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The student as ‘Sport Development Practitioner’ Is there such a thing?
Kevin Harris Henry DorlingSenior Lecturer Senior Lecturer
Objectives
To highlight the context and issues with student employability in Sport for Social Change / Coaching
To explain how we are distinguishing the Solent student from the rest through their involvement in the Coaching Innovation Programme
To explain how we are producing research in connection with this
Whilst this is sport focused, it is transferable to other disciplines
ContextSport Coaching and Development a growing area across academia
•At SSU : BA Hons Sport Coaching and Development degree
•Increasing participation (Olympic legacy)
•Improving coaching
•Sport for social change
•Social coaching
•Behaviour change
continuedHowever, despite these courses:
Many do not provide students with the appropriate skills or expertise for industry
Limited innovative developments in the curriculum limited to the classroom
Are students getting value for money?
Is the community benefiting from this student resource?
Developing the right skills for the social world
Embedded in the curriculumProviding students as producers Real world experience
Case study
The Coaching Innovation Programme - Southampton Solent University
• Students to research, develop and deliver their very own Coaching Innovation Project (CIP) in partnership with SDP’s. Growing contribution of H.E (curriculum based)
• Projects developed and delivered over 2 years + with SDP’s
Some examples of CIP’s.. In development….
CIP’s in delivery
In essence
Students producing and delivering their own sport for social change programme in partnership with industry practitioners
Students making an impact on the community
Students monitoring and evaluating their own CIP’s
Gaining valuable skills as industry practitioners
Increased employability skills
http://youtu.be/La1vUuMNoMU
Adding the value of research
Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
EduMove Delivery Mechanisms
M and E Framework
Student Focused Research Outline
• Collaborators in producing a framework
• Testing framework in real world practice
• Evaluating real world projects with industry practitioners
EduMove Delivery Mechanisms
Student Focused Research Outline
• Facilitating Student as delivery agent with a range of experiences with vested interests
• Qualitative investigation of processes and mechanisms
• Importance of perceived relationship building
Conclusion
The Coaching Innovation Programme and EduMove are excellent case studies for developing the right skills for students and developing their engagement with producers in the real world we live in
Research element enables us to:-Address any industry wide issues and test an approach on student and industry practitioners
-Then explore the effects on the development of the student and industry practitioners in terms of professional practice
OVERALL WE ARGUE THAT NO LONGER ARE STUDENTS SUPPORT LAYERS TO INDUSTRY.
THEY ARE INDUSTRY
Contact
Kevin Harris – [email protected] Dorling – [email protected]
Twitter - @SSUSpCoachDevYou Tube – ssusportdev2012blog: www.solentsportsdegrees.blogspot.co.uk
