Sport and character: reflections on character development using sport within Wales

目的阐明体育运动中以社会公正为导向的性格教育的哲学基础了解教练的看法和能力，利用体育运动促进威尔士以社会公正为导向的性格发展了解威尔士体育教练途径中以社会公正为导向的性格发展的教练教育方法（显性和隐性）制定实践建议，综合上述三个目标的结果目的拟议研究的主要目的是阐明，完善和/或开发一个框架，可用于基层体育教练在威尔士，以支持其运动员的性格发展。潜在的影响以外的体育社会正义是一个高度热门的问题，不仅在体育，但在整个社会。回答我们如何才能使世界成为一个对所有居民来说更美好的地方的问题变得越来越重要，这是每个国家都必须回答的问题。品格教育在这方面可以发挥作用，因为人们的态度和行为可以通过它直接塑造，希望这项研究提出的建议可以直接塑造体育领域的品格教育政策，这将与向整个社会注入社会正义问题直接相关。性格是长期形成的，这种政策的全部好处可能要到几十年后才能看到，但这并不能否定它们的价值。性格有许多方面，其中之一是公民方面。具有良好公民品格的人被认为是社会的生产成员，能够促进群体的关注。最近人们对体育如何成为一种有用的途径感兴趣，通过这种途径，人们可以发展这种公民性格，特别是关注社会正义的公民（Bredemeier和Shields，2019）。此外，最近有学者认为，在英国的性格教育忽视了这一集体领域，而是集中在个人层面的性格（杰罗姆和基斯比，2020）。目前的项目将建立在这些想法的基础上，通过系统地研究的作用，体育可以发挥在威尔士背景下的青年中建立公民性格的问题：1）我们如何定义良好的公民性格？2)体育运动如何帮助公民性格的发展？3)教练在其中扮演什么样的角色？4)教练在利用体育促进公民性格发展方面的看法和能力是什么？5)在利用体育促进公民性格发展方面，可以提出哪些与威尔士背景相关的建议？该项目的成功将取决于平衡理论和应用研究方法，这在与体育哲学相关的工作中不容易找到平衡（Elcombe，2018）。希望这项研究提出的建议可以开始回应人们对品格教育研究的呼吁，这些研究的重点是产生“持久、连贯或有凝聚力的变化”（康罗伊，2020年）。L. & Shields D. L.（2019年）。社会正义、品格教育和体育：立场声明。Quest，71（2），202-214，DOI：10.1080.00336297.2019.16082702）Conroy，J. C.（2020年）。混沌还是连贯？道德教育的未来方向。道德教育杂志，50（1），1-12，DOI：10.1080/03057240.2020.1830578。

AimsArticulate a philosophical basis for social justice oriented character education in sportUnderstand coaches perceptions and competence with using sport for social justice oriented character development in WalesUnderstand the approach to coach education for social justice character development in Welsh sport coaching pathways (explicit and implicit)Develop recommendations for practice that synthesise findings from the above three aimsPurposeThe main purpose of the proposed research will be to articulate, refine and/or develop a framework that can be used by grassroots sports coaches in Wales to support character development in their athletes.Potential impact outside of academiaSocial justice is a highly topical issue not only in sport but in society as a whole. It is becoming increasingly important to answer the question of how we can make the world a better place for all of its inhabitants and this is a question each country has to answer. Character education has a role to play in this as people's attitudes and behaviours can be directly shaped through it. The hope is that the recommendations that come out of this study can directly shape character education policies in the area of sport and this will have direct correlation with infusing social justice concerns into society as a whole. Character is shaped over the long-term and the full benefits of such policy may only be seen decades later but that does not negate from their value._______________Character has many dimensions, one of which is the civic dimension. Someone with a good civic character is thought to act as a productive member of society and able to advance group concerns. There has been recent interest in how sport can be a useful avenue through which one can develop this civic character, specifically, citizens concerned with social justice (Bredemeier and Shields, 2019). Furthermore, there has been recent scholarship that argued that character education in the UK neglects this collective domain and rather focuses on character at the individual level (Jerome & Kisby, 2020).The current project will build upon these ideas by systematically examining the role that sport can play in building civic character among youths in the Welsh context by asking:1) How do we define good civic character?2) How can sport help in civic character development?3) What role does the coach play in this?4) What are coaches' perceptions and competencies in regards to using sport for civic character development?5) what recommendations relevant to the Welsh context can be given in regards to using sport for civic character development?The success of the project will rest upon balancing theoretical and applied approaches to research, a balance not easy to find in work related to the philosophy of sport (Elcombe, 2018). The hope is that the recommendations that come out of this study can begin to answer calls for character education research focused on producing "lasting, coherent or cohesive change" (Conroy, 2020).References1) Bredemeier, B. L. & Shields D. L. (2019). Social justice, character education and sport: A position statement. Quest, 71(2), 202-214, DOI:10.1080.00336297.2019.16082702) Conroy, J. C. (2020). Chaos or coherence? Future directions for moral education. Journal of Moral Education, 50(1), 1-12, DOI: 10.1080/03057240.2020.1830578.