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1. What are the reasons Jane
is an Athletic Director?
2. Describe Jane’s philosophy
as an Athletic Director?
3. What questions should
Manuel be asking himself
before applying?
4. What questions would you
ask yourself before
applying?
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• “Investigation of causes and laws underlying reality; inquiry into
the nature of things based on logical reasoning rather than
empirical investigation; or the system of values by which one
lives”
•Philosophy dictates course of action
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1. Management
2. Director
3. Coordinator
4. Supervisor
5. Sports Management
6. Chairperson
7. Wellness Center Director
8. Ethics
9. Value
10.Morality
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Is interchangeable with
administrator.
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One who directs a
business or enterprise.
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One who controls
resources within an
organization.
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*The person who has the
responsibility to
supervise and direct
other professionals or
individuals part of the
organization.
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*A person who
manages the
affairs of the
organization.
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*A person who has the
direct authority over
other individuals within
the organization.
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* The person that leads the
academic faculty in a
given area.
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Is a field of education and business
professionals working in the
business aspect of sport.
A sport manager is an individual with a
combination of skills related to
planning, organizing, directing,
controlling, and budgeting.
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Is a field of education
and business
professionals working in
the business aspect of
sport.
* A Wellness Director is a
director of wellness
centers that are in
industry, agencies,
colleges, and the like.
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* Financial rewards.
* Professional prestige.
* Social prestige.
* Professional challenge.
* Personal power.
* Professional achievements.
* Effect changes.
* Advancement.
* Pressure, limited time, and
long work hours.
* Loss of personal contact with
students.
* Reduce time for research.
* Pressure of responsibilities.
* Changes in association with
faculty.
* Public scrutiny of decision.
* Lack of job security.
* Loss of personal time.
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Beliefs – “ I believe . . . “
Values – “ I value . . . “
Principles – “ I will not . . .
Or I will always try to . . . . “
Written
Rules
Unwritten Rules
Actions – “ I will follow this rule of . . . “
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•Need to develop
ethical principles
that monitors own
actions
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1. The golden rules – act unto
others as you would want them
to act to you.
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2. The utilitarian principle – act
to cause the greatest good for
the greatest number.
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3. Kant’s categorical imperative
– act in such a way that the
action taken under the
circumstances could be a
universal of behavior.
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4. The television test – act in
such a way that the actions could
be defended in front of a
national audience.
* Ethics-Knowing the
difference between right and
wrong and choosing to do so.
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values – is something one
believes in, important, and
worth while.
morality – relates to
behavior and rules in society.
situational morality – take
in account particular actions
and circumstances.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
People skills
Communication skills
Creativity, flexibility, and vision.
Mental quickness.
Reliability and courage.
Enthusiasm and vitality.
Professionalism.
Technological skills.
9. Diversity skills.
10. Global view of the world.
11. Adaptability to environment.
12. Talented (quality).
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The task of the leader is to get his
people from where they are to
where they have not been.”
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Idealism
Existentialism
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How do you envision a PE Program being run?
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What are some of your own goals and objectives?
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What activities do you feel are important to help achieve your goals of the program?
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IDEALISM
Idealistic (the glass is half full)
• Reality depends on mind & spirit
• Develop body through spirit and mind
• Truth from ideas
• Focused on developing character, thus evaluation is subjective
• Value static & unchanging; foundation for life
• Resist change, follow traditional paths
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IDEALISM
Sports
supported are
those that
emphasize
mental
discipline
REALISM
There is an explanation for everything
• Reality is based on science
• Develop body in measurable ways
• Truth gained through physical world & experience
• Value is something objective
• Organized systematic health & fitness-testing; use computers and
comparative standards (objective skill tests and performance)
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REALISM
Sports supported are those that can use statistics showing
measurement and gains in strength and other measurable
factors
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PRAGMATISM (experimentation or instrumentalism)
Being pragmatic and practical
• Reality is experienced, ever-changing
• Truth is discovered by experience, go with what works, just adjust &
be practical!
• Value is predicted on judgment, based on experience and good of th
society
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PRAGMATISM
Sports supported are the ones that are most popular with
spectators and allow “play”, such as dance and rhythm
activities
“What works best!”
