A Study of Olympism International Promotion: A Content Analysis on Chinese Taipei Delegators’ International Olympic Academy Youth Sessions Participating Reports

• Main Authors: HSU,MOU-KANG, 徐謀康
• Other Authors: YEH,KONG-TING
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/35133635355999096364

碩士 === 國立體育大學 === 國際體育事務研究所 === 105 === The purpose of this research is to explore a study on Olympism international promotion. Olympism plays a major role in conveying the ideal educational values and ideas in the global enthusiasm for the Olympic Games. However, under the impact of globalization, it is necessary for The International Olympic Committee to adjust the direction of education with the background of different times to help the young generation to have a deeper understanding of Olympism. Due to the lack of researches on Olympic education and with a view to upgrade the Olympic education level inTaiwan, the author of this study focuses on the participating reports edited by those who represented Taiwan to participate in the Youth Sessions of IOA from 1978 to 2016, by analyzing the contents of their topics, lectures, group discussions and activities The result of this study indicates that nowadays Olympism is the most important topic among all. Based on the finding, the author identifies that Olympism is the core of the Youth Sessions. The topics mentioned in the course content analysis also reflected the issues from time to time, focusing on the Olympic education. But the main goal is still to educate the way to promote Olympism. The group discussion focused on the Olympic movement. In addition, the participants are most enthusiastic about the discussion of fair play. The results of the group discussion can offer some reflections and suggestions for the IOC and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) involved. The activity designing was found that Youth Sessions placed particular emphasis on the exchanges and interactions among countries. With the spirit of Olympism, each Youth Sessions held athletic, cultural and artistic events so as to keep in touch with members fromvarious NOCs, cultivate mutual respect and tolerance, and eliminate any form of discrimination. Finally, it is recommended that the Youth Sessions will be able to present Olympism in a more cross-cultural, globalized and concreted way, and to achieve the gender equality of teachers and participants. Hopefully, the participants can become the seeds that help to spread the essence of Olympism. While follow-up researchers want to conduct in-depth studies and analysis via this study, it is recommended that can be extended to the United States, Japan, Malaysia and other NOCs that their NOAs continued to be held. As for the research method of the study, follow-up researchers are advised to supplement the in-depth researches with the interviews of those Olympism scholars who have involved the international promotion to earn more findings related to this issue.