Sport Management Education: Global Perspectives and Implications for Practice

This book examines a range of contemporary issues related to the global delivery of sport management education. At a time of unprecedented change in Higher Education, the book looks closely at how sport management education can and should deliver positive outcomes in sport business and management outside of the university.

The book brings together sport management academics from around the globe and examines how their practice in education has been shaped by the cultural, religious, and political context of the national regions in which they work. It aims to identify core principles in sport management education and implementation, and discusses the key aspects of sport management programmes, from curriculum design and pedagogy to issues around unified accreditation and the needs of employers. It also focuses in on what sport management education might look like in an increasingly digital post-COVID world.

This is essential reading for all sport management educators and anybody working in sport-related professions looking to understand global educational platforms and their implications for policy at local, regional, national, and international level.

Mike Rayner is associate head at the University of Portsmouth, UK with responsibility to provide academic leadership at strategic and operational levels for learning, teaching, assessment, and Global Engagement. Mike is a fellow of The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), fellow of the Chartered Institute for Sports, Management and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and an academic member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Tom Webb is course leader for the MSc Sport Management and senior lecturer in Sport Management at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Tom is also senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy, publishes extensively on the subject of sports officials, and is the founder and coordinator of the Referee and Match Official Network.