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Author Mackintosh, Chris, author.

Title Foundations of sport development / Chris Mackintosh
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021
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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 221 pages) : illustrations
Contents Part I: Introducing the sport development landscape -- Part II: Agencies and organisations in delivery, policy, and practice -- Part III: Conclusions, future directions, and debates
Summary 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 anin-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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes 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
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 10, 2021)
Subject Sports administration -- Great Britain
Sports administration.
Sports -- Sociological aspects.
Sports -- Economic aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION / General
SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports
Sports -- Sociological aspects
Sports -- Economic aspects
Sports administration
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
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