Foundations of Sport Development

ISBN-13: 9780367345846 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 222 str.

Chris Mackintosh

Opis

Offering a complete introduction to sport development policy and practice, this book covers key theory, themes, issues and debates in sport development. It outlines the organisational landscape of sport in the UK and explains important differences across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as the global context.

O autorze

Chris Mackintosh is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Development at the Department for Sport and Exercise Sciences at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is Chair and Founder of the United Kingdom Sport Development Network (UKSDN) and currently has research interests in public policy of sport, development, and delivery systems in national governing bodies, local government, and the role of the voluntary sector. He has advised the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Sport England, Sport Scotland, the Sport and Recreation Alliance, and undertaken over 100 industry-facing research projects.