Sport Development
1st Edition
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-84445-213-2 (ISBN)
Description
Sport Development is a vibrant, wide-ranging field, full of lively debate around such central questions as: what Sport Development is; why it is desirable; who the stakeholders should be and how they should be involved; how sport should be organised and managed; who should participate and at what level; and what constitutes success. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the fundamental issues in Sport Development supported by learning activities including opportunities for reflection and suggestions for further study.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Exeter
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sage Publications Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 171 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84445-213-2 (9781844452132)
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Person
Marc Keech is a Senior Lecturer at the Chelsea School, University of Brighton. He is Programme Leader for courses at BA (Hons) level, overseeing course design and quality assurance for five different degree programmes, and is the Course Leader for the MA in Sport Development. He has also worked with numerous agencies as a consultant and advisor, and advises on Foundation Degrees in the subject area as well as supervising PhD students. He continues to work closely with the Sport Development profession.
Content
Section I
Studying sport development
Section II: Themes and issues
What is sport development?
Social inclusion and sport development
Who does what in sport development?
Section III: Policy perspectives
Local government, local governance and sport development
Sport, health and communities
Sport and physical education
Sport, crime reduction and community safety
Section IV: Professional knowledge and skills
Sport and equity
Funding and planning sport development
The sport development workforce
Section V: Elite sport and international sport development
International aspects of sport development - sport-in-development
London 2012 and sport development
References
Studying sport development
Section II: Themes and issues
What is sport development?
Social inclusion and sport development
Who does what in sport development?
Section III: Policy perspectives
Local government, local governance and sport development
Sport, health and communities
Sport and physical education
Sport, crime reduction and community safety
Section IV: Professional knowledge and skills
Sport and equity
Funding and planning sport development
The sport development workforce
Section V: Elite sport and international sport development
International aspects of sport development - sport-in-development
London 2012 and sport development
References