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The Role of South African Universities in Facilitating Optimal Performance of Elite Athletes with Impairments COPYRIGHT AND CITATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR THIS THESIS/ DISSERTATION o Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. o NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. o ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. How to cite this thesis Surname, Initial(s). (2012) Title of the thesis or dissertation. PhD. (Chemistry)/ M.Sc. (Physics)/ M.A. (Philosophy)/M.Com. (Finance) etc. [Unpublished]: University of Johannesburg. Retrieved from: https://ujcontent.uj.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Index?site_name=Research%20Output (Accessed: Date). THE ROLE OF SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES IN FACILITATING OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE OF ELITE ATHLETES WITH IMPAIRMENTS A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, in fulfilment for the degree of Master of Commerce: Sport Management Nyasha Mharakurwa (Student number: 200909906) Supervisor: Prof. C. Burnett Co-supervisor: Prof. C.J. Roux Johannesburg, 2016 1 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 1 1.1 Background to the study ............................................................................... 1 1.2 Problem statement ........................................................................................ 2 1.3 Aim and objectives ........................................................................................ 3 1.4 Hypotheses ................................................................................................... 4 1.5 Research design ........................................................................................... 4 1.6 Methodology and sampling ........................................................................... 4 1.6.1 Methodology ........................................................................................... 4 1.6.2 Sample ................................................................................................... 5 1.7 Delimitation ................................................................................................... 5 1.8 Limitations ..................................................................................................... 5 1.9 Concepts ....................................................................................................... 6 1.9.1 Long Term Athlete Development ............................................................ 6 1.9.2 High performance sport .......................................................................... 7 1.9.3 Impairment and disability ........................................................................ 7 1.9.4 Athletes with impairments ....................................................................... 8 1.9.5 Student-athletes with impairments .......................................................... 9 1.10 Structure of thesis ...................................................................................... 9 1.11 Significance and envisaged outputs......................................................... 10 1.12 Chapter summary .................................................................................... 10 2 CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE .................................................. 11 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 11 2.2 Disability and sport ...................................................................................... 11 2.2.1 Perspectives on disability ..................................................................... 12 2.2.2 Linking disability to Paralympic Sport ................................................... 14 2.2.3 Historical overview on the institutionalisation of Paralympic Sport ....... 15 2.2.4 Athletes with impairments: Eligibility and classification principles ......... 21 2.3 Long term athlete development in a South Africa context ........................... 25 i 2.3.1 The development of AWI ...................................................................... 27 2.3.2 Development pathways and outcomes ................................................. 27 2.3.3 The LTAD model .................................................................................. 28 2.3.4 Key factors influencing LTAD for AWI .................................................. 32 2.3.5 Key pillars to support LTAD for AWI ..................................................... 36 2.3.6 Criticisms of the LTPD model ............................................................... 37 2.3.7 The role of stakeholders in LTPD ......................................................... 39 2.3.8 Resources ............................................................................................ 46 2.4 Student-athletes with impairments as a special population ......................... 49 2.4.1 Profiling the student-athlete .................................................................. 49 2.4.2 Student-athletes with impairments ........................................................ 52 2.4.3 Challenges facing S-AWI ...................................................................... 53 2.4.4 Institutional support to S-AWI ............................................................... 55 2.5 Stakeholders and strategic partnerships for S-AWI development ............... 59 2.5.1 National level ........................................................................................ 59 2.5.2 Provincial level ...................................................................................... 64 2.5.3 Local level ............................................................................................. 64 2.6 Chapter summary ........................................................................................ 65 3 CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ......................................... 67 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 67 3.2 Research design ......................................................................................... 67 3.3 Methodology ................................................................................................ 67 3.3.1 Quantitative data analysis ..................................................................... 67 3.3.2 Qualitative data analysis ....................................................................... 68 3.3.3 Document analysis ............................................................................... 69 3.3.4 Validity and reliability ............................................................................ 70 3.3.5 Procedures ........................................................................................... 71 ii 3.4 Sampling ..................................................................................................... 71 3.5 Recruitment and selection ........................................................................... 72 3.5.1 Inclusion ............................................................................................... 72 3.5.2 Exclusion .............................................................................................. 72 3.6 Ethical considerations ................................................................................. 72 3.7 Chapter summary ........................................................................................ 73 4 CHAPTER FOUR: PROFILING OF SAMPLE UNIVERSITIES ......................... 74 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 74 4.1.1 Chapter overview .................................................................................. 75 4.1.2 Methodological approach ...................................................................... 78 4.2 Profiling of sample universities .................................................................... 78 4.2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 78 4.2.2 University of Pretoria ............................................................................ 79 4.2.3 University of Johannesburg .................................................................. 86 4.2.4 Stellenbosch University ........................................................................ 88 4.2.5 Tshwane University of Technology ....................................................... 93 4.2.6 University of the Witwatersrand ............................................................ 96 4.2.7 Theme summary ................................................................................... 99 4.3 High performance sport for AWI in sample universities ............................. 103 4.3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 103 4.3.2 Participation statistics ......................................................................... 103 4.3.3 Athlete demographic information ........................................................ 111 4.3.4 Theme summary ................................................................................. 111 4.4 Chapter summary .....................................................................................
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