Leveraging sport as a venue and vehicle for transformative sustainability learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1071-1086
Author(s):  
Madeleine Orr ◽  
Brian P. McCullough ◽  
Jamee Pelcher
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sport Fans ◽  
Sustainability Learning ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Host Organization

Purpose Given greater awareness of environmental issues and the acceleration of climate change, universities are increasingly requiring undergraduate students to complete coursework in environmental issues. Research has shown that environmental courses hosted in science departments can be too challenging for students with no science background. Thus, new approaches to general environmental education at the undergraduate level are necessary. This paper aims to advance three transformative sustainability learning (TSL) interventions that leverage sport as the living laboratory for environmental education through examining green teams and in depth sport venue tours. Design/methodology/approach This paper details the experimental application of three TSL interventions in undergraduate sport courses. Findings Each intervention produced lasting benefits for several parties. Students benefit from greater exposure to sport management organizations and a hands-on learning opportunity. Sport organizations benefit from a promotional opportunity to showcase their sustainability efforts, improved sustainability practices at their facilities and the opportunity to leverage the students’ involvement for fan engagement initiatives Research limitations/implications The interventions presented in this paper were developed in a North American sport context, however, there is a considerable opportunity to develop similar interventions in any region where sport organizations exist. Originality/value Despite being one of the most universally appreciated and visible industries, the sport industry has yet to be used as a site for meaningful sustainability learning interventions. The interventions presented herein introduce the opportunity to leverage students’ love of sport for outcomes for all parties: the students, the host organization and sport fans.

Women in sport management: advancing the representation through HRM structures

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E. Moore ◽  
Bonnie L. Parkhouse ◽  
Alison M. Konrad
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Women In Sport ◽  
Promote Gender Equality ◽  
The Usa

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to examine the effects of organizational characteristics, philosophical support, and substantive human resource management (HRM) programs on promoting gender equality within sport management.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire is developed to collect data on philosophical support and HRM practices within sport organizations and sent to 500 collegiate and professional sport organizations in the USA; 196 respondents (39 percent) returned their completed survey forms.FindingsFindings indicate significant confirmatory paths between experiencing a gender discrimination lawsuit and philosophical support (t=−3.14, p<0.05), philosophical support and substantive HRM programs (t=9.56, p<0.05) and philosophical support and representation of female managers (t=2.36, p<0.05). The paper concludes that philosophical support of top managers leads to the development of substantive HRM programs to promote gender equality in sport management and greater female manager representation.Originality/valueThe paper provides useful insights into the effect of philosophical support from top managers on HRM programs that promote gender equality in sport management.

scholarly journals Educação ambiental na formação inicial de professores de Matemática em Boa Vista/RR: temas Transversais e interdisciplinaridade

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rossano André Dal-Farra ◽  
Ney David Veloso
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
Initial Training ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Problem Situations ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Teachers And Students

Resumo: O presente artigo apresenta os resultados preliminares de um estudo realizado com licenciandos de Matemática de uma instituição pública de Boa Vista/RR relacionando interdisciplinaridade, situações-problema e questões ambientais locais e globais. Entre as premissas que motivaram os pesquisadores para a realização desses estudos estão: a urgência da questão ambiental na Região Amazônica da qual faz parte Roraima e a relevância de incluir os saberes matemáticos na compreensão desses aspectos por parte de docentes e discentes. Um grupo de 30 graduandos do primeiro semestre participou de atividades envolvendo a exposição dialogada, debates com docentes/pesquisadores e a aplicação de questionários compondo um conjunto de dados analisados por meio dos Métodos Mistos. A maior parcela dos estudantes considerou satisfatória a abordagem vivenciada na educação básica em relação à interdisciplinaridade (84%), situações-problema (63%) e questões ambientais (60%), embora considerem de grande relevância abordar esses aspectos na Licenciatura em Matemática, indicando boas possibilidades para a adoção de práticas educativas calcada na transversalidade e na interdisciplinaridade no âmbito da formação inicial de professores. Palavras-chave: Interdisciplinaridade. Educação Matemática. Formação de Professores. Educação Ambiental. Situações-problema. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN THE INITIAL TRAINING OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS OF BOA VISTA/RR: TRANSVERSAL THEMES AND INTERDISCIPLINARITYAbstract: This article presents the preliminary results of a study performed with licensees of Mathematics of a public institution of Boa Vista/RR correlating interdisciplinarity, problem situations, and local and global environmental issues. The assumptions that motivated the study are the urgency of the environmental issue in the Amazon region, the relevance of including the mathematical knowledges in understanding of these aspects on the part of teachers and students. A group of 30 undergraduate students of first semester participated of activities involving exposure dialogued, discussions with teachers/researchers and the application of questionnaires composing a set of data analyzed by mixed methods. The majority of students considered satisfactory the approach experienced in basic education in relation to interdisciplinarity (84%), problem situations (63%) and environmental issues (60%). However, they considered relevant to address these aspects in Mathematics, indicating good opportunities for the adoption of educational practices with transversality and interdisciplinarity in the framework of the teacher initial education. Keywords: Interdisciplinarity. Mathematics education. Teacher Education. Environmental Education. Problem-situations.

