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Title Contemporary sport management / Janet B. Parks, Beverly R.K. Zanger, Jerome Quarterman, editors
Published Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [1998]
©1998

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Description ix, 349 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
Contents Ch. 1. Introduction to Sport Management / Janet B. Parks, Beverly R. K. Zanger and Jerome Quarterman -- Ch. 2. A Brief History of Sport in the United States / Angela Lumpkin -- Ch. 3. Psychosocial Aspects of Sport and Exercise / Vikki Krane and Mary Jo Kane -- Ch. 4. Philosophical Foundations of Sport / Joy T. DeSensi -- Ch. 5. History of Management Thought / Robert L. Minter -- Ch. 6. Organizational Behavior / Mary Kennedy Minter -- Ch. 7. The Business of Sport / Beverly R. K. Zanger and David L. Groves -- Ch. 8. Managing Sport Organizations / Jerome Quarterman and Ming Li -- Ch. 9. Intercollegiate Athletics / Robertha Abney and Janet B. Parks -- Ch. 10. Campus Recreation / Susan C. Brown -- Ch. 11. Sport Communication / Catherine A. Pratt -- Ch. 12. Sport Marketing / F. Wayne Blann -- Ch. 13. Sport Event and Facility Management / Rob Ammon, Jr. -- Ch. 14. Sports Medicine / Lynn A. Darby and Kathy D. Browder -- Ch. 15. Health Promotion / Stephen M. Horowitz
Ch. 16. Sport Tourism / Julie R. Lengfelder and David L. Groves -- Ch. 17. Professional Sport / William A. Sutton and Jay Gladden -- Ch. 18. Sport Management and Marketing Agencies / William A. Sutton and Mark A. McDonald -- Ch. 19. International Sport / Ted G. Fay -- Ch. 20. Professional Style / Beverly R. K. Zanger -- Ch. 21. Your Professional Future in Sport Management / Linda S. Koehler, Janet B. Parks and JoAnn Kroll
Summary "Contemporary Sport Management is an invaluable text for anyone interested in a career in sport management, exercise, fitness management, or athletic training. Incorporating the perspectives of 26 contributors, it gives you the information you need to: define sport management and discuss the scope of opportunities the sport industry presents; discuss major challenges confronting various segments of the industry; understand the historical, psychological, sociological, and philosophical foundations of sport; grasp management and organizational concepts and their application in sport enterprises; apply information about sport management to diverse populations in an unbiased fashion; demonstrate critical professional skills; and become a member of the profession who has a positive impact on how sport is managed in the future."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis Administration
Evaluation
Physical education
Planning
Sport
Training
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-334) and index
Subject Physical education and training -- Administration.
Sports administration.
Author Parks, Janet B., 1942-
Quarterman, Jerome, 1944-
Zanger, Beverly K.
LC no. 97035194
ISBN 0873228367