How to Develop Moral Skills in Sport by Using the Corruption Heritage?

Pompiliu-Nicolae Constantin, Rares Stanescu, Florin Pelin, Marius Stoicescu, Monica Stanescu, Vassilis Barkoukis, Kornelia Naidenova, Vania Yordanova, Carole Gomez and Pim Vershuuren
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Pompiliu-Nicolae Constantin: Department of Teaching Staff Training, National University of Physical Education and Sports, 140 Constantin Noica St., Sector 6, 060057 Bucharest, Romania
Rares Stanescu: Department of Sport Performance, National University of Physical Education and Sports, 140 Constantin Noica St., Sector 6, 060057 Bucharest, Romania
Florin Pelin: Department of Sport Performance, National University of Physical Education and Sports, 140 Constantin Noica St., Sector 6, 060057 Bucharest, Romania
Marius Stoicescu: Department of Teaching Staff Training, National University of Physical Education and Sports, 140 Constantin Noica St., Sector 6, 060057 Bucharest, Romania
Monica Stanescu: Doctoral School, National University of Physical Education and Sports, 140 Constantin Noica St., Sector 6, 060057 Bucharest, Romania
Vassilis Barkoukis: Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Kornelia Naidenova: Department Theory of Physical Education, National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”, Blvd. Sveti Kliment Ohridski, Studentski Kompleks, 1700 Sofia, Bulgaria
Vania Yordanova: Department Theory of Physical Education, National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”, Blvd. Sveti Kliment Ohridski, Studentski Kompleks, 1700 Sofia, Bulgaria
Carole Gomez: The French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs, 2 bis Mercoeur St., 75011 Paris, France
Pim Vershuuren: The French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs, 2 bis Mercoeur St., 75011 Paris, France

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: This paper examines how the corruption heritage of South-Eastern European sport can be used as content for educational strategies designed to improve the ethics and integrity in today’s sport. Hidden or dark history is useful when considering an education for a sustainable development approach to improving athletes’ moral skills. In education, examining mistakes can be a useful tool for preventing their recurrence as they provide examples for study and content for evidence-based learning. At the same time, it is a useful process, aiming to develop critical thinking and the decision-making skills in the area of sports. This paper provides examples on how narratives can be used in the field of sport moral education and what patterns reflecting the lack of integrity in sport can be identified. Because it has perpetuated and altered the image and principles of sports competition, diminishing trust in sport sustainability, it is important to identify how this effect can be approached from the perspective of the education for sustainable development (ESD), as applied to the area of sports. However, it is essential that sports integrity be valued by society and that all sports actors (athletes, coaches, officials) promote ethics and fair play.

Keywords: sports ethics; integrity; education; sustainable development; corruption heritage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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