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- Title
Managing Diversity to Provide Culturally Safe Sport Programming: A Case Study of the Canadian Red Cross's Swim Program.
- Authors
Rich, Kyle A.; Giles, Audrey R.
- Abstract
This article examines the piloting of a cultural safety training module in the Canadian Red Cross's (CRC's) Water Safety Instructor Development Program. Thematic analysis of interviews with program participants and facilitators revealed two main themes: Inclusion is important and valued by instructors, and accommodation for cultural and ethnic diversity is difficult to achieve in aquatics settings. Doherty and Chelladurai's (1999) framework was used to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the pilot module. In conclusion, the authors propose that cultural safety training for the instructors alone will not lead to the provision of culturally safe sport; rather, there needs to be a change in the overall organizational culture in which the CRC's programs are offered if they are to succeed. These findings make three contributions to the literature. First, the authors bridge the existing bodies of literature on critical Whiteness theory and sport management literature that addresses the management of diversity. Second, the authors explore the novel application of cultural safety training for instructors of a sport program. Finally, the authors offer recommendations to enable the development of an organizational culture that is facilitative and supportive with respect to inclusion (i.e., is welcoming) and accommodation (i.e., is flexible and adaptable) of cultural and ethnic diversity in aquatics programming.
- Subjects
CANADA; CANADIAN Red Cross Society (Organization); AQUATIC sports safety measures; CULTURAL pluralism; ASSOCIATION management; SWIMMING -- Study &; teaching; SPORTS administration
- Publication
Journal of Sport Management, 2015, Vol 29, Issue 3, p305
- ISSN
0888-4773
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1123/jsm.2013-0160