soft diplomacy within the international scenario has shown to be able to enhance relations between States by using sports events as non-official venues for political and international ... -
THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PRESS OPERATIONS TEAM IN A MULTISPORT EVENT: THE CASE OF “PATRAS 2019” MEDITERRANEAN BEACH GAMES
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2021)Sports journalists are an essential element of any sport organization. In a sport event, particularly in the case of a Multisport Event, journalists play a fundamental role as with their work, they have the responsibility ... -
Summer Olympic Games Hosting Infrastructure Requirements: Still Too Big for Most of the World?
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2021)The Summer Olympic Games are currently only being awarded to global giant cities, with Tokyo, Paris, and Los Angeles slated to host the next three Summer Games. This study aims to examine why global giant cities are ... -
Paralympic Brand and Sponsorship
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2019)The purpose of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of the Paralympic brand in Canada and how the brand is leveraged by its sponsors and to increase the understanding of the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) ... -
LEBANESE PE UNDERGRADUATE’S ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS THE OLYMPIC BRAND AND THE RELATION WITH OLYMPIC EDUCATION
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2021)This study investigates Lebanese PE undergraduate’s attitudes and perceptions towards the Olympic brand and its relation with Olympic Education. Qualitative study was used to gather and analyze data. Stratified random ... -
What is Olympism? A Critical Discourse Analysis
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2020)This Master Thesis’ overall aim is to reveal meaning from discourse and discursive practices within the Olympic Movement and the life of its founder Pierre de Coubertin. As the starting point ontological and epistemological ... -
Socio-Economic Impact of London 2012
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2021)The Olympic Games are undoubtedly the largest sporting spectacle with a global audience tuning in every four years to watch the best athletes from around the world compete against one another. The Olympic Games provides ... -
Teaching Olympic values through outdoor experiential education: a case of belvedere technical teachers’ college, Zimbabwe
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2018)The purpose of this study was to explore the teaching of Olympic values through Kurt Hahn’s outdoor experiential education method. Since Zimbabwe gained its Independence in 1980 a number of policies and strategies were ... -
The views of principal and teachers in a primary school in Trinidad & Tobago regarding the inclusion of the values of Olympism in the Physical Education curriculum
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2021)The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) role and mission includes educating youth through sport as well as encouraging and supporting initiatives blending sport with culture and education (IOC, 2019). The purpose ... -
The Key Stakeholders perception of Olympic education in Iceland
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2021)The aim of this thesis is to explore the possibilities of expanding Olympic education in Iceland. The study illuminates the sports cultural identity of Iceland, the history of sport in Iceland from the early Vikings ... -
Sustainability of the Youth Olympic Games
(Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου, 2021)2020 marked the 10-year anniversary of the first ever Youth Olympic Games (YOG). On this occasion, the research overviewsthe 10 years of the YOG, focusing on the sustainability of the event with specific examples from ...