Management of Sport and Physical Activity

Dr. Zeigler The Author Of Management Of Sport And Physical Activity(The Case Method Approach) Is Convinced That The Harvard Case Methodshould Be Used Much More Extensively And Much More Knowledgeably Insport And Physical Activity Management In The 21St Century. Using Thisteaching Technique Students Read Analyzed And Then Discussed Real Lifeadministrative Problems Like Those They Would Have To Face In Their Futurecareers. The Emphasis Was On Careful Analysis And Digging For Facts. Theinstructor Was Very Important With This Approach But He/She Did Notdominate The Discussion Or Seek A Predetermined Goal. He/She Served As(1) A Resource Person (2) An Evaluator Of Progress (3) An Informedmember Of The Group (4) A Discussion Chairperson And (5) Asummarizer.The Student Will Find However That No New Supply Of Knowledge Isincludedone That Must Be Learned. Here Instead Is An Approachto The Learning Of Management That The Prospective Manager Of Sport Andphysical Activity Has Not Yet Met Satisfactorily To A Truly Significant Degree.This Text Can Be Used By Itself At Either Undergraduate Or Graduate Levelsof Instruction Or It May Be Used As A Laboratory Manual In Conjunction Witha More Traditional Knowledge-Oriented Text. (For Example The Authorsmanagement Theory And Practice In Physical Activity Education(Including Athletics) Was Published In 2010 With This In Mind (Alsoavailable At Trafford Publishing Bloomington In.)Down Through The Years Of The Twentieth Century The Case Method Ofinstruction Attracted Favorable Attention Steadily And Increasingly Inbusiness Law Educational Administration And The Social Sciences. Manywho Have Managed Programs And Who Have Perhaps Taught Themanagement Course In The Professional Program Have Felt The Need Foran Improved Approach To The Subject At Hand. Try It Youself; You And Yourstudents (!) Wont Be Disappointed.