Torkildsen's sport and leisure management
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Torkildsen's sport and leisure management
Routledge, 2011
6th ed
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- : pbk
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First edition published 1983 as Leisure and recreation management by Spon Press
Includes bibliographical references (p. 585-604) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
For nearly thirty years George Torkildsen's classic textbook has been the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to sport and leisure management available to students at all levels. Now in a fully revised sixth edition, it is still the only textbook that covers all the key topics taught within contemporary sport and leisure management courses.
This new edition includes expanded coverage of the practical managerial skills that students must develop if aiming for a career in the sport and leisure industry, from planning and managing people to marketing and entrepreneurship. It includes five completely new chapters on leisure in the home, financial management, quality management and law and enterprise, reflecting important developments in contemporary sport and leisure. This edition retains the hallmark strengths of previous editions, including in-depth discussion of the social and cultural context of sport and leisure, full analysis of the public, private and voluntary sectors, and a review of key products and services, including sport, tourism, the arts, play and leisure in the natural environment.
Richly illustrated throughout with up-to-date evidence, data, case-studies and international examples, each chapter also contains a range of useful pedagogical features, such as discussion questions, practical tasks and structured guides to further reading and resources. For the first time, a dedicated companion website offers additional teaching and learning resources for students and lecturers.
Visit the companion website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/taylor
Table of Contents
Part 1: Sport and Leisure Management Concepts and Trends 1. Introduction 2. People's Needs and Leisure Demand 3. Trends in the Leisure Industry Part 2: Sport and Leisure Providers 4. Sport and Leisure Provision in the Commercial Sector 5. Government and Sport and Leisure 6. Sport and Leisure Provision in the Third Sector Part 3: Sport and Leisure Products and Services 7. International Tourism 8. Leisure in the Natural Environment 9. Arts, Heritage and Libraries 10. Sport and Physical Activity 11. Managing Play Services for Children 12. Leisure in the Home Part 4: Skills and Techniques for Successful Sport and Leisure Management 13. Managing People in Sport and Leisure 14. Planning for Sport and Leisure 15. Marketing of Sport and Leisure 16. Programming Sport and Leisure 17. Quality and Performance Management 18. Financial Management in Sport and Leisure 19. Law and Sport and Leisure Management 20. The Importance and Management of Events 21. Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in Sport and Leisure
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