Policy and Governance in Sport : issues, organizations, and practical application / edited by Jason W. Lee and Robin Hardin.

"Policy and Governance in Sport addresses governance structures of sport organizations as well as policy issues pertaining to those organizations. The chapters, written by leading scholars, address characteristics associated with the governance of sport, sport ethics, collegiate governance, competit...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lee, Jason W. (Editor)
Hardin, Robin (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Sports administration.
Sports > Social aspects.
Physical Description:ix, 229 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction and defining sport governance
  • Ethics and ethical decision making in sport
  • Governance of collegiate sport
  • The business of big-time college athletics
  • North American professional sports: creating a competitive balance
  • Moving towards equity: women in sport
  • The Olympic movement
  • The globalization of sport
  • Adapted sport: a snapshot
  • Human rights, fairness, and personal freedoms in sport: further perspectives.