Report of the AEHESIS project Karen Petry

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Report of the AEHESIS projectKaren Petry

• 18th May 2006
• European Association of Sport Employers (EASE)

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Bologna Declaration
The Declarations Objectives

• Adoption of a system of comparable degrees, based
  on two main cycles. First cycle of at least 3
  yr, relevant to labour market.
• Implementation of a European Diploma Supplement,
  to increase titles transparency and
  employability.
• Establishment of a system of credits (such as the
  ECTS, European Credit Transfer System).
• Recognition of credits acquired in other contexts
  than higher education system.
• Promotion of European dimension in higher
  education interinstitutional cooperation,
  integrated programs of study, etc.
• Elimination of remaining obstacles to free
  mobility.
• Promotion of European quality-assurance systems.

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Bologna Declaration
Nature of the Declaration
Not just a statement A binding commitment Not
an imposition upon national systems A
commitment undertaken by each country to reform
its own system Not a path toward
standardisation Fundamental principles of
autonomy and diversity affirmed and respected An
action program, with specific objectives and a
deadline 2010
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Introduction
The aim of the whole project which is funded by
the European Commission (2003 2006) is
Aligning European Higher Education Structure In
Sport Science (AEHESIS) by focusing on two major
aspects

• To integrate programmes and time frames of the
  educational structures

2. To ensure that the identified structures
relate to the need of the labour market in four
main areas

• Sport Management
• Physical Education
• Health Fitness
• Sport Coaching

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Specific objectives

• The specific objectives of the Thematic Network
  are to
• Describe, analyse and compare existing university
  and non-university programmes (mapping)

• Bring about a high level of Europe-wide
  convergence and transparency in four main areas
  of sport science by defining commonly accepted
  professional and learning outcomes

• Engage with the labour market to ensure
  vocational relevance by developing professional
  profiles and desired outcomes in terms of
  knowledge, skills competencies

• Identify and promote examples of good practice

• Develop and exchange information in relation to
  the development of curricula and to develop a
  model curriculum structure for each area

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1st 2nd year activities (2003-05)

• Set up a management and research structure in
  the project
• Start to build up an electronic communication
  environment and service database
  (www.aehesis.com)

• Develop a methodology for analysing and comparing
  programmes and for identifying common
  elements and areas of specificity and diversity
• Build a general overview of the degrees and the
  implementation of the Bologna process in the
  countries involved (mapping)

• Develop and exchange information in relation to
  the development of curricula and to develop a
  model curriculum structure for each area

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Electronic communication environment

• Start to build up an electronic communication
  environment and service database

• Website http//www.aehesis.com
• Partner Login-area

• Monthly newsletter
• - Distribution list with more than 400 e-mail
  addresses
• Recommendation Button for a swift dissemination
  of the newsletter

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Electronic communication environment
Web site www.aehesis.com
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Evaluation Model
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Database
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Trends statistics IQ
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Trends statistics IQ
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Evaluation Model
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Curriculum Questionnaire

• Development of the Curriculum
  Questionnaire

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Trends statistics CQ
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Trends statistics CQ
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Trends statistics CQ
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Evaluation Model
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Six-Step-Model (Gilles Klein)
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Identified Standard Occupations

• Physical Education
• Primary and/or Secondary school PE teacher
• Coaching
• Coach of beginner sportspeople, Coach of
  participation/non competitive sportspeople,
  Coach of talent identified sportspeople, Coach
  of high performance/ full-time players/ athletes
• Health and Fitness
• Health and Fitness Instructor, Public Health
  Promotion Specialists,
• Health related Exercise Specialists
• Sport Management
• Local Sport Manager or Director in a city or
  municipality,
• Sport Club Manager or Director
• Manager or Director in National Sport Federation
  and
• Manager in Fitness Club

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Next steps

• Mapping will be extended to all countries and
  all institutions/ organisations offering
  university or non-university programmes in the
  sport sector
• Survey (curriculum questionnaire) will be
  extended
• Evaluation of the activities
• The four area groups are doing further work on
  the agreed 6 step model to build up a model
  curriculum structure
• Mobilising as much as possible stakeholders to
  co-operate with the AEHESIS project (e.g.
  Ministries, Public bodies, professional
  organisations)
• Final Conference, held in Prague/Czech Republic
  on 01 02 September 2006

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Final Conference
Prague Conference Programme
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Final Conference
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www.aehesis.com