Sport Development Books

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1. Understanding Sport in International Development

   By Tess Kay

   This book makes an important contribution to the growing literature on sport in international development. It introduces and explores the practice and efficacy of international sport development through the experiences of young people who become engaged in sport programmes, as described in their...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-57307-8 | Paperback (Routledge)

2. Watching the Olympics: Politics, Power and Representation

   Edited by John Sugden, Alan Tomlinson

   Global sporting events involve the creation, management and mediation of cultural meanings for consumption by massive media audiences. The apotheosis of this cultural form is the Olympic Games. This challenging and provocative new book explores the Olympic spectacle, from the the multi-media...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-57833-2 | Paperback (Routledge)

3. Talent Identification and Development in Sport: International Perspectives

   Edited by Joseph (Joe) Baker, Steve Cobley, Jörg Schorer

   Identifying talent in athletes and developing that ability to its fullest potential is a central concern of sport scientists, sports coaches and sports policy makers. This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge in talent identification and development in sport, from the...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-58161-5 | Paperback (Routledge)

4. Sport and the Community

   Edited by Allan Edwards, David Hassan

   Over the past three decades there has been widespread commitment to an understanding that sport can play a key role in community development. The role of sport within communities has been promoted with a wide range of goals such as environmental considerations, encouragement of civic pride,...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-57165-4 | Hardback (Routledge)

5. Sport and Social Mobility

   By Ramón Spaaij

   Can sport serve as a vehicle for social mobility of disadvantaged social groups? How and to what extent are different forms of social capital created through sport participation? Ramón Spaaij takes up these questions through a critical examination of the ways in which sport facilitates or inhibits...

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-87488-5 | Hardback (Routledge)

6. Sport Management Cultures

   Edited by Vassil Girginov

   This is the first book to address the link between culture and sport management. The aim is to demonstrate that culture profoundly affects how we research, teach and practice sport management. The book engages with the concept of culture both as an abstract analytical category and specific beliefs...

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-60920-3 | Hardback (Routledge)

7. Onderzoeksmethoden voor Sportstudies: 2e druk

   By Chris Gratton, Ian Jones, Tom Robinson

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-59399-1 | Paperback (Routledge)

8. Sports Law, 4th Edition

   By Simon Gardiner, John O'Leary, Roger Welch, Simon Boyes, Urvasi Naidoo

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-59183-6 | Paperback (Routledge)

9. Adventure Education: An Introduction

   Edited by Chris Hodgson, Matt Berry

   Adventure Education is a form of experiential learning typically associated with activities involving risk, from cooperative games such as raft building to high adventure activities such as rock climbing. This book provides a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the planning, delivery...

   March 2011 | 978-0-415-57185-2 | Paperback (Routledge)

10. Sports Management: An Introduction, 3rd Edition

    By David Watt

    How can people working in sport learn to become more effective managers? What are the key challenges face managers working in sport today? In this fully revised and updated edition of his classic introductory textbook, David Watt addresses the realities of working in contemporary sports...

    February 2011 | 978-0-415-54997-4 | Paperback (Routledge)