Posted: September 16th, 2017

Structure & Governance in Sport & Leisure

Structure & Governance in Sport & Leisure

In brief: You are required to individually produce a 3000 word essay. This must analyse a partnership that focuses on a social inclusion issue using a sports initiative. The partnership must be between two or three named organisations and you must identify the sectors they operate within.
( I have pick the organisation Liverpool FC , Everton FC and the Football foundation so that the organisations which you will talk about )
In detail: Specifically you must ensure that the essay contains the following elements:
? An identification of the two/ three organisations and their aims and objectives, referenced from credible sources
? An identification of the sectors each organisation operates in, with an understanding of the sector?s overall aims, and how these align to the individual aims of the organisation. Academic literature must be used to enhance your discussion
? An identification and understanding of the type (between, within, cross sectoral, voluntary, enforced, one off, projects) and characteristics (timescale, power distribution, scale and size) of the partnership that exists between these two/ three organisations. Academic literature must be used to enhance your discussion
? An identification and understanding of the social inclusion issues linked with these organisations and the partnership, including how the partnership uses sport to address specific social inclusion issues and the advantages and disadvantages to using sport as a social inclusion vehicle. Academic literature must be used to enhance your discussion
? A discussion of the benefits and challenges associated with partnership working generally as well as in relation to this specific partnership. Academic literature must be used to enhance your discussion
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? Some suggested recommendations/ solutions/ improvements to the challenges posed by working in this partnership that would be of benefit to the partnership under discussion
? Some suggested recommendations/ improvements to the actual programme of social inclusion offered by this partnership
Particular instructions to students:
Your answer should draw upon material from the reading list provided, as well as literature beyond the reading list, to support your arguments. It is not acceptable academic practice to simply regurgitate lecture and seminar material.