Blog THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARALYMPIC ATHLETES IN CANADA April 12, 2017 SIRC is pleased to be working together with Sport Canada to share current research on topics informing policy and promoting quality sport programming. This week we are sharing highlights of...
Blog NEWCOMERS EXPERIENCES WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CANADA March 22, 2017 SIRC is pleased to be working together with Sport Canada to share current research on topics informing policy and promoting quality sport programming. This week we are sharing highlights of...
Blog THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY OF FIVE SPORT SYSTEMS IN ATHLETICS February 1, 2017 SIRC is pleased to be working together with Sport Canada to share current research on topics informing policy and promoting quality sport programming. This week we are sharing highlights of...
Blog - SIRCuit Communicating creatively through infographics December 13, 2016 When you have a message to share, the first question that comes to mind is ‘How do I present this to make it memorable?’ According to social science research 65%...
Blog - SIRCuit Underserviced Youth: Sports Participation Barriers and Best Practices December 13, 2016 According to Statistics Canada, children who live in unsafe neighborhoods, children of new immigrants and children coming from low-income families are less likely to participate in sports. For children, joining...
Blog - SIRCuit Policy and program considerations for increasing sport participation among members of underrepresented groups in Canada December 12, 2016 Sport should be available and responsive to the needs of all Canadians who want to participate. However, members of a number of groups do not participate at the same rates...
Blog - SIRCuit From Insight to Impact December 12, 2016 A presentation about how Sport England uses research and insight to drive strategy development and delivery through the example of the ground breaking campaign This Girl Can. Sport England’s This...
Blog PROCESS OF CHANGE (ADOPTING LTPD STRUCTURES) IN TWO YOUTH SPORT ORGANIZATIONS November 30, 2016 SIRC is pleased to be working together with Sport Canada to share current research on topics informing policy and promoting quality sport programming. This week we are sharing highlights of...
Blog Destressing the Workplace November 18, 2016 Just about everyone who has held a job has felt a degree of anxiousness or stress about it at some point. In fact, there are times when stress provides us...
Blog Interested in sport participation research? Join us at SCRI 2016 October 19, 2016 Conference Background In 2005, as part of the Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI), Sport Canada launched a joint initiative with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)...