EXISTENTIALISM
• Reality lies within individuals & experience of being, freedom of
choice & responsibility for morals
•Decisions are based on previous experience,
sometimes inconsistent and nonconforming
• Truth through personal experiences
•Freewill, but weighs moral issues
• Values determined through self-examination, choices toward selfrealization and self-determination
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EXISTENTIALISM
Sports supported are the individual sport vs. team sport
and those making no comparisons to norms or standards
Also movement education, rhythms, modern dance, and
cooperative group activities to allow self-expression and
allows discovery
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ECLECTISM
• Adopt several philosophies
• Need workable philosophy
• Need philosophy that consistently points in the direction for
important administrative decisions (if not then will end in
court!)
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1. Idealist Manager:
Build programs that adhere to the rules and
regulation rigidly. Sportsmanship and character
education for athletes would be a priority. “The
glass is half full not half empty.”
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2. Realist Manager:
Support activities that develop the body in
measurable ways. Systematic health and fitness
testing using technology. Coaches would use
statistics to document performance. “Proof is in
the pudding.”
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3. Pragmatist Manager:
Believe in building school spirit and a diverse
program. Support of the notion of what works
best over time is the basis of evaluation. “It is
what it is and let’s keep it moving.”
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4. Existentialist Manager:
Decisions or policy is based on previous
experience. Free will is respected. Programs
that have self development are of high
importance. Comparison of before and after
would be the basis of evaluation. A moral and
ethical position is a high priority.
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LAISSEZ-FAIRE
AUTOCRATIC
DEMOCRATIC
LAISSEZ-FAIRE –LAZY
•“Hands off”
•Low Profile, organization to operate
on own
•Usually results from negative,
poorly
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prepared, insecure, lazy
administration
LAISSEZ-FAIRE - LAZY
• Positive Aspects
• Young, energetic, can try innovative ideas
• Older can initiate new or terminate programs
• Higher ranking has little pressure or conflict
• Negative Aspects
• Lacks leadership
• Poor, ineffective, weak workers continue to function
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“don’t rock the boat”
• Young and inexperienced lost in shuffle
• No drive for excellence or long-range plans
AUTOCRATIC OR
AUTHORITARIAN
•Administrator functions as boss is “my
way or the high way.”
•Solely in charge.
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•High degree of uniformity, controlled
variables, narrow objectives
AUTOCRATIC OR
AUTHORITARIAN
• Positive Aspects
• Efficient, especially when understaffed
• Few meetings, little debates
• Changes without delay
• Inexperienced usually function well
• Negative Aspects
• Lose synergy and power of group thinking
• Staff of “yes”
• Decisions without all information
• Policies and programs as good as leader
• When mistakes, they are usually large
• Young do not usually benefit in growth
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DEMOCRATIC
•“Creative ideas that a group of individuals
can generate in a lively meeting will be far
greater than the same group might identify
if they were all working independently”
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•“Group Dynamics” – participatory
governance
DEMOCRATIC
• Positive Aspects
• Determine own destiny
• Young gain experience on committees
• All work together
• Group decisions
• Negative Aspects
• Inefficiency, committee on committees
• Many compromises needed, thus maybe unworkable
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ECLECTIC
• Often times
democratic as
cornerstone and mix
other approaches as
special situations
arise
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• What type of
administrator will you
be?
• What is your
administrative
philosophy ?
Student will develop their own administrators philosophy.
Submit a full one page typed, double spaced paper.
1. Select your philosophical foundation to describe
your administrators philosophy.
Questions:
What is the philosophical foundation of your philosophy?
( 1st paragraph) What are the most important duties of
being an administrator? (2nd paragraph.) As an
administrator, what type or style of boss would you be?
Why? (3rd paragraph.)
DUE FRIDAY: One week from this day
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• I. Review terminologies.
• 2. Review to the point of (which belongs to which)
advantages and disadvantages of being an administrator.
3. Philosophical Foundation(idealist, realist, etc.)
4. Know the ethics theories.
5. Know the types of administrators.
6. Review leadership qualities.
7. Review leadership duties.
SUMMARY
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