(2nd Term) Sustainability

Question 1

What are the four forms of sustainability identified by Lindsey (2008)?

Answer 1

Individual, Community, Organisational, Institutional

Question 2

What is individual sustainability?

Answer 2

Longer-term changes in individuals’ attitudes, aptitudes, and/or behaviours through involvement in a sport development programme.

Question 3

What are the long-term aspirations of individual sustainability?

Answer 3

Sustainable participation, Sustainable social outcomes through sport

Question 4

What are key issues affecting individual sustainability?

Answer 4

Encouraging participation beyond short-term programmes, Transferring behaviour changes into other contexts, Lack of athlete development pathways (e.g., league systems)

Question 5

When should individual sustainability be considered?

Answer 5

After initial participation.

Question 6

How can individual sustainability be promoted?

Answer 6

Providing clear progression pathways

Supporting continued participation opportunities

Encouraging transferable life skills

Question 7

What is community sustainability?

Answer 7

Maintenance of changes within the community where the sport development programme is delivered.

Question 8

What are the aims of community sustainability?

Answer 8

Developing community integration/cohesion

Developing community capacity (e.g., club or stakeholder capacity)

Question 9

What issues affect community sustainability?

Answer 9

Different types of communities

Different starting points

Short-term funding despite long-term goals

Question 10

When should community sustainability be considered?

Answer 10

At the start of the project.

Question 11

How can community sustainability be developed?

Answer 11

Engaging local stakeholders early

Building local leadership and club capacity

Embedding programmes within community structures

Question 12

What is organisational sustainability?

Answer 12

The maintenance or expansion of sport development programmes by the organisation delivering them.

Question 13

What are issues affecting organisational sustainability?

Answer 13

Funding uncertainty

Distraction caused by funding applications

Dependence on funding bodies and external environment

Question 14

What should organisational sustainability ideally depend on?

Answer 14

The success and effectiveness of the programme.

Question 15

When should organisational sustainability be considered?

Answer 15

Towards the end of the project.

Question 16

How can organisational sustainability be enhanced?

Answer 16

Securing diversified funding streams

Demonstrating programme impact

Strategic long-term planning

Question 17

What is institutional sustainability?

Answer 17

Longer-term changes in policy, practice, economic, and environmental conditions in the wider context of the programme.

Question 18

What are the aims of institutional sustainability?

Answer 18

Learning from good practice

Influencing future policy and funding

Question 19

When should institutional sustainability be considered?

Answer 19

At the end of the project.

Question 20

How can institutional sustainability be achieved?

Answer 20

Sharing evidence of impact

Influencing policy makers

Contributing to long-term strategic planning

Question 21

Which sustainability form focuses on the individual participant?

Answer 21

Individual sustainability.

Question 22

Which sustainability form focuses on the local environment?

Answer 22

Community sustainability.

Question 23

Which sustainability form focuses on the delivering organisation?

Answer 23

Organisational sustainability.

Question 24

Which sustainability form focuses on wider policy and structural change?

Answer 24

Institutional sustainability.