NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
ERIC Number: EJ1441819
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: EISSN-2642-8679
Unified: Establishing a Special Olympics College Club through Classroom Instruction
B. Nalani Butler; Neil Duchac
Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education, v5 n1 2023
Unified Sports is a program through the Special Olympics in which athletes with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) have the opportunity to play sports and socialize with students who do not have an ID (Zhang et al., 2022). Introduced in 1988, Unified Sports is either embedded within a high school or university environment and is typically student-led (Townsend & Hassall, 2007). However, there can be many challenges with the initial creation of a Unified Sports program and how to keep it sustainable for future generations of students (Hassan et al., 2012). This manuscript employed an autoethnography in which the primary author used self-reflection to focus on how sport management professors can create an experience within their classrooms to facilitate the formation of a Unified Special Olympics College Club (Ellis et al., 2011). In addition to the primary author's self-reflection, the autoethnography incorporated an interview with a Special Olympics representative to better understand how to implement a Unified sports program on a college campus. This research focused on experiential learning and showcased how sport management faculty can work with a nonprofit organization to build an inclusive and diverse experience through education, collaboration, and community outreach. This research serves as a guide for future sport management programs looking to build partnerships with a nonprofit entity and establishes the Unified Model for a Sport Event Management Course (UMSEMC) to help sport management instructors hoping to partner with the Special Olympics.
George Mason University Libraries. 4400 University Drive, MS 2FL, Fairfax, VA 22030. e-mail: publish@gmu.edu; Web site: https://publishing.gmu.edu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A