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Career development refers to “the outcome of action on career
plans as viewed by both individuals and organizational perspectives.”
The outcomes desired by individuals range from job status to job flexibility
to monetary rewards, depending on the situation.
Reference from (State of) Virginia Employment Commission
http://velma.virtuallmi.com/gsipub/index.asp?docid=287#C
Or as stated in eResumes and Resume Writing http://www.eresumes.com/eglossary.html
The above definitions are also referred to in the following general
sources:
Books and Articles on Career Development
The following were found using Google (http://www.google.com/ ) and
the key words; career change, career development, career planning, sport
jobs or employment, coach education. Use the same keywords when searching
SPORTDiscus. When searching for books in libraries, some subject catalogues
will use the older terminology – vocational guidance.
Field, Shelly (2008), Ferguson career coach: managing your career in
the sports industry, NY, Infobase Publishing. (To be published March
1, 2008)
Gould, D. et al (1990), Educational needs of elite US national teams,
Pan American, and Olympic coaches, Journal of Teaching in Physical Education,
9(4), 332-344.
Heitzmann, William Ray (2003) Opportunities in sports and fitness careers,
Chicago : VGM Career Books
Hylton, Kevin, ed., (2001), Sports development: policy, process and
practice, London, Routledge, (See especially Chapter 10, Working in
sports development). Available in print and online via Netlibrary, available
in some academic libraries
Korn, Alison (2007), Quadrennial planning – implications and
needs for coaching: why coaches need to plan for the long term, and
how to do it, Coaches PLAN du coach (Ottawa), 13(3), 9-16.
Lavallee, David & Wylleman, Paul, eds.,(2000) Career transitions
in sport: international perspectives, Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information
Technology.
Miller, P. et al (1996), The roots of success: from athletic leaders
to expert coaches, Coaches Report, 2(4), 18-20.
North, J & Lavallee, D. (2004) An investigation of potential user
of career transition services in the United Kingdom, Psychology of Sport
and Exercise, 5(1) Jan, 77-84.
Pastore, D.L. et al (1996), Retention factors in coaching and athletic
management: difference by gender, position and geographic location,
Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 20 (4), 427-441.
Salmela, J (1995), Learning from the development of expert coaches,
Coaching & Sport Science Journal, 1(2) mar, 3-13.
Schinke, R.J et al (1995), Career stages of elite Canadian basketball
coaches, AVANTE, 1 (1), 48-62.
Snow, Veronica et al (2005) Sport professionals and professional development,
Applied Research in Coaching & Athletics Annual, 20 190-207
Aurujlal, Jhalukpreva & Singh, Paul C. (2004), A comprehensive
analysis of the job security of professional sports coaches in South
Africa, South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education
& Recreation, 26(2), 105-116.
Government or Association Websites
Many Ministry of Sport, international sport federations, or academic
sport organizations have a section on sports or career development.
See examples below:
Career Development on the Polish Ministry of Sport and Tourism website:
http://www.msport.gov.pl International Association of Athletics Federations, Section on Development
http://www.iaaf.org/development/index.html National Career Development Association (http://ncda.org/
)
Sportdevelopment.org.uk
http://www.uwic.ac.uk/studentservices/careers/careerlinks_jobseeking.asp For Athletes
European Federation of Sport Psychology, (1997),
Position Statements – 3, Sports career transitions, (PEPSAC). Available
online at: http://www.fepsac.com/
Gohac, Jennifer (2000), Career game plan for student-athletes, Upper
Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall.
Meeker, Darin J. et al (2000), Positive transitions for student athletes:
life skills for transitions in sport, college & career, Scottsdale,
AR, Holcomb Hathaway.
Petitpas, Al, et al (1997), Athlete’s guide to career planning,
Champaign, Ill., Human Kinetics, 1997.
Pope, Myron L & Miller, Michael T. (1999), Support
services for student-athletes: athletic department and student affairs
officers perceptions, ERIC document no. ED437886, Available online at:
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Street, Scott A. (2008), Life skills for the student-athlete, Boston,
McGraw Hill
Contact
Gretchen Ghent, Librarian Emeritus
President, International Association for Sport Information, Chair, North American Sport Library Network University of Calgary Library Calgary, Alberta, Canada Email: gghent@ucalgary.ca ![]() http://www.icsspe.org/portal/index.php?w=1&z=5 |