SPORT FOR PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR RETIRED MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS Tamar Chachibaia, Associate Professor Tamar Chachibaia. Assistant Professor. Department of Behavior and Social Sciences. DTMU. Course coordinator of Athletes performance and Legislation. Iv.Javakhishvlisi Tbilisi State University Diploma programs help many army service members earn their sports-related degrees or take sport education courses, even during military services. Earning a diploma can lead to jobs in the sport profession as a coach, athletic trainer or administrator in the future. The online courses are beneficial to anyone in the military who has the desire to continue to learn and to improve both mentally and physically. Our initiative provides platform for the smooth transition of retired veterans to civil lifestyle and their integration in sports related activities, to stimulate active participation in university athletic team life, capacity building of leadership and performance enhancement. Program provides with a wealth of information relating to the performance and legislation, risk management. It will be a vital asset to in both civilian and military life. The aim of the project is to involve retired military service veterans in sport education and coaching. To address veterans’ organizations to recruit veterans to sports education, coaching, risk and security management and Paralympics, to facilitate smooth transition of carrier from military to civil. We provide online course of distance education which is promoted at the university web-site as a diploma course of up to one year duration, teaching about rehabilitation and psychological aid, leadership, ppromoting sports education for involvement of retired veteran military service members to become sports educators trough coaching; to build sport safety management team. The program in forward looking perspective is dedicated to be available on many languages for demobilized army service members and wounded warriors. The university will work closely with the wounded warriors to deliver online education Degree programs in sports management are offered to post military service army members, who are ill, wounded or disabled from post combat duty in Afghanistan. Earning PhD degree can lead to jobs in the sport profession as a coach, athletic trainer or administrator in the future. The online courses are Program is beneficial to anyone in the military who has the desire to continue to learn and to improve both mentally and physically. It will be a vital asset to in both civilian and military life. Program provides with a wealth of information relating to the performance and legislation, risk management.

1. Tamar Chachibaia, Tbilisi, Georgia,
September 11-13, 2014
International Scientific Conference “Sport, Physical Activity and
Health”
Faculty of Physical Education and Sports
Comenius University, Bratislava

2. Due to the reforms in higher educationDue to the reforms in higher education
in Georgia in 2000s there wasin Georgia in 2000s there was
performed consolidation of facultiesperformed consolidation of faculties
and universities. Academy of sportsand universities. Academy of sports
split in 2 parts: sports medicinesplit in 2 parts: sports medicine
joined the faculty of physicaljoined the faculty of physical
therapy in the State Medicaltherapy in the State Medical
University, and sports education toUniversity, and sports education to
the pedagogical university.the pedagogical university.
Case study of curriculum development

3. • In my home university in 2012 I offered aIn my home university in 2012 I offered a
new program in Sports Nutrition andnew program in Sports Nutrition and
Legislation, which is still single educationalLegislation, which is still single educational
program of sports related discipline.program of sports related discipline.
• We indicated focus groups to be involved inWe indicated focus groups to be involved in
the studies. Our course is offered to thethe studies. Our course is offered to the
graduates of medicine and other relatedgraduates of medicine and other related
programs. As well to the university studentsprograms. As well to the university students
of other faculties, who are involved in theof other faculties, who are involved in the
athletic activities of the Department of Sportathletic activities of the Department of Sport
and Culture. Among them are students fromand Culture. Among them are students from
the faculties of natural sciences,the faculties of natural sciences,
management, law and others.management, law and others.

4. • Course is also promoted to retired military serviceCourse is also promoted to retired military service
members to stimulate theirmembers to stimulate their reintegration in civilianreintegration in civilian
life; their involvement in future work as teamlife; their involvement in future work as team
coach in high school.coach in high school.
• For these reasons the program is offered as on-For these reasons the program is offered as on-
line e-learning course. In this way students canline e-learning course. In this way students can
access the education material any time and fromaccess the education material any time and from
any place. This is convenient for those involved inany place. This is convenient for those involved in
active sports training.active sports training.
Target groups of the programTarget groups of the program

5. Theory and practice, as well research work are integral
parts of the program.
In the program is used distance e-learning method of
teaching with the individual portfolio approach.
Evaluations of studies are provided by assessment of
students’ portfolio. Method is adopted from the United
States Sports Academy, Alabama.
The program "Legal Aspects of
Athletes Performance"
consists of two modules:
Sports Nutrition and Legislation, which is focusing on
athletes’ performance improvement in sports activities, as
well ethical and legal norms and regulations of human
enhancement in professional sports.

6. Individual Portfolio ComponentsIndividual Portfolio Components
a)a) Professional development planProfessional development plan
(PDP)(PDP)
b)b) MentorshipMentorship
c)c) Mass participation eventsMass participation events
internshipinternship
d)d) ProjectProject
e)e) Selected readings (annotatedSelected readings (annotated
bibliography).bibliography).

7. Professional development plan (PDP)Professional development plan (PDP)
• During the program initiation stage students are
required to submit professional development
plan, with personal statement including
mandatory components: biographical, career
plan component and goals in pursuing the
degree program, which is updating during the
whole course.
• At the end stage is submitted summative
personal narrative. Students should provide an
in-depth discussion on how the goals that were
set prior to entering the program were met.

8. Students will choose the mentorship option and
submit a final paper. The purpose of the
mentorship final paper is to create a paper to
provide an opportunity to explain how the
students’ mentorship experience contributes
to their career goals in the sport related
discipline, e.g. risk management.
MentorshipMentorship

9. Content of the curriculumContent of the curriculum
• On-line platform allows us to use web-portals of USU for education
purposes among students (Uniform Services University,
Bethesda). Curriculum is composed of various materials related to
military sports medicine issues and risk management in various
extreme situations. Presentations are shared publicly and provide
wealth of information specific for our current program.
• In the sports medicine law issues are included negligence,
confidentiality, as well anti-