A special thank you goes to Mr GV Sangweni and the KZN Department of Sport and Recreation staff who participated in the study, especially Mr Mike Mthembu and Mr Erick Hlaluka for their technical assistance. The questionnaires were intended to obtain information about the provision and delivery of sport and recreation in the province.
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL – WESTVILLE CAMPUS FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCE – DEPARTMENT OF SPORT SCIENCE
THE ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SPORT AND RECREATION
IN THE PROVISION AND DELIVERY OF SPORT AND RECREATION
IN KWAZULU-NATAL
MASTERS DEGREE – NOVEMBER 2013
CHAPTER ONE
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
- Introduction
- Background
- Problem statement
- Research question
- Aims and objectives
- Type of study and methods
- Significance of the study
- Definition of terms
- Study outline
It will identify the potential role the department can play in ensuring the transformation of sport and recreation in KZN. Chapter two focuses on the conceptual framework (reviewed by literature) for the provision and delivery of sport and recreation.
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
Introduction
Background of sport in South Africa
- A brief history of sport in South Africa
- South African sporting organisations from 1990 onwards
The NSC progressed to the formation of the South African Sports Commission (SASC), which was eventually changed to the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC). The new government drafted two bills related to sports; specifically, the South African Sports Commission Bill, and the National Sport and Recreation Bill, both of which were passed at legislative level in 1998 (Gilpin, 1999).
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport and Recreation
- The framework of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport and Recreation
- Laws that control the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport and Recreation
- Funding policy for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport and Recreation
- Role of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport and Recreation
- The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sports and Recreation priorities and core functions
- Priorities of the Department
- Core functions of the Department
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport and Recreation was proclaimed as a separate entity on 25 June 2004, with Mr A. implementing sports and recreation agencies that contribute to the overall vision of the department.
Challenges facing sport and recreation transformation in South Africa
- Government perspective about transformation in South Africa
- The challenge of sport and recreation facilities in South Africa
- Sedentary lifestyle in informal settlements
- Women in Sport and Recreation
- Gender and the Media in Sport
- Disability and sport
The National Sports and Recreation Act (Act No. 110 of 1998) empowers ministries to be the main driver of community development through the consistent allocation of budgets for sports facilities and related equipment. According to Hargreaves (1997), “there are large gender inequalities in the country's sporting structures and a strong link between sport and masculinity”.
Sport and recreation development at schools and communities in KwaZulu-Natal
- Indigenous cultural activities and games
- Physical Education at schools
Education, which concerns the training of students through their participation in planned and purposeful physical activity, is essential for the holistic development of students. There is a universal trend towards a decline in physical activity (PA) in the adolescent phase (Hardman and Marshall, 2001; Hardman and Marshall, 2009), which is a major concern among teachers in South Africa (Pienaar, Stadler and Oosthuizen , 2007). ).
Sport and sport law
Van Heerden (1996) asserted that risk management is important for sport service providers, as it provides a quality experience in a safe environment and protects leaders, administrators and organizations from the law. Hosten, Edwards, Bosman and Church (1995) describe negligence as when a person does not intend to bring about the consequences of his action, but the law still considers the same action to be punishable if it does not correspond to the legally binding standard of care.
Sport at international public institutions
- Australian sport administration
- Canadian sport administration
- New Zealand Sport Administration
The professionalization of elite sport and its management began to accelerate in the 1980s (Westerbeek et al., 1995). In an effort to improve the professionalism of grassroots sports clubs, the State Departments of Sport and Recreation and the Australian Sports Commission have produced documents designed to assist clubs in a number of governance areas such as: policy development; conducting effective meetings; constitutions;
CHAPTER THREE
- Introduction
- Study area
- Research design
- Sample population
- Sample size
- Inclusion / exclusion criteria
- Data collection instrument
- Pilot study
- Data collection process
- Data Management
- Data analysis
- Ethical considerations
- Conclusion
Assessment involves determining the value of the collected data based on the specified criteria. Appraisal is the final step in the audit/evaluation trilogy and forms the basis for the study's conclusion and recommendations (Henderson and Bialeschki, 1995). Three questionnaires were developed to examine the Department's roles and responsibilities in delivering and delivering sport and recreation in the province.
Although the questionnaires were similar in format, some of the questions varied to cater for different information. Data were collected through questionnaires designed specifically for the purpose of the study. Some of the questionnaires were sent by e-mail and others were delivered to individuals.
This test involved comparing differences in the actual (or observed) frequencies (or counts) with the expected frequencies (or counts) with respect to a particular attribute for the sample under investigation, and to determine whether the differences (except for the sampling) error) were typical of the population from which the sample was drawn.
CHAPTER FOUR
RESULTS
- Introduction
- Demographic details
- Services by the Department towards sport and recreation transformation
- Service delivery in rural and urban areas
- Sport facilities
- Funding and support
- Collaboration between the KZN Department and its stakeholders
- KZN Department consultation with its stakeholders
- Meetings with stakeholders
- Capacity building of sport and recreation committees
- Physical Education at schools
- Conclusion
There was a significant difference between the suggested areas for improved service delivery using Chi-square of p≤0.01. There is an insignificant difference between those who said YES and NO with a Chi-square of p≥0.05. There was a significant difference between respondents (federations, SASSU and USSASA) who benefit from the ministry and those who do not using Chi-square of p≤0.05.
There was a significant difference between those who agreed and those who disagreed using Chi-square of p≤0.0001. It shows significant difference in meetings held by the Department with various stakeholders using Chi-square of p≤0.01. Periodic schedule of meetings held by the Department with federations shows a significant difference using Chi-square of p≤0.01.
