Theoretical and methodological proposal to study sports clubs in Chile

Authors

  • Carlos Alexis Matus Castillo
  • Núria Puig

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/alesde.v1i1.21506

Keywords:

Sport Club – Sport Organisations – Third Sector – Civil Society - Stakeholders

Abstract

The article makes a proposal on how to study the sports clubs in Chile. Its has two parts. The first one is the theoretical one and raises the approach of the clubs in the context of other sport organisations and in society, their constitutive features and their legal and administrative framework. The second part is the operationalisation of the research. Dimensions, variables and indicators are presented. A survey is presented as the most appropriated method to conduct the research. Some orientations about the questionnaire are given. To finish some remarks about the sample and the field work are done. The conclusion is about the contribution of such a study to the improvement of the situation of sports clubs in the country.

Author Biographies

Carlos Alexis Matus Castillo

Licenciado en Educación

Magíster en Educación Física

GEOSDE (Grupo de Estudios Olímpicos y Sociales del Deporte)

Universidad de Concepción, Chile.

Núria Puig

GISEAFE (Grupo de Investigación Social y Educativa en Actividad Física y Deporte)

Instituto Nacional de Educación Física de Cataluña, Barcelona, España.

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Published

2011-08-31

How to Cite

Matus Castillo, C. A., & Puig, N. (2011). Theoretical and methodological proposal to study sports clubs in Chile. The Journal of the Latin American Socio-Cultural Studies of Sport (ALESDE), 1(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/alesde.v1i1.21506

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Original Papers

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