William Bacon
Biographic Data
| ID | 3942349 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Bacon |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Bacon |
| SIGNATURE | BACON W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sheffield |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Constructing knowledge
Models of curricula development in higher education pay scant attention to the role of self‐interested actors in the construction of knowledge. Rather, it is assumed that curricula develop on the basis of fission within disciplines, fusion between fields, the exertion of pressure by the state or other stakeholders, or the development of knowledge in relation to professional practice. This article argues that the ongoing debate about the nature an…
Sports development and the public sector
(2000). Sports development and the public sector: the case of association bowls. The International Journal of the History of Sport: Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 165-175
The rise of the German and the demise of the English spa industry
This paper develops a critical and comparative analysis of the growth and demise of the spa industry in the two contrasting European business environments. These are, first, those market oriented systems of Anglo-Saxon capitalism developed during the English bourgeois revolution of the 17th century and, secondly, those systems of state-managed German capitalism developed during the industrial transformation of middle Europe in the 19th century. T…
Gatekeepers of public leisure’
This paper examines the social antecedents, occupational experiences and problems currently challenging executive managers within the public leisure services in Britain. It describes those processes involved in an historic development which has seen leisure managers moving from the margin to occupy a more central role in local government, and explores the major dificulties currently challenging senior managers who have experienced this process of…
The Development of the Leisure Management Profession in the United Kingdom; A Comparative Analysis of Development and Change
This paper suggests that within the United Kingdom, a combination of factors including a strong identification with North American practice and a social tradition ascribing high status to socially exclusive professional organisations, have impacted to produce a unique professional leisure management organisation: “The Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management”. This institute is innovatory in that it sought to create a unified body to represent…
The vulnerable profession? An analysis of the structure and role of the institute of leisure and amenity managers in post Keynesian society
A New Partnership for Our Schools 1
Gatekeepers of public leisure’
This paper examines the social antecedents, occupational experiences and problems currently challenging executive managers within the public leisure services in Britain. It describes those processes involved in an historic development which has seen leisure managers moving from the margin to occupy a more central role in local government, and explores the major dificulties currently challenging senior managers who have experienced this process of…
The rise of the German and the demise of the English spa industry
This paper develops a critical and comparative analysis of the growth and demise of the spa industry in the two contrasting European business environments. These are, first, those market oriented systems of Anglo-Saxon capitalism developed during the English bourgeois revolution of the 17th century and, secondly, those systems of state-managed German capitalism developed during the industrial transformation of middle Europe in the 19th century. T…
A New Partnership for Our Schools 1
The Development of the Leisure Management Profession in the United Kingdom; A Comparative Analysis of Development and Change
This paper suggests that within the United Kingdom, a combination of factors including a strong identification with North American practice and a social tradition ascribing high status to socially exclusive professional organisations, have impacted to produce a unique professional leisure management organisation: “The Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management”. This institute is innovatory in that it sought to create a unified body to represent…
The vulnerable profession? An analysis of the structure and role of the institute of leisure and amenity managers in post Keynesian society
Gatekeepers of public leisure’
This paper examines the social antecedents, occupational experiences and problems currently challenging executive managers within the public leisure services in Britain. It describes those processes involved in an historic development which has seen leisure managers moving from the margin to occupy a more central role in local government, and explores the major dificulties currently challenging senior managers who have experienced this process of…
The rise of the German and the demise of the English spa industry
This paper develops a critical and comparative analysis of the growth and demise of the spa industry in the two contrasting European business environments. These are, first, those market oriented systems of Anglo-Saxon capitalism developed during the English bourgeois revolution of the 17th century and, secondly, those systems of state-managed German capitalism developed during the industrial transformation of middle Europe in the 19th century. T…
Sports development and the public sector
(2000). Sports development and the public sector: the case of association bowls. The International Journal of the History of Sport: Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 165-175
Constructing knowledge
Models of curricula development in higher education pay scant attention to the role of self‐interested actors in the construction of knowledge. Rather, it is assumed that curricula develop on the basis of fission within disciplines, fusion between fields, the exertion of pressure by the state or other stakeholders, or the development of knowledge in relation to professional practice. This article argues that the ongoing debate about the nature an…
Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (3 works) · Amenity (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Economics (2 works)