MODULE DESCRIPTOR
TITLE
SI MODULE CODE
CREDITS
LEVEL
JACS CODE
SUBJECT GROUP
DEPARTMENT
MODULE LEADER
Sport and Leisure in Modern Britain
66-4544-00S
20
4
C640
Sport
Sport
Dr. Tony Blackshaw
MODULE STUDY HOURS (based on 10 hours per credit)*
Scheduled Learning
Placement (if
Independent
and Teaching
applicable)
Guided Study
Activities
Total Number of Study
Hours
48
200
n/a
152
MODULE AIM
The aim of this module is to provide you with an understanding of the emergence of contemporary forms of
sport and leisure within a historico-sociological framework. Through the identification and discussion of the
key commercial, voluntary and state sectors of sport and leisure provision this module explores the shifting
forms and functions of sport and leisure and relates these changes to broader social, cultural, political and
economic transformations in British society. The module thus encourages you to question how contemporary
manifestations of sport and leisure have been and continue to be shaped. The module is a first, and important
step, in developing your ability to make expressive links between theory, policy and practice and developing
your understanding of the key factors affecting relationships of the social factors that influence sport and
leisure participation.
MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES
By engaging successfully with this module you will be able to
1.
2.
3.
4.
Identify and discuss the key historico-sociological explanations that account for the emergence of
modern sport and leisure forms;
Demonstrate a knowledge of key social theories and concepts as they are applied to the historical
development of the key commercial, voluntary and state sectors of sport and leisure;
Recognise and identify with the social and structural relations affecting sport and leisure choices;
Use Information Communication Technology to identify, organise, plan and present information
from secondary and primary sources in a coherent and organised form, with arguments and
information set out in logical sequence, and with sources referenced in an appropriate way.
INDICATIVE CONTENT
The content which will relate to the following key broad themes is likely to remain central to this
module:
1.
2.
Introduction: Defining Key Terms
‘Sport’, ‘Leisure’ and ‘Popular Culture’
The Antecedents of Modern Sport and Leisure
The emergence of sport and leisure in industrial Britain
The Protestant Ethic, muscular Christianity, rational recreation and the issue of social control
3.
4.
5.
6.
The rise of municipality
The role of sport and leisure in the formation and mediation of class cultures
th
Commercial Sport and Mass Leisure in the 20 century
People’s games: football, rugby and other sports
Gambling, the pub and going the pictures
What we did on our holidays
Leisure, Home and Community
Television and radio
Parks and libraries
The club principle
Youth, popular music and dance
Social Policy and the Role of the State
Sport, leisure and the state: the Victorian legacy
Sport, politics and social control
Sport development: sport for all?
Conclusions: Wither the State?
The privatisation of leisure and the decline of municipality
LEARNING, TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT - STRATEGY AND METHODS
You will be supported in your learning to achieve the above learning outcomes in the following ways:
Lectures will be used to introduce you to key explanations for the emergence of sport and leisure in
modern Britain using a historico-sociological framework. You will be encouraged to examine a range
of sport and leisure activities, including popular cultural pastimes, through a conceptual and critical
approach in order to develop your understanding.
Assessment Activities during the taught aspect of the module will help you to progress your
knowledge and understanding of a range of themes including economy, state, class, gender,
identities, place, time and space.
Seminar Activities will require you to participate in group tasks and will be research-based. The
activities will range from conducting small-scale archive gathering exercises to presenting ideas to
explain what people did in their free time. You will be encouraged to consider how these activities
contribute to your understanding of how people’s experiences of sport and leisure relate to the
present.
Formative assessment activities will be introduced throughout the module, and will require you to
reflect on your personal and professional development, as well as preparing you for summative
assessment tasks. Examples of formative assessment might include group/individual presentations,
interactive reading tasks, small scale media analyses and critical role-playing exercises.
You will be assessed by 2 tasks. The first task will be a discussion essay which challenges you to
account for the emergence of modern sport and leisure forms. The second task will be an individual
exam which requires you to explore and provide explanations for a number of developments in the
history of sport and leisure in modern Britain including economy, state, class, gender, identities, place
time and space.
Lectures and seminar activities will be supported by directed learning materials that you can work on
in your own time and at your own pace. These will take the form of electronic course material and
supplementary readings.
The module makes full use of the University's virtual learning environment in various ways, such as
acting as a repository of module information, a communication tool between you and your tutors, and
between you and your peers, and a medium through which active learning takes place .
You will engage in your own self-selected activities and directed group tasks. There will be a wide
range of resources available on Blackboard which you may choose to use to develop your knowledge
and analytical skills. You should use the self and peer-assessment activities to develop your own
learning plan and in conjunction with your PPDP you will identify the activities that will best support
your own learning.
ASSESSMENT TASK INFORMATION
Task
No.*
Short Description of
Task
SI Code
EX/CW/PR
Task
Weighting %
1
Examination
EX
100%
Word Count
or Exam
Duration**
2 hours
In-module
retrieval
available
N
Task 1: Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4,
To complete this task you will sit an examination which requires you to account for the emergence of
modern sport and leisure forms and explore and provide explanations for a number of developments
in the history of sport and leisure in modern Britain including economy, state, class, gender, identities,
place time and space.
FEEDBACK
Feedback will be provided in a timely way giving appropriately detailed comments on assessments, in
order to support you in making ‘feed-forward’ improvements to future learning and assessment.
Feedback will also help you to clarify your understanding so that you can reflect on your work and
measure your own progress. You will receive feedback on your performance in the following
ways:
 written feedback upon completion of each summative assessment within three working weeks.
 you will be given a recording of the sport/physical activity that you deliver for your first assessment
which, in addition to your written feedback, will help you to prepare for your second assessment
(individual reflection). You will submit the second assessment at the end of the module.
 via individual tutorials/group meetings
 via formative assessment activities where you will practice delivering sport/physical activity sessions
and reflect upon your performance
 oral feedback after learning activities within sessions
LEARNING RESOURCES FOR THIS MODULE
The module makes full use of the University's virtual learning environment in various ways, such as
acting as a repository of module information, a communication tool between you and your tutors, or
between you and your peers, and a medium through which active learning takes place . The module
will be supported by Blackboard which will be used to provide you with the following:

