Abstracts Vol. 3 (No.2 / 2006)

Gregor Hovemann:

Perspectives on the successful composition of sport management programmes. Basic knowledge for the establishment of European standards

A long and differentiated international discussion of the so-called “competency-based approach to curriculum development” can be observed (Jamieson, 1987; Lambrecht, 1987, 1991; DeSensi et al., 1990; Cuscelly & Auld, 1991; Kelly et al., 1994; Li & Cotton, 1996; Cuneen & Parks, 1997; Masteralexis & McDonald, 1997; Quartermann, 1998; Danyl­chuk & Chelladurai, 1999). At the same time, there is a lack of information about the Euro­pean situation of sport management programmes (Hovemann, 2003). There are clear indica­tions that the European market for sport management programmes is in a period of rapid change. The results from the author’s own investigation of the situation in 2003 show that a high number of sport management programmes do exist. 168 sport management programmes were investigated in a systematic Internet research in Europe. The following paper is sub­divided into two main parts: as a first step, an overview over the state of the market for sport management programmes in Europe is given. For that purpose, the regional distribution of the programmes and institutions which offer these programmes is presented. Additionally, other characteristics such as the entry requirements, the different types of programmes, the different types of degrees, duration and cost of sport management programmes are described to define systematically the structure of the current state of the market for sport management pro­grammes on the basis of the 168 programmes on offer in Europe that have been identified. As a second step, the curricula of these programmes are looked at in detail. The structure of the thematic focus in each of the three main competing countries is analysed. The programmes in Germany, France and Great Britain were examined to answer the question as to whether or not it is possible to speak of a uniform structure of provision in the market for sport management programmes at present. With regard to the North American Standards of Sport Management Programs (NASSM/NASPE 2000), the perspective of European standards will be discussed.

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