Synopses & Reviews
Sport, Recreation and Tourism Event Management provides an essential combination of the theoretical foundations and practical principles of event management. This text focuses specifically on the operational planning component of event management and the role of the event manager as the planner and facilitator. Devoid of the standard "to do lists" found in other texts in the subject area, Sport, Recreation and Tourism Event Management is a must for students intent on entering the event management field. * Encourages students to apply theoretical foundations to event management * Develops a knowledge strategy for event management that will guide students into their future careers * Provides a great range of industry applications which support and illustrate the academic theory
Synopsis
The Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Volume 49 contains chapters on short-term memory, theory and measurement of working memory capacity limits, development of perceptual grouping in infancy, co-constructing conceptual domains through family conversations and activities, the concrete substrates of abstract rule use, ambiguity, accessibility, and a division of labor for communicative success, and lexical expertise and reading skill.
About the Author
Brian Ross received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1982. He is a professor in the UIUC Department of Psychology and a full-time faculty member in the Beckman Institute Cognitive Science Group. His fields of professional interest are cognitive psychology, human memory and learning, problem solving, acquisition of cognitive skills, remindings in learning and problem solving, and concepts and categories. Honors and awards: Arnold O. Beckman Research Award (1991, 1982); Beckman Fellow, UIUC Center for Advanced Study (1985-86); Sigma Xi.
Table of Contents
Traditional and niche sport, recreation and tourism events / Cheryl Mallen and Lorne J. Adams -- The concept of knowledge in event management / Cheryl Mallen -- The event planning model : the event development phase -- The event planning model : the event operational planning phase / Cheryl Mallen -- The event planning model : the event implementation, monitoring, and management phase / Lorne J. Adams -- The event planning model : the event evaluation and renewal phase / Scott Forrester -- Event bidding / Cheryl Mallen -- Facilitating quality in event management / Craig Hyatt -- The integral approach to experiential learning : a foundation for event management and personal development / Beth Jowdy, Mark McDonald and Kirsty Spence -- Conclusions / Lorne J. Adams -- App. A. Example of an operational plan for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Basketball Championship, Round 2, San Jose, California: The hospitality component / Lauren Thompson -- App. B. Facilitation issues and suggestions for the implementation, monitoring, and management phase of the planning model / Scott McRoberts.