Foundations of sport development [electronic book] / Chris Mackintosh.
By: Mackintosh, Chris [author]
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BookPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon. ; New York : Routledge, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: online resource (xvi, 221 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781000326345 (e-book); 9780367345846 (paperback); 9780367345839 (hardback).Subject(s): Sports administration -- Great Britain -- Textbooks | Sports | Sports -- Sociological aspects | Sports -- Economic aspectsDDC classification: 796.069 Online resources: Access eBook | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | |
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| eBook | MTU Online eBook | 796.069 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Offering a complete introduction to sport development policy and practice, this book covers key theory, themes, issues, and debates in sport development, without assuming any prior knowledge on the part of the reader. It outlines the organisational landscape of sport in the UK and explains important differences across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, as well as the global context.
Examining both community and elite sport, it covers public, private, and third sectors, including national and local government and national governing bodies, and considers change - cultural, managerial, social, and political - as an element of sport development policy, strategy, and operations. Every chapter includes an in-depth case study around which a seminar or tutorial can be based, as well as definitions of key concepts and terminology that students and practitioners are likely to encounter during their studies or professional practice. Questions at the end of each chapter encourage the reader to reflect on their own work, and useful guides to further reading make the book an ideal jumping off point for further study.
This is the perfect foundation textbook for any sport development course taken as part of a degree program in sport development, sport management, or sport coaching.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Historical and political context of the United Kingdom -- Locating and defining sport development in a global context -- Exploring organisations, policy and practice -- Starting to understand, research and read about sport development -- Key concepts and theories in sport development -- National agencies and key charities -- Local authority sport development -- National governing bodies of sport -- Sub regional agencies: The active partnerships in a UK context -- Voluntary and third sector sport development -- Coaching, coaches and sport development -- Schools and sport development -- Higher education sport development -- The sport for development sector: a role in social justice? -- The private sector -- New policy pressures and new delivery models in unstable times.
"Offering a complete introduction to sport development policy and practice, this book covers key theory, themes, issues and debates in sport development, without assuming any prior knowledge on the part of the reader. It outlines the organisational landscape of sport in the UK and explains important differences across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as the global context. Examining both community and elite sport, it covers public, private and third sectors, including national and local government and national governing bodies, and considers change - cultural, managerial, social and political - as an element of sport development policy, strategy and operations. Every chapter includes in-depth case studies around which a seminar or tutorial can be based, as well as definitions of key concepts and terminology that students and practitioners are likely to encounter during their studies or professional practice. Questions at the end of each chapter encourage the reader to reflect on their own work, and useful guides to further reading make the book an ideal jumping off point for further study. This is the perfect foundation textbook for any sport development course taken as part of a degree program in sport development, sport management or sport coaching"-- Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access; World Wide Web.
TUFT Funding - MTU Kerry.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Chris Mackintosh is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Development at the Department for Sport and Exercise Sciences at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is Chair and Founder of the United Kingdom Sport Development Network (UKSDN) and currently has research interests in public policy of sport, development, and delivery systems in national governing bodies, local government, and the role of the voluntary sector. He has advised the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Sport England, Sport Scotland, the Sport and Recreation Alliance, and undertaken over 100 industry-facing research projects.