A repository for lecture and seminar material

Reading lists

Links to internal and external learning resources

Assessment for learning activities

Feedback on assessment for learning and other activities

Electronic learning materials (such as journal articles) and links to external organisations and
case study materials

Facilities for group working
READING LIST
BLACKSHAW, Tony (2010). Leisure. London and New York, Routledge.
BORSAY, Peter (2006). A History of Leisure: The British Experience since 1500. Basingstoke,
Macmillan.
CRITCHER, Chas and BRAMHAM, Peter (2004) ‘The Devil Still Makes Work’, in J. T. Haworth and
A. J. Veal (Eds.), Work and Leisure. London: Routledge.
HAYWOOD, Les et al. (1995). Understanding Leisure. Second Edition. Cheltenham: Stanley Thornes.
HILL, Jeffrey (2002). Sport, Leisure and Culture in Twentieth-Century Britain. Basingstoke, Palgrave.
HOGGART, Richard (1966). The Uses of Literacy. Harmondsworth: Pelican.
JEFFERYS, Kevin. (2012). Sport and Politics in Modern Britain: The Road to 2012. London:
Palgrave Macmillan.
POPE, Steven and NAUGHRIGHT, John (eds) (2010). Routledge companion to sports history.
London: Routledge.
KYNASTON, David (2007). Austerity Britain 1945-51. London: Bloomsbury.
MARWICK, Arthur (1998) The Sixties. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
RUSSELL, Dave (2013) ‘The Making of Modern Leisure: the British Experience c. 1850- c. 1960, in
BLACKSHAW, Tony (ED) The Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies. London and New York,
Routledge.
THOMPSON, Edward P. (1968). The Making of the English Working Class. Harmondsworth,
Penguin.
WALTON, John K. (2013) The Annual Holiday: its rise, transformations, expansion and
Fragmentation’, in BLACKSHAW, Tony (editor) The Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies. London
and New York, Routledge.
SECTION 2
MODULE INFORMATION FOR STAFF ONLY
MODULE DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
MODULE STATUS - INDICATE IF ANY CHANGES BEING MADE
NEW MODULE
EXISTING MODULE
Title Change
Level Change
Credit Change
Assessment Pattern Change
Change to Delivery Pattern
Date the new module will be implemented
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
29/09/2014
MODULE DELIVERY PATTERN - Give details of the start and end dates for each module. If the
course has more than one intake, for example, September and January, please give details of the
module start and end dates for each intake.
Module Begins
Module Ends
Course Intake 1
29/09/2015
26/01/2016
Is timetabled contact time required for this module?
Y
Are any staff teaching on this module non-SHU employees?
If yes, please give details of the employer institution(s) below
N
What proportion of the module is taught by these non-SHU staff,
expressed as a percentage?
n/a
MODULE ASSESSMENT INFORMATION
Indicate how the module will be marked
*Overall PERCENTAGE Mark of 40%
Y
*Overall PASS / FAIL Grade
Y
*Choose one only – module cannot include both percentage mark and pass/fail graded tasks
SUB-TASKS
Will any sub-tasks (activities) be used as part of the assessment strategy
N
for this module?
If sub-tasks / activities are to be used this must be approved within the Faculty prior to approval. Subtask / activity marks will be recorded locally and extenuating circumstances, extensions, referrals and
deferrals will not apply to sub-tasks / activities.
FINAL TASK
According to the Assessment Information shown in the Module Descriptor,
which task will be the LAST TASK to be taken or handed-in? (Give task
number as shown in the Assessment Information Grid in Section 1 of the
Descriptor)
NON-STANDARD ASSESSMENT PATTERNS
MARK 'X' IN BOX IF MODULE ASSESSMENT PATTERN IS NON STANDARD,
eg MODEL B, ALL TASKS MUST BE PASSED AT 40%.
NB: Non-standard assessment patterns are subject to faculty agreement and
approval by Registry Services - see guidance. notes.
Task No.
1
n/a
CHECKED
Date
June
2015
Reason
Checked Against SI modification June 2015