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- The public interest of sports at non-profit sports organizations that are supported by the governmentPublication . Soares, Jorge Alexandre Pereira; Antunes, Hélio Ricardo Lourenço; Bárbara, Albino; Escórcio, Carolina; Saldanha, PaulaThis paper analyses the concept of public interest in sport and the criteria that must be taken into consideration in terms of Government support to clubs and sports associations. The data was collected through semi structured interviews that were applied to nine sports directors with board responsibilities: seven of them from sport clubs and sport associations, and two of them from public administration. The directors pointed out that sport is considered to be of public interest when: it is developed in the concept of “sport for all”, provides health benefi ts and serves as a means of education and social development. Regarding advantages used with public utility status, tax benefi ts and partnerships with the sports system organizations were the most mentioned aspects. Given a better use of fi nancial resources provided by public administration to clubs and associations, sport directors believe that the Government should have a strategy focused on setting priorities and ranking fi nancing criteria for sport. If the government had that strategy, the development of sports results would be much better. The participants also suggest that the Government should conduct an assessment of the social role of sport clubs and associations, according to the public and social interest of sport. In conclusion, sport and physical activity should be considered as public interest activities, provided that: are able to ensure positive effects on health plans and wellness, provide a qualitative and sustainable sport development, improve economic and social development of a population.
- Relação entre os setores de prática desportiva, as modalidades desportivas e o aproveitamento escolarPublication . Soares, Jorge Alexandre Pereira; Aranha, A. M.; Antunes, Hélio Ricardo LourençoO propósito do estudo foi verificar se o setor desportivo escolar, federado ou ambos, e as modalidades desportivas, estão relacionados com as taxas de aproveitamento escolar dos jovens em idade escolar. O estudo envolveu uma amostra aleatória estratificada dos alunos pertencentes ao 3º ciclo e ensino secundário das escolas da ilha da Madeira, Portugal, num total de 2443 alunos (12.6%). Para a recolha de dados foi construído um questionário anónimo e individual de perguntas fechadas. Os resultados indicaram que não há diferenças entre os setores desportivos no que se refere às taxas de aproveitamento escolar. Já quanto às modalidades desportivas, verificou-se que a taxa de retenção difere significativamente entre o futebol/futsal e as restantes modalidades, sendo o futebol/futsal a contemplar as maiores taxas de reprovação, enquanto a ginástica e a natação estão mais associadas às de aprovação. É necessário desenvolver mais estudos para que se identifiquem as causas de insucesso escolar evidenciadas, particularmente no futebol/futsal.