Special Issue Description


Authors : Mardikar M . , Sontake D. and Malge A.

Page Nos : 13 - 17

Description :
Nowadays, the number of people involved with sport, fitness and leisure programs has been growing in India significantly and such activities are included into the daily life of the inhabitants of small and large cities of the country. According to recent s tudies, greater numbers of Colleges of Physical Education have made the social fabric more robust. Moreover, the importance of the well - being feelings, the quality of life based on aesthetics, the expansion of the sports media and the growth of the perform ance - enhancing sport equipments have actually established a positive change of behaviour in the citizen who has access to them. Considering these aspects, it has been stated that the most relevant tendency of the sport network today is its diversity which is interrelated with the economical, educational, political and media systems. When analyzing the present and the future tendencies of the sport, leisure and fitness, it seems that to qualify human resources to work on this business is necessary. In additi on to above, it is noteworthy to mention that the career of a sport manager has been based on the knowledge taught at the undergraduate and graduate courses supported by two branches: the physical education and the administration, both aiming at the gradua tion of the sport manager. In the backdrop of above information, a systematic stud has been carried out wherein the professional sports management related aspects of the physical education teachers/lecturers have been studied. For this study, a standardize d research instrument was used and furthermore, the collected data was analyzed by using appropriate statistical tests.

Date of Online: 30 Special Issue-1 ,March.2017