Sport Leadership in the 21st Century

John F. Borland, Gregory M. Kane, Laura J. Burton (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

384 Seiten

2014
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc (Verlag)
9781284034158 (ISBN)

Infos

Sport Leadership in the 2 st Century provides students with the most current and comprehensive understanding of leadership in sport management. Authored and contributed by leading sport management researchers and practitioners, this text immerses students in the learning process through case studies, interviews with leaders in the sport industry, critical thinking questions, and rich content. Chapters have been developed to provide the latest research to help young professionals and sport management students become leaders in different areas of sport. This text is appropriate for courses in Sport Leadership and Management within the departments of Sport Management, Health, Recreation, Business, Physical Education, and Kinesiology. In addition, the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA), the accreditation agency for sport management academic programs, includes leadership as one of the competencies that sport management programs need for accreditation approval. This text helps to fulfill the leadership knowledge competency required for sport management education. Key Features of Sports Leadership in the 2 st Century include: Written and contributed by well-known leaders in the field. Case studies addressing key leadership topics covered in each chapter, and include related discussion questions Interviews with current practitioners included in each chapter Discussion questions included in end-of-chapter material Instructor resouces include Test Banks and PowerPoint Lecture Slides

Autor

John Borland is an associate professor in the Sport Management and Recreation Department at Springfield College, where he teaches courses in sport communication, venue and personnel management, budgeting, and event management. He was a newspaper copy editor for nine years prior to returning to school to obtain his master’s (Georgia State University) and his doctorate (University of Connecticut) in sport management. His research interests include sport for development, gender and race in sport, and the socialization of marginalized groups in sport. Gregory M. Kane is an associate professor and chair in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at Eastern Connecticut State University. After completing his graduate degrees in exercise physiology (MA) and sport management (Ph.D.) from the University of Connecticut, Dr. Kane went on to teach courses in sport sociology, research methodology in sport, and leadership and problem solving in sport. In addition, Dr. Kane has presented both nationally and internationally on the pedagogy and assessment of leadership. Currently, Dr. Kane maintains several leadership positions within the university, is the chair of the Association of Department Chairs, and serves on several advisory boards throughout the country. Laura J. Burton is a professor of sport management in the Department of Educational Leadership within the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. Her research interests include understanding leadership in organizations (particularly sport organizations) and exploring development, access, and success in leadership. In her work, Laura focuses on issues of gender in leadership contexts and specifically how stereotypes and discrimination impact women in sport leadership. She has served as the editor of the Journal of Intercollegiate Sport and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Sport Management and Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal. She has published in the Journal of Sport Management, Sport Management Review, and Sex Roles. She is co-editor of Women in Sport Leadership: Research and Practice for Change, published in 2017, and also co-wrote the textbook Organizational Behavior in Sport Management, published in 2018.

Produkt-Details

• Verlagsort: Sudbury
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 652 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Sportmedizin
• ISBN-13: 9781284034158 / 9781284034158
• Zustand: Neuware