Teaching Awareness of Ethical Governance in Sport Erasmus Project

Project Title

Teaching Awareness of Ethical Governance in Sport

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Quality and Relevance of Higher Education in Partner Countries; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

Context / Background:
This project was a direct response to the EU motion passed on the 12 December 2016 and adopted on the 2 February 2017 on an integrated approach to Sport Policy: good governance, accessibility and integrity (2016/2143(INI)). The motion calls upon Member States to promote the education, skills development and training of volunteers in sport in order to assist in the development of better ethical governance in sport.

Project Objectives:
1. To liaise with key stakeholders to identify a competency framework for ethical governance within the sports sector;
2. To identify, thematically order and annotate key cases from disputes in sports governance;
3. To develop a high quality teaching resource that focuses on developing awareness of ethical governance in sport;
4. To engage in dissemination and exploitation activities that promote the practical utility of the teaching resource;
5. To develop the following intellectual outputs:
(1) Intellectual Output 1 (01): Needs analysis survey report;
(2) Intellectual Output 2 (02): TAGS case study compendium;
(3) Intellectual Output 3 (03): TAGS higher education learning materials

Number and Profile of Participants:
1. Each HEI partner piloted the TAGS Higher Education Learning Materials (O3) and approximately 100 undergraduate students benefited from the module material and case files prior to wider refinement and dissemination.
2. There are 150 providers of undergraduate degrees in sports related subjects within the UK, 6 providers in Greece, 15 providers in Czech Republic, and 23 in Romania. All providers were contacted to comment upon outputs 1 and 3 and were invited to view and attend dissemination activities for all four outputs (O1-4).
3. There are currently 134 national sports governing bodies (NGBs) affiliated to Sport England, with additional NGBs affiliated to the other home nations (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) (58) within the United Kingdom, 40 sport federations within Greece, 68 in Czech Republic, and 81 in Romania. Representatives from NGBs were contacted as part of the Needs Analysis Survey (O1) which was used to develop the TAGS Higher Education Learning Materials (O3). Representatives from these NGBs were also invited to contribute and view and attend dissemination activities for all four outputs (O1-4).

Description of Activities:
The project consists of four main activities, three of which are intellectual outputs (O):
1 A – Project management and implementation
2 (O1) – Needs analysis survey report
3 (O2) – Development of TAGS on-line case study compendium
4 (O3) – Development of TAGS higher education learning materials
A fourth output – O4 – TAGS project and pilot evaluation report, was removed at the assessment stage. However, an External Evaluator was recruited to evaluate the TAGS project and has produced an Evaluation Report.

Methodology:
A mixed methodology was used to develop the intellectual outputs of this project. This approach combined different types of evidence to provide a more complete response to the need to develop and enhance the awareness, skills and knowledge of higher education students on the issues of good sports governance. Via a systematic and progressive process of data collection including surveys, case studies and qualitative feedback, the intellectual outputs incorporated information relating specifically to the needs and preferences of key stakeholders such as sports governing bodies (NGBs) and non-partner HEIs.

Results:
1. Clearly identified understanding of the needs of key stakeholders with regards to employee competencies in good sports governance.
2. Unique case study compendium, thematically organized and drawn from actual dispute and sports governance case files.
3. Teaching and learning resource materials to form a coherent module to be used within sports programmes at undergraduate level.

Impact:
1. Equips and develops graduate and employee awareness, skills and competencies on the issue of good governance in sport
2. Provides a high-quality teaching and learning resource that enables an understanding of ethical awareness and governance in sport across EU countries
3. Is a longer-term means to facilitate better sports governance across the EU and in member countries.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 153930,37 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE & Country: UK

Project Partners

• UNIVERSITATEA TRANSILVANIA DIN BRASOV
• PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS
• Sports Dispute Resolution Panel Limited
• UNIVERZITA PALACKEHO V OLOMOUCI