Tag: Ashley Ryder

Molly Yanity and Danielle Sarver Coombs’ edited collection Media, Communication and the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup (Routledge) takes a close look at the themes of media and communication in the context of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, one of the most attended women’s sporting events in history. For our reviewer, sport event scholar Christian Tolstrup Jensen, the anthology’s value lies in the plurality of cases, the theories, and the diverse sources – in addition to being an analysis of a particular World Cup, a source for comparison with previous and future World Cups.

Sport Social Work Journal is published by Ball State University, open access, and advocates for the advancement of social justice and change through research that occurs at the intersection of social work (and related professions) and sport. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: ‘Virtual Spaces and Emotional Places: Parent Spectator Behaviors & Sport Social Work Practice Implications by Jerry Reynolds (open access).

SMEJ promotes advancement of the body of knowledge in pedagogy as it relates to sport management education and disseminates knowledge about sport management courses, curricula, and teaching. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Global Sport Management Learning From Home: Expanding the International Sport Management Experience Through a Collaborative Class Project by Melissa Davies, Tim Ströbel.

JSB publishes original, empirical, investigative, and theoretical papers dealing with the studies of behavior in the areas of game and sport. Essentially, the JSB is interested in sociological, psychological, anthropological, and related applications to the science of sport. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: An Examination of the Sources of Self-Efficacy in Runners throughout Training: A Mixed Methods Study by Amber M. Shipherd, Kelly Barcza-Renner, Ashley Samson, Chelsea K. Duncan.

The goal of JASM is to publish sport business-focused research and conceptual contributions that bridge the divide between scholarship and practice. Accordingly, only manuscripts that make a meaningful contribution to the sport industry based on practical, conceptual/empirical grounding will be considered for publication. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The Way of the Fight: An Analysis of MMA Judging by Todd Feldman.