EXKSR 6402 - Access, Community, and Belonging in Sport and Recreation
19394178
Language of Delivery
English
Delivery Options
Online - Self Paced Asynchronous
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Course Description
This course explores how sport and recreation organizations can foster inclusive environments through access, community-building, and belonging. Topics include systemic barriers, intersectionality, inclusive leadership, universal design, and equity-driven policy. Through case studies and applied frameworks, students will examine how to move beyond representation toward meaningful inclusion, with emphasis on community co-creation, storytelling, and organizational change.
Who Should Take This Course?
The learners for these courses fall into the following categories:
- 🗸Ideal for professionals and emerging leaders in sport, recreation, and tourism committed to inclusive, community-focused environments.
- 🗸Valuable for program coordinators, recreation managers, diversity & inclusion officers, community sport leaders, non-profit staff, coaches, and municipal professionals.
- 🗸Supports those aiming to advance equity and belonging within their organizations.
- 🗸Beneficial for individuals transitioning into the field or seeking to deepen their understanding of systemic barriers and inclusive practices.
Learning Objectives
By the end the course, students will be able to:
- 🗸 Explain the principles of Access, Community, and Belonging (ACB) and how they differ from traditional diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) approaches in sport and recreation.
- 🗸 Identify systemic barriers to participation and apply intersectional and lived experience frameworks to better understand exclusion in sport and recreation contexts.
- 🗸 Apply key legal, ethical, and design principles, including the duty to accommodate and universal design, to support inclusive environments.
- 🗸 Design inclusive programs and spaces that address financial, cultural, physical, and digital barriers to access.
- 🗸 Evaluate organizational practices related to leadership, hiring, and communication through an ACB lens.
- 🗸 Implement strategies that move beyond representation to foster authentic belonging, community co-creation, and sustainable organizational change.
Notes
- 🗸This course is delivered in a fully asynchronous format. 100% of course content is delivered online, accessible through CE Canvas, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
- 🗸Students can self-enroll at any time. Learners have 90 days to complete the course from the date of registration.
- 🗸This course includes interactive modules, case studies, and assessments designed to be completed at your own pace.
- 🗸This course is a total of 12 hours.
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