MOTIVES OF PRACTICE SPORT IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG IMMIGRANTS: STEP CONSENT FOR AN OVERALL AGENDA FOR D

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MOTIVES OF PRACTICE SPORT IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG
IMMIGRANTS STEP CONSENT FOR AN OVERALL AGENDA
FOR DEVELOPMENT POSITIVE FOR YOUNG

• Félix Guillén
• Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
• fguillen_at_dps.ulpgc.es

Greeley, Colorado, 2007
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UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIO-GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT
45 Mill.
2 Mill.
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31,000 illegal immigrants in 2006
FLOWS MIGRATION
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FOREIGN POPULATION

• Canarias Population 2.053.000
• Foreign Population 234.000
• Europe 107.000
• Latin América 91.000
• Africa 31.000
• Asia 12.000

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YOUNG INMIGRANTS

• Legal and Ilegal young inmigrants.
• From 2000 to 2006, se ha triplicado el número de
  jóvenes inmigrantes (4907 a 12313).
• Existen actualmente más de 800 jóvenes
  inmigrantes ilegales.

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SOCIAL CULTURAL ASPECTS

• Source geographically diverse (Europe, Latin
  America and Africa).
• Features cultural highly varied.
• Features socioeconomic diverse.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF IMMIGRATION PROCESS

• Important increase in the coming years.
• They derive from very poor countries.
• Serious problems of social integration.
• The children and young people cannot be expelled.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF IMMIGRATION

• Lack of culture.
• In many cases, ignorance also of the language.
• They cannot work, to be minors.
• Given the difficulties and marginalization, are
  excluded from system.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG IMMIGRANTS

• Valores diferentes (vida, trabajo,).
• Necesidad prioritaria de ganar dinero para enviar
  a sus países.
• Les gusta hacer ostentación de riquezas (joyas,
  ropas de marca,).
• Están condicionados por los medios de
  comunicación.

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PROPOSALS

• Training for professionals in Programs Positive
  for Young, through sport.
• Making Development Programs for Young, through
  sport.
• Need for sports opportunities.

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But what we know of young immigrants?

• They are interested by the sporting?
• What sporting interests them?
• Why are concerned the sporting?

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Steps to Follow

• Studies of sporting interests of each group.
• Studies of the reasons for the sporting.
• Studies of the impact or effects of this
  practice.
• Studies of types of programs or sports practices.

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Studies of the reasons for the sporting A first
approximation

• What motivates them to the sporting?
• The reasons are the same as their origin?
• What are the main reasons that would take them to
  practice?

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OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

• The main objective is to identify the reasons for
  the sports activities for children and young
  immigrants.
• The specific objectives are
• Identify the reasons for the practice in response
  to the place of origin.
• Based on the motives develop programs that
  facilitate the personal and social development.

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SOME RESULTS
Others results
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SOME CONCLUSIONS

• Estar con amigos y divertirse son dos aspectos
  que son muy valorados por los diferentes grupos.
• Los aspectos más relevantes suelen ser los mismos
  independientemente de su procedencia.
• En cualquier caso no todos son coincidentes.

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SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR PROGRAMS

• In general, considering the differences according
  to the place of origin.
• Develop Programs to consider the diverse
  backgrounds and, therefore, make diverse actions.
  
• Establish in Programmes, fun and social
  relationships (friends).