Whitson (1988) The professionalization of Canadian Amateur Sport: questions of power and purpose

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The professionalization of Canadian Amateur Sport: questions of power and purpose

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CONTRIBUTORS:

Author:

Whitson, D. (University of Alberta)

JOURNAL:

ARENA Review, 12(2), 81 - 96.

YEAR:

1988

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

amateurism; Canada; Professionalism; administration

DISCIPLINE:

Recreation, Sports & Leisure Studies

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https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=232534&title=232534

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-336-460 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:43:47 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
Investigates the changes which have taken place in the governance of amateur sport in Canada. Briefly traces the history of amateur sport governance from 1960-1985, pointing out the new emphasis on professional management in sport governing organizations, and the push for high performance results. Explains the process of quadrennial planning used to monitor the performance targets of sport governing bodies. Gathers information on this planning process and the impact of professionalization by interviewing approximately equal numbers of volunteers and professionals (n=54) from six selected national sport organizations. Finds that the data suggest the results of quadrennial planning have been uneven. Professionals, without exception, are committed both to the high performance mission and to the centrality of their own role in pursuing it, while volunteers tend to exhibit ambivalence about professionalism, high performance goals, and the interference of government.

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