Studying Sports Development Conference
1. Conference opening – 25th April 2008 (from l-r, Prof. Sue Capel, Head of School of Sport & Education, Brunel, Eleanor Blow, associate editor Elsevier and Vassil Girginov, Brunel);
2. Andy Pitchford and Jon Crayer delivering the key note of Teaching in Sports Development;
3. Andy Pitchford;
4. Launch of the Management of Sports Development book (from l-r, V Girginov, Duncan enright, Publishing Director Elsevier and E. Blow, associate editor, Elsevier);
5. Launch of the Management of Sports Development book;
6. Professor Fred Colter delivering the key note on the role of theory in studying sports development;
7. Fred Colter
8. Jon Crayer
Researching, teaching and writing in the field
An International Conference
Jointly Organised by the Centre for Youth Sport and Athlete Welfare at Brunel University and Elsevier
25-26th April, 2008
Newton Room, Hamilton Building, Brunel University
Conference presentations:
Researching Sports Development keynote:
The-role-of-theory-in-researching-sport-development
Prof Fred Colter, University of Stirling
Teaching Sports Development keynote:
Critical Pedagogy for sports development – Andy Pitchford
Andy Pitchford & Jon Cryer, University of Gloucester
Studying Sports Development: Researching, teaching and writing in the field
Joel Rookwood
Managing Research on Violence to Children in Sport – Celia Brackenridge
Ioc Olympic Solidarity Programmes – Dick Palmer
Cross-cultural transfer of sports-research from developing to developed world – Ian Lindsey
Swiss sports development policies – Jean-Loup Chappelet
Reflective practice for sports-development professionals notes from the field – Marc Keech
Do we make the most of masters projects and dissertations? Mike Collins
Designing-a-sports-development-degree-e28098fit_-for-the-industry-rob-griffiths-and-paul-rainer
What users want from sports-development graduates – local authority perspective – Sue Drummond
Research in sport development and tools for empowerment - Cara Burnett – 1-to-5 , 6-10, 11-to-28, 29-and-30
Conference papers:
Critical pedagogy for sports development: A new PhASE for learning? (paper)
A century of Swiss public policies for sports development
Jean-Loup Chappelet (paper)
Friday 25th April
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14.00-17.00 Registration – Lancaster Conference Centre |
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17.00
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CONFERENCE OPENING Chairs: V. Girginov & E. Blow
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Welcome from the conference organisers |
Prof. Sue Capel, Brunel University and Duncan Enright, Publishing Director Elsevier |
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Formal opening of the conference |
Prof. Linda Thomas, Pro Vice Chancellor, Brunel University |
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17.15 |
PLENARY SESSION Chair: Vassil Girginov
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17.15 |
Researching Sports Development keynote: Interrogating the role of theory in researching sports development |
Fred Colter University of Sterling |
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18.15 |
Teaching Sports Development keynote: A critical pedagogy for sports development |
Andy Pitchford & Jon Cryer University of Gloucester
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19.30
20.00 |
Reception – Book launch:
Management of Sports Development
Dinner and cash bar
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Saturday 26th April
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PARALLEL SESSION (1.1) Researching Sports Development Chair: Celia Brackenridge |
PARALLEL SESSION (2.1) Teaching sports development Chair: Laura Hills |
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9.00-9.30 |
Sports development research: Approaches and methods |
Ian Jones & Bethany Cleeve, Bournemouth University |
LC012 |
Establishing and structuring a sports development degree to be ‘fit for the industry’ |
Rob Griffiths & Paul Rainer University of Glamorgan |
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9.30-10.00 |
Commissioning research about sports development |
Nick Rowe, Research Unit, Sport England |
Do we make the most of student dissertations? |
Mike Collins University of Gloucester |
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10.00-10.30 |
The role of research in sports development policy making in Switzerland |
Jean-Loup Chappelet Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration |
Reflective practice for sports development professionals |
Marc Keech University of Brighton |
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10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break LC004/006 |
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Researching Sports Development (1.2) Chair: Barrie Houlihan |
Teaching sports development (2.2) Chair: Mike Collins |
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11.00-11.30 |
Action and participatory research in sports development |
Chris Green University of Texas at Austin |
LC012 |
What users want from sports development graduates: Local authorities perspective |
Sue Drummond Hillingdon Borough Council |
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11.30-12.00 |
Research in sport development and a tool for empowerment |
Cora Burnett University of Johannesburg |
What international sport organisations want from researchers |
Dick Palmer, Olympic Solidarity |
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12.00-12.30 |
A process oriented research: The case of London Olympics and sustainable sports development |
Vassil Girginov & Laura Hills Brunel University |
Sport for development – A research-informed approach to teaching |
Joel Rookwood Liverpool Hope University |
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12.30-13.30 ……………………………………Lunch ……… ……………………LC004/006
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Researching Sports Development (1.3) Chair: Ian Jones |
Teaching sports development (2.3) Chair: Ian Britain |
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13.30-14.00 |
Managing research on violence to children in sports development |
Celia Brackenridge Brunel University |
LC012 |
Sport students volunteers as ethnographers on international sport-in-development projects |
Davies Banda York St John University |
LC014 |
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14.00-14.30 |
The challenges of researching sports development and social marketing: a case study of Euro 2005 |
Barbara Bell Manchester Metropolitan University |
Cross-cultural transfer of sports research from developing to developed world: The case of Zambia and the UK |
Iain Lindsey |
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14.45-15.45 Plenary Session: SkillsActive Workshop: Sports Development Qualifications – an employer led model |
LC004/006
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15.45 |
CONFERENCE CLOSING PLENARY Chair: Vassil Girginov |
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Researching sports development Barrie Houlihan Loughborough University |
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Teaching sports development Mike Collins University of Gloucester |
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16.00 |
Conference close |
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