Evaluating sport-for-development outcome measures used in a living lab setting: Process, improvements, and insights

Bhanu Sharma, Jackie Robinson, Benjamin B. Arhen, Brian W. Timmons, Bryan Heal and Marika Warner

Evaluation and Program Planning, 2025, vol. 112, issue C

Abstract: Sport-for-development (SFD) is an innovative approach utilizing sport to foster positive physical, mental, and social outcomes among children and youth, particularly those from underserved backgrounds. Living labs, which emphasize participant-centered research conducted in natural, real-world environments, present unique challenges for outcome measurement, including reduced control over conditions, variability in participant engagement, and logistical issues that complicate standardized data collection. Further, there are few outcome measures that are developed for SFD measurement in living lab settings. For these reasons, outcome measurement in a living lab setting remains challenging.

Keywords: Sport for development; Living lab; Youth sport; Outcome measure; Classical Test, Theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102647

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