“What's next? Calling beer-drinking a sport?!”: virtual resistance to considering eSport as sport

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Tjønndal
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sport Fans ◽  
Sport Video ◽  
Online Spaces ◽  
International Sport

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to study virtual resistance towards the introduction of Norway's first professional eSport league in the category of sport video games (SVGs), Eserien – the professional FIFA league and its inclusion in the Norwegian Football Federation.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative content analysis of texts published from the first season of Eserien was launched (December 2018) and during the first season of Eserien (April 2019 to December 2019) in Norwegian online spaces. Based on this approach, a total of 23 texts were subjected to a qualitative content analysis. The theoretical framework for the analysis of the material is Guttmann's (1978/2004) characteristics of modern sport and processes of sportification, as well as conceptualizations of the sport-health ideology in national and international sport policies today.FindingsThe arguments made against the inclusion of the professional FIFA league Eserien as part of the Norwegian Football Federation revolves around three main themes: (1) eSport as something unhealthy and inactive, (2) issues of cheating and match fixing in professional eSports and (3) threats professionalized eSport poses for traditional football clubs and players in terms of securing sponsorship and gaining media attention.Research limitations/implicationsA limitation is the small sample size consisting of data from the first season of the first professional FIFA league organized by a Norwegian governing sport body. More research is needed to support the results found here, and readers should be careful to transfer the findings from this study to other sporting contexts.Originality/valueThis study is an empirical exploration of resistance towards eSport expressed by traditional sport fans. These insights expand on existing sport management research on spectators, commercialization and professionalization of eSport.

Sponsorship Sales in Minor Sport: The Case of the 2013 International Triathlon Union World Duathlon Championships

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-104
Author(s):  
Norm O’Reilly ◽  
Alana Gattinger ◽  
Elisa Beselt
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Event Management ◽  
Event Staff ◽  
Marketing Information ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
The Right ◽  
International Sport ◽  
The City

This case focuses on the sponsorship sales aspect of the 2013 International Triathlon Union World Duathlon Championships in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The case outlines the process of acquiring the right to host the event and creating/implementing a sponsorship sales strategy for the event. The case provides background on the sport of duathlon and the city of Ottawa’s capacity to host an international sport event of this level. This case recognizes that securing sponsorship is a major challenge that many small sport organizations and sport events face. Strategies are presented to show how these sport organizations can actively promote their offerings to overcome this challenge. Intended for graduate and undergraduate students in sport management, event management, and marketing, information for this case was obtained from interviews with event staff, secondary research, and documentation provided by the event organizing committee. It will be necessary for students to use critical thinking to provide feedback to the organizing committee about how they can target and acquire sponsors for the 2013 International Triathlon Union World Duathlon Championships.

Gender and belief factors on attitude towards Social and Environmental Accounting (SEA)

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Salina Abdullah ◽  
Ern Chen Loo
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Accounting ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Business And Society ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Sustain Ability ◽  
The Relationship

Research on social and environmental accounting (SEA) has mainly concentrated on disclosure of SEA by corporate bodies, where investigations on ones attitude towards SEA are rarely discussed. SEA is a medium that develops relationships between business and society, community and nature. In addition, SEA involves a concept of sustain ability; where natural resources need to be sustained for the needs of future generations (Alhabshi et al., 2003). SEA also tries to recognise the role of accounting in sustainable development and the use of environmental resources. There are arguments that the young generations today are not fully aware of preserving these natural resources as well as handling social and environmental issues wisely. This perhaps link closely to their belief and cultural background. Hence, this paper examines the influence of gender and belief factors on the undergraduate students’ attitude towards SEA. Four dimensions of belief (fixed ability, quick learning, simple knowledge and certain knowledge) proposed by Schommer (2005) were adapted to analyse how belief factors have influence on their attitude towards SEA. An independent sample t-test was used to examine the relationship between gender and students’ attitude towards SEA. Spearmen’s correlation was employed to show the relationship between belief and attitude towards SEA. The results revealed that gender differences did not show influences on their attitude towards SEA. It was found that there is a significant relationship between belief and students’ attitude towards SEA. Students who believe on the importance of SEA tend to report positive attitude towards SEA. Perhaps findings of this study may provide some information on the SEA education and further be incorporated in the syllabus.

Integration of Environmental Education and Research for Multi-Disciplinary Studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 1065-1069 ◽  
pp. 2463-2466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Qing You
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Environmental Studies ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Engineering Management ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Informed Decisions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Politics And Law

The current environmental education and research are scattered in different disciplines of studies, notably science, engineering, management, economics, politics, and law. This leads to some problems, such as the lack of sufficient understanding of other fields, narrow perspectives towards environmental issues and ill-informed decisions of different branches of the government, and the teaching of one field of the environmental studies based on a false, distorted, or outdated understanding of other fields. Restructuring course curriculum, multi-disciplinary research, and recruitment of college graduates from other fields of study are some of the suggestions.

