Policy Development in Sport Management, 2nd Edition
(Hardback, 2nd Revised edition)
Publishing Details
Policy Development in Sport Management, 2nd Edition
By (Author) Harold J. Vanderzwaag
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
28th October 1998
2nd Revised edition
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Sport: general
Management and management techniques
Curriculum planning and development
796.069
Physical Properties
Hardback
248
Description
Since the first edition of this text, sport management programs have grown tremendously. This thoroughly revised and updated edition offers a superb analysis of various sport organizations, with special emphasis on the policies which steer college athletic programs and professional sport franchises. The analysis includes a consideration of the issue(s) and problem(s) as well as the history and critique of the policies. The first part of the book deals with personnel policies related to college athletics, including mainstreaming Division I atheletes, recruiting and its violations, academic standards for freshman eligibility, and evaluation of coaching staff. There is also a chapter on professional sport free agency. The second part deals with related types of policies, such as the structure of the NCAA, funding, women's sport programs, and others.
Reviews
The text is sprinkled with revelaant case studies and in some instances offers possible solutions for complex problems. This work provides a conceptual framework for policy development in regard to sport management and is recommended for upper-division and graduate students interested in sport administration and sport studies.-Choice
"The text is sprinkled with revelaant case studies and in some instances offers possible solutions for complex problems. This work provides a conceptual framework for policy development in regard to sport management and is recommended for upper-division and graduate students interested in sport administration and sport studies."-Choice
Author Bio
HAROLD J. VANDERZWAAG is Professor Emeritus, Associate Department Head and Graduate Program Director of Sport Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is the author of six previous books, is a past president of the Philosophic Society for the Study of Sport, and is a former editor of the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport.
