Sport management educators have been challenged to adopt more critical approaches to their educational programs ( Cunningham, 2014 ; Shaw & Frisby, 2006 ; Zakus et al., 2007 ). Specifically, Cunningham ( 2014 ) asserted that the current program offerings related to sport management concepts
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Undergraduate Sport Management Education: Exploring Ego Development and Leadership Efficacy
Shannon Kerwin and Kirsty Spence
Potential Barriers and Pathways to Professional Development in Sport Management: Should Internships Be the Gold Standard?
Jessica R. Braunstein-Minkove, Nicolo Russolillo, and Lorie Logan-Bennett
, receiving helpful career advice, and learning critical thinking. Due to these increased industry demands for specialized experiences that elevate career competencies, practices have been absorbed into the sport management curricula. The intention is to provide this link to both their academic success and
Applications of Data Literacy to Course Design in Sport Performance Analytics
Nathan David Pifer, Angela Lumpkin, and Thomas Henry
effectively with data ( Manyika et al., 2011 ; McLeod et al., 2017 ). In trying to advance from simply being data rich to being knowledge rich, organizations need individuals who can properly analyze data and make informed, real-time decisions. The sport industry is no exception to these trends as data
Longitudinal Analysis of Stakeholder Attitudes Toward External Review of Sport Management Master’s Degree Programs
Emily Dane-Staples and Katharine A. Burakowski
or require accreditation recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA; Yiamouyiannis et al., 2013 ). The North American Society of Sport Management (NASSM) and the field of sport management have also engaged in conversations about the integrity of their discipline. Publications
Volunteerism During COVID-19: Sport Management Students’ Career Interests Against Public Health Risks
Kyu-soo Chung, Jennifer Willet, B. Christine Green, and Nari Shin
The COVID-19 outbreak to an extent stripped sport management students of certain education and career opportunities ( Nietzel, 2020 ). The tournament committee for the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Final Four, for example, had recruited local sport management students as
Co-Branding Through an International Double Degree Program: A Single Case Study in Sport Management Education
Tim Ströbel, B. David Ridpath, Herbert Woratschek, Norm O’Reilly, Markus Buser, and Michael Pfahl
Over the past few decades, sport has grown worldwide, most notably in developed countries. In turn, the global popularity of sport enables international connections, particularly in emerging sport markets such as China, Brazil, India, Russia, the Middle East, and the African continent ( Fay, Velez
A Foot in the Door: An Examination of Professional Sport Internship Job Announcements
Liz Sattler and Rebecca Achen
An internship is often considered the culminating experience of students’ academic progress and the link that connects them to their future career in the sport industry. Foster and Dollar ( 2017 ) classified a sport management internship as a full-time work experience to be completed after all
Finding a Place Within the Academy: Sport Management and Faculty Entrepreneurship
Heather J. Lawrence, James Strode, Robert E. Baker, and Paul C. Benedict
Expectations of sport management faculty vary greatly based on the type of institution, academic unit (e.g., business, kinesiology, recreation, tourism, leisure, etc.), accrediting standards (e.g., Commission on Sport Management Accreditation and Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Teaching Reflections and Insights From a 38-Year Sport Management Career
W. James (Jim) Weese
Teaching is a creative profession, not a delivery system. Great teachers mentor, stimulate, provoke, engage. —Sir Ken Robinson Being given the 2022 NASSM Distinguished Sport Management Educator Award is humbling, especially considering the gifted educators in North American Society for Sport
Examining the Use of Postcolonial Management Theory in Sport Management Education: Strategies to Enhance Student Learning of Colonial Histories and Challenge Dominant Ideologies
Mitchell McSweeney, Georgia Teare, and Helen Liu
With the sport industry becoming more globalized given its economic, social, cultural, and political significance across and within nations, regions, cities, and communities, sport management has, at the same time, become more international ( Thibault, 2009 ). Given such growth of both the sport