1st Edition

Global Sport Management Education Policy, Curriculum and Implementation

168 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

168 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

168 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Drawing on original and innovative research from around the world, this book explores issues and opportunities relating to internationalising sport management curriculum. It explains how to design and implement an international curriculum, and therefore how to better equip graduates for work in an increasingly global sport business environment. This book provides an in-depth understanding of... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Internationalising Curriculum: Policy and Implementation

Appendix 1 – BSc (Hons) Global Sport Management: A Case Study of a Dual Award Degree

3. Teaching, Assessment, Learning and Student Support for an Inclusive Sport Management Curriculum

Appendix 2 – How to Get Started with Co-creation in Sport Management

4. The Role of Study Abroad Programmes in Devising an Internationalised Sport Management Curriculum

Appendix 3 – What Could a Virtual Exchange Look Like and How to Get Students Engaged?

5. Addressing Inequality in Study Abroad Opportunities

Appendix 4 – The Turing Scheme: A Case Study of a Short-Term Mobility

6. An Authentic, Experiential and Internationalised Curriculum and Its Impact Upon Graduate Employability

Appendix 5 – An Experiential and Internationalised Curriculum: A Student Case Study

7. Conclusion

Biography

Mike Rayner is Associate Professor in Global Sport Management at the University of Portsmouth, UK.

Tom Webb is Senior Lecturer in Sport Management at the University of Portsmouth, UK.

Ruth Sibson is Associate Professor in the Sport Business and Event Management Program within the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia, Australia.

Jacob K. Tingle is Associate Professor in the Neidorff School of Business at Trinity University, USA.

“The book Global Sport Management Education: Policy, Curriculum, and Implementation highlights the urgent need to enhance the internationalization of the curriculum within the sport management field ... Each chapter presents a range of perspectives from different stakeholders, rendering the book a valuable resource for staff involved in higher education internationalization, administrators of sport management programs, faculty members, and undergraduate students keen on global sport management education.” - E. Su Jara-Pazmino, University of West Georgia, USA, and Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, International Journal of Sport Communication