Comparing Social Issues in Sport

UF Faculty: Christine Wegner Department: Department of Sport Management College: College of Health and Human Performance	Partner Faculty: Colleen Lotz Department: Department of Sport Studies Partner Institution: Durban University of Technology (DUT)	Partner Faculty: Chantell Gouws Department: Department of Sport Studies Partner Institution: Durban University of Technology (DUT)	Partner Faculty: Eugenia García Sottile Department: College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences Partner Institution: Universidad Católica de Valencia (UCV)

Project details
Title:	Comparative Perspectives on Social Issues in Sport
Project Description:	Pervasive social issues in our society including race, gender, and social class are highly dependent on culture. Sport, as a reflection of society, plays a vital role in building and sustaining communities. Sport is therefore an important context in which social issues are both created and resisted. Students need to reflect on these issues to better understand the impact both locally and globally. This project will allow students to collaborate to compare issues of social class, gender, or race within youth sport, college sport, community/club (non-competitive) sport, and/or professional sport. Students will select one social issue (either race, gender, or social class) and compare it across cultural contexts in a single area of sport. Students will analyze new knowledge to learn more about the global context and apply it in their own context.
Learning Outcomes:	Think critically and articulate how sports impacts society as well as how society impacts sports through an international perspective Articulate and explain the major sociological issues associated with gender, social class, race, and media in sport Apply social issues within physical education of special populations (e.g. youth, individuals with disabilities, etc.) Reevaluate personal perspectives on race, gender, and class relations in sport through international exchange Appreciate cultural difference in learning backgrounds and language differences Apply technology to international exchange of ideas Communicate effectively across multiple platforms and types (e.g. oral, written, body language, etc.) Collaborate effectively on a mutual product Build relationships through team cohesion strategies/practices Develop critical thinking and research capability/competency
Participating Countries:	South Africa, Spain
Number of Participants:	8 UF students, 65 DUT students, 14 UCV students
Discipline:	Sport Management
UF Course Code & Name:	SPM3012 - Social Issues in Sport
Project Duration:	6 weeks (8 weeks total with 2-week break)
Activity Type(s):	Student-to-Student Dialogue Student-to-Student Project
Technology Tools:	Zoom Padlet Flip Whatsapp
Sequence of Activities:	Icebreaker Activity: Funny fact about self/hometown/culture/country in groups (asynchronously on Padlet) Engagement Activity: Video discussion (via Flip)–interesting facts on sport in your culture. Each individual posts a brief video to the group. Collaboration Activity: Students will participate in group work. Groups will be of various students from the three Universities and will prepare a short presentation on the social issues in sports. These topics will include race, gender and social class. Reflection Activity: Staff will set up three polls on Padlet that covers various questions related to the project. These polls will be completed at the beginning of the project, when the project is half-way and then at the end when the project is completed.