Infusion of Parasport in Teacher Education and Sport Management

Sport management curriculum standards emphasize the importance of preparing students to work in diverse sport environments. The participation of people with disabilities in sport, physical activity, recreation and leisure is a growing segment of the sport business industry with viable jobs and careers for graduates. There is also a movement to include people with disabilities in able-bodied sport. Sport management professionals must be informed of these current trends and issues. Thus, it is crucial to examine curriculum and course content in relation to diversity, specifically disability sport.

The following papers have been published with a focus on understanding and promoting the inclusion of disability sport within sport management/administration curriculum.

• Cottingham, M, HU, J., Lee, D., & Shapiro, D.R.(in progress). Marketing wheelchair rugby.
• Pitts, B, Shapiro, D.R., Piletic, C.K., & Zdroik, J. (in press). Examination for disability content across sport management textbooks. Sport Management Education Journal.
• Shapiro, D. R., Pitts, B., & Cottingham, M. (2017). Purpose and perceived benefits for the inclusion of disability sport topics in the introduction to sport management course. Sport Management International Journal Choregia, 13(2), 17-33
• Pitts, B., & Shapiro, D. R. (2017). People with disabilities in sport: An exploration of topic inclusion in sport management. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport, Tourism and Education. 21, 33-45
• Shapiro, D. R., & Pitts, B. (2014). What little do we know: Content analysis of disability sport in sport management literature. Journal of Sport Management, 28, 657-671. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/JSM.2013-0258
• Shapiro, D. R., & Pitts, B. (2014). What little do we know: Content analysis of disability sport in sport management literature. Journal of Sport Management, 28, 657-671. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/JSM.2013-0258