There was a significant difference between meetings held by the department with clubs using a Chi-square of p≤0.0001.
CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSSION
- Introduction
- Demographic details
- Services by the Department towards sport and recreation transformation
- Collaboration between the Department and its stakeholders
In addition, the Ministry's decentralization approach should be applied to federations that are mostly concentrated in urban cities. Such a situation affects the provision and implementation of sports and recreation in the province. SRSA (2008) shows that in accordance with the White Paper on Sport and Recreation and through the Integrated Development Plan (IDP), municipalities and the Ministry of Sport and Recreation have a role to play in providing standardized facilities that can host any competition.
It is essential that the Department provides and maintains infrastructure in rural communities to make sport and recreation accessible to all people in the province. 90 Provincial Federations as a key stakeholder of the Department are central to the provision and delivery of sport and recreation in the various communities of the province. The Department should use the provincial federations as its main agents for the provision and delivery of sport and recreation in communities.
There is serious concern about the lack of consultation and collaboration between the Department of Basic Education and the Department of Sport and Recreation in implementing a better school sport program (Sport and Recreation portfolio committee report, 2010).
CHAPTER SIX
CONCLUSION
- Introduction
- Strengths and Weaknesses of the Department of Sport and Recreation
- Limitation of the study
- Recommendations
- Conclusion
Stofile (KZN DSR Annual Report, 2008), which shows that the Department is organizationally and administratively regulated. Providing and delivering services to the various communities in the province has proven to be a major challenge for the Ministry. The lack of capacity for various sports codes shows that the Ministry has a huge backlog in providing and delivering these services.
The department should ensure capacity building of all officials involved in sports (i.e. administrator, manager, coach and technical official) so as to create an enabling environment that will contribute to the development of sports and recreation in the province. The Department must ensure that people with disabilities have access to the range of services it provides. The department should work with the KZN Academy of Sport and sports federations to establish a high performance center for provincial and national elite athletes.
The study found that the Department made efforts in relation to the provision and delivery of sport and recreation in KwaZulu-Natal.
Opening address by the Minister for Sport and Recreation on the occasion of the International Colloquium on Racism in Sport on 4 September 2001 at the Umhlanga Rocks Hotel, Durban. Retrieved from http://www.thesportjournal.org/article/race-gender-and-sport-post-apartheid-south-africa on 27 August 2010. Leisure South Africa outlining the vision for the new administration of the world of sport and citizens.
1988) 'South Africa's Black Victorians: Sport and Society in Nineteenth-Century South Africa', in J.A. Joint statement by the Ministers of Education and Sport and Recreation on the Memorandum of Understanding for school sport, Cape Town. The budget speech of the MEC for Sport and Recreation for the presentation of the annual budget in the provincial legislature.
Retrieved January 22, 2013, from http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/steve-tshwete-minister-sport-and-recreation-holds-talks-representatives-nine-national-sp.
Appendix
INFORMED CONSENT
Profile
- Introduction
- Purpose of the study
- Benefits
- Confidentiality
- Freedom consent
- Inquiries
This study is designed to audit the achievements and performance of the Department of Sport and Recreation in KwaZulu-Natal. The study seeks to investigate the delivery and provision of sport and recreation to communities (rural, urban and urban) by the Provincial Department of Sport and Recreation in KwaZulu-Natal. I would look for viable mechanisms to assist the ministry in reaching out to the many citizens who reside in all areas of KZN.
Information gathered on this survey will be used to assist with policies and procedures related to the transformation of sport in the province. This will certainly lead to the development of a guidance document that will help all provincial structures that provide and deliver sport and leisure. The results of the survey will not be released to third parties without written permission.
Details of the respondents will not appear on the questionnaire, unless the participant wants feedback on the results.
QUESTIONNAIRE
INHLOSO YESIFUNDO
Izofuna indlela yokwenza izinto ezizosiza iziphathimandla ukuthi zifinyelele izakhamizi eziningi ezihlala kuzo zonke izindawo KwaZulu-Natal.
INZUZO
Ulwazi lwabaphendulayo ngeke luvele kuhlu lwemibuzo ngaphandle uma ababambiqhaza befuna umbiko ukuze benze imiphumela.
UKUZWELANA NGENKULULEKO
IMINININGWANE
Ufundisa amakomiti ezemidlalo nezokungcebeleka akhethiwe mayelana neqhaza nezibopho okufanele azi kahle ngaphambi kokuba aqale umsebenzi wawo. Inhloso yeziphathimandla zaKwaZulu-Natal wukuhlonza, ukuthuthukisa nokukhombisa amakhono kulesi sifundazwe, uthi lokhu kwenzeka kuzo zonke izindawo KwaZulu-Natal. Yiziphi izinguquko noma okudingeka zenziwe mayelana nezinguquko nokuthuthukiswa kwezemidlalo ongathanda ukuthi kwenzeke KwaZulu Natali.
Uhulumeni KwaZulu-Natal uhlose ukuhlonza, ukuthuthukisa kanye nokukhombisa amakhono esifundazweni, uthi lokhu kwenzeka kuzo zonke izindawo KwaZulu-Natal. Iziphathimandla zezemidlalo nezokungcebeleka, ohulumeni basekhaya, ososeshini, izikole nemiphakathi banezinhlelo ezahlukene zezemidlalo nokungcebeleka okuhloswe ngazo “ukwenza isifundazwe sibambe iqhaza,” kodwa ziningi iziqephu ohlelweni. Yiziphi izinguquko noma okudingeka zenziwe mayelana nezinguquko nokuthuthukiswa kwezemidlalo ongathanda ukukubona KwaZulu Natali.
ANNEXURE I
