Experiential Learning in Sport Management - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Susan B. Foster, Ph.D. is currently a Professor of Sport Business in the Department of Sport Business, International Hospitality, and Tourism Management in the Donald R. Tapia School of Business at Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, FL. Her main teaching interests include legal issues in sport, risk management, strategic planning, and pre-internship student development. She has supervised part-time and full-time field experiences for over 25 years. Her research focuses on the Fair Labor Standards Act and its application to internships, curriculum, experiential learning, and risk management. One of her published articles on legal issues involving interns was reprinted in the book Student Risk Management published by the National Association of College and University Attorneys.

Dr. John Dollar is an associate professor in the sport administration graduate program and department head for Health and Human Performance at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, his masters alma mater. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas, where he was a four-year letterman in track. Prior to his appointment at NSU, Dollar was a visiting assistant professor, interim program coordinator, and internship coordinator for the sport management program at Texas A&M University, where he also received his doctorate. Dollar has taught courses in sport law, ethics and sport governance, human resource management, recreational sport management, research in sport, and, of course, has supervised more than 1,000 experiential learning experiences for his students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He also possesses lifetime teaching certificates in Texas and Louisiana.