SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE IN BRAZILIAN ACADEMIC JOURNALS: AN INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

In this article, we carry out an integrative literature review in four databases widely used in the Brazilian academic environment, using the descriptors: “Sport and Social Development”, “Sport Social Project” and “Sports Social Projects”. We found 341 articles, which were, later and according to inclusion/exclusion criteria, reduced to 60 works to be analyzed. Here we present results referring to the categories “Field of action”, “Year of publication”, “Journals” and “Research results”. The methodology followed the steps suggested by Whittemore and Knafl (2005): (a) problem identification, (b) literature search, (c) data evaluation, (d) data analysis and (e) presentation. The results of our research deal with variations that we considered significant in the context of the categories chosen and suggest interpretations for such variations. In addition, finally, we reflect on the limits of our research and the implications of this work for future research.

Keywords:
Sport for Development and Peace; Sports Social Projects; Integrative literature review.