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The student as ‘Sport Development Practitioner’ Is there such a thing? Kevin Harris Henry Dorling Senior Lecturer Senior Lecturer. Objectives. To highlight the context and issues with student employability in Sport for Social Change / Coaching

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  1. The student as ‘Sport Development Practitioner’ Is there such a thing?Kevin Harris Henry DorlingSenior Lecturer Senior Lecturer

  2. 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

  3. Context Sport 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

  4. continued However, 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?

  5. Developing the right skills for the social world • Embedded in the curriculum • Providing students as producers • Real world experience

  6. 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

  7. Some examples of CIP’s.. In development….

  8. CIP’s in delivery

  9. 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

  10. Adding the value of research • Monitoring and Evaluation Framework • EduMove Delivery Mechanisms

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Contact Kevin Harris – kevin.harris@solent.ac.uk Henry Dorling – henry.dorling@solent.ac.uk Twitter - @SSUSpCoachDev You Tube – ssusportdev2012 blog: www.solentsportsdegrees.blogspot.co.uk

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