8 Years of institutional assessment feedback: students’ satisfaction with library services

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 544-561
Author(s):  
Monica D.T. Rysavy ◽  
Russell Michalak ◽  
Alison Wessel
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Satisfaction Survey ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Assessment Feedback ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
Rich Data ◽  
Strongly Agree

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine eight years of quantitative and qualitative student feedback on library services collected through an institution-wide student satisfaction survey. Design/methodology/approach This paper utilizes data collected during an eight-year period from the college’s student satisfaction survey. This survey contained 40 questions which addressed topics concerning the college’s 13 major departments. Six of the questions were devoted to library services. Findings Over the eight years surveyed, across all divisions surveyed (undergraduate students, graduate students and graduate Saturday students), students on average tended to select “agree” or “strongly agree” with the following six questions asked: The materials in the library meet my course requirements. The library has enough laptop computers for student use. The instructional materials for using the online databases are helpful. The library hours match my schedule and needs. The library equipment is in good working order. The library is generally quiet and suitable for study. Originality/value This institutionally crafted, mixed methods survey was deployed over an eight-year period at a relatively minimal cost (in-house staff hours were used to analyze the data gathered and paper Scantron sheets were used to deploy). Furthermore, rich data were gathered from a relatively simple instrument and this information was used to make institution-wide decisions.

Twiga Hosting Ltd – providing affordable information and communication technologies services to small and medium enterprises

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Juma James Masele
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Medium Enterprises

TitleTwiga Hosting Ltd – providing affordable information and communication technologies services to small and medium enterprises.Subject areaThe case describes the launch of Twiga Hosting Ltd, a company providing information and communication technology (ICT) services to the underserved small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in Tanzania and in a many countries in Africa.Study level/applicabilityThis case targets a range of audience from undergraduate students taking both Bachelor of Commerce and those taking Bachelor of Business Administration; and Postgraduate students taking business‐related courses. Nonetheless, the case may be used by all other learners of advanced studies in entrepreneurship and innovation management.Case overviewThe case addresses a number of issues including: Issues to be considered when starting an ICT enterprise. Strategic management. Business revenue models.Expected learning outcomes To impart/inculcate entrepreneurial insights in ICT and related areas. To make learners aware of the business growth opportunities in ICT ventures. The success factors for fruitful ICT ventures. To enable learners to identify challenges facing entrepreneurs in ICT ventures and the ways to overcome them.Supplementary materialsTeaching notes.

Drama and Environment: Joining Forces to Engage Children and Young People in Environmental Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Curtis ◽  
Mark Howden ◽  
Fran Curtis ◽  
Ian McColm ◽  
Juliet Scrine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
School Based ◽  
Qualitative Evidence ◽  
Theatre Company ◽  
Theatre In Education

AbstractEngaging and exciting students about the environment remains a challenge in contemporary society, even while objective measures show the rapid state of the world's environment declining. To illuminate the integration of drama and environmental education as a means of engaging students in environmental issues, the work of performance companies Evergreen Theatre, Leapfish and Eaton Gorge Theatre Company, the ecological oratorio Plague and the Moonflower, and a school-based trial of play-building were examined through survey data and participant observations. These case studies employed drama in different ways — theatre-in-education, play-building, and large-scale performance event. The four case studies provide quantitative and qualitative evidence for drama-based activities leading to an improvement in knowledge about the environment and understandings about the consequences of one's actions. In observing and participating in these case studies, we reflect that drama is a means of synthesising and presenting scientific research in ways that are creative and multi-layered, and which excite students, helping maintain their attention and facilitating their engagement.

Collaborative Self-Ethnography: Navigating Self-Reflexivity in a Sport Management Context

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 498-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Kerwin ◽  
Larena Hoeber
Keyword(s):  
Sport Management ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Personal Reflection ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Sport Fans ◽  
Management Context ◽  
Methodological Approaches

The main goal of our article is to encourage personal reflection within the field of sport management as a tool to strengthen methodological approaches in our research. We explore and discuss the utility of collaborative self-ethnography as one way to acknowledge personal identities through a reflexive account of our experiences as sport fans and sport researchers with this methodology. We draw on a previous study of our experiences as sport fans to illustrate techniques, downfalls, and benefits of studying one’s experiences in a collaborative methodological approach. We have two objectives: First, we hope to encourage sport management researchers to acknowledge and reflect on their personal identities related to sport, such as being a fan, coach, volunteer, or former participant, in their research. Second, we aim to demonstrate the utility of collaborative self-ethnography as one way to incorporate reflexivity in sport management research and theory development.

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