Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Working within the Centre for Social Justice in Sport and Society (CSJ) at Leeds Beckett University, UK, has provided opportunities for the authorship team to work with sports organisations on issues of equity, diversity and inclusion. What has become increasingly apparent is the need to conceive inclusion in ways that move beyond issues of access and participation, a policy or targeted programme. What emerges across our research projects is the significance of belonging to inclusion. Within this paper we offer insights into the embodiment of belonging through four processes – feeling seen, heard, valued and known which form our ‘Anchors of Belonging’ framework. We bring each anchor to life using examples from the CSJ’s research portfolio. We pose several reflective questions organisations might use as a guide to leverage the anchors and adopt a more proactive person-centred approach to create an inclusive environment for their workforce.
Source: Sport in Society
Authors: Annette Stride, Leanne Norman, Hayley Fitzgerald, Nicola J. Clarke, Dan Bates, Scarlett Drury, Alice Hoole, Stefan Lawrence, Kate Marks, Anna Stodter, Marina McGoldrick
Institution: Leeds Beckett University
Language: English
Topic: Sports, Gender, and Society
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4409775857