Date of Award
2003
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Department
Programs for Higher Education
Advisor
John A. Morgan Jr
Committee Member
Alan K. Cohen
Committee Member
Barbara Packer
Keywords
advances, area colleges/universities, certificate programs, Camden County College, CCC, curricular changes, curriculum, curriculum development, degree programs, department of health and exercise science, enrollment decline, evaluation, four-year institutions, implementation, new courses, program offerings, research, sport management, student transfer credits, transfer program, validation
Abstract
The department of health and exercise science at Camden County College (CCC) offers certificate, and degree programs. The degree program is its largest. The problem is that the curriculum in this program has not evolved to keep pace with advances in the field. This has led to a disconnect between the four-year institution program offerings in this field, and the program offerings at CCC, a trend of declining enrollments, and the loss of credits upon transfer by students in the degree program.
As a response to this problem, a sport management option to the curriculum was developed, along with a plan to implement and evaluate it. The development methodology was primary and the evaluation methodology secondary for this research.
Five research questions prompted six groups of procedures to address the questions and achieve the purpose of this research project. The first research question required the collection of data to support this project. The second and third research questions called for procedures to collect data regarding the content of the curriculum in sport management, and any new courses that may need to be developed. The fourth and fifth research questions concerned the development and validation of a plan for implementation, and evaluation.
The research produced strong support for this program, and a sport management option designed to transfer to area four-year colleges/universities. It required the development of two new courses. Recommendations included ongoing evaluation of the curriculum and new courses, and observation of the curricular changes at four-year institutions offering this program.
It is anticipated that the sport management option will be completed and approved by May, 2004 and implemented in September, 2004.