Mr Charles Spring
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Job title: Senior lecturer/programme leader
Email: c.p.l.spring@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332 594648
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Department: Sports, Leisure and Tourism
Faculty: Buxton
School: School of Culture and Lifestyle
Subject Area: Sports and Outdoor Recreation
I am programme leader for a number of different programmes, including all the joint honours sport related subject areas and the Foundation Degree in Sports Coaching. I also oversee the Public Services provision at HE level. My teaching duties include historical and social modules as well as management and policy modules in the sports programmes up to masters level.
I'm also a member of the school quality and marketing committees as well as an external examiner for another HE institutions sports programmes.
Teaching responsibilities
I teach on a wide range of sports development related modules at first and second year levels. I teach management modules from first year degree to postgraduate level. I also teach martial arts related modules in the areas of coaching and philosophy.
Professional interests
Sports regeneration and management; martial arts; sustainability and the impact on the environment of sport and sports tourism.
Research interests
Currently, my key research area is how martial arts can impact on the curriculum within schools and post-school provision. I am also interested in stadia moves and the social consequences of these moves to both interested populations.
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
I'm a member of the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management and the Institute of Sports, Parks and Leisure Management.
Recent Conferences
- Paper 'Experiential Learning in the University setting' University of Applied Sciences summer school conference Hamenliina Finland May 2009
- Learning Teaching and Assessment Poster presentation 'Martial Arts in University Settings' (July 2008) University of Derby Buxton
- Paper 'Moving Stadia is Simple!' (November 2007) delivered Herriot Watt University School of Built Environment Seminar Series
- Presentation 'Martial Arts in University Settings. Findings from China and Japan' (November 2007) University of Derby Buxton Culture and Lifestyle research group
- Delivered research report on work undertaken in University NIFS Japan (August 2007) Martial Arts in University Settings
- Paper 'Moving Stadia is Simple' (2006) delivered to University of Staffordshire
- Paper 'Social Impacts of Stadia Moves' (2006) at Royal Geographic Institute London Stadia Relocation National Conference
- Paper at HAMK Finland Martial Arts and Aggression Reduction (August 2005)
- Paper for International Conference in Rotterdam 9-11 Nov 2005 Impacts of Stadia move on specific population groups.
- Delivered a paper on 'The impact of sports on community cohesion' (2005) University of Derby research group
Additional Interests and Activities
I am a keen martial artist who has been practising for 37 years and a black belt in both Karate and Kickboxing. I'm also a Krav Maga instructor.
Media experience
Local radio interviews, various articles.
Undergraduate qualifications
- BA (Hons) Leisure Management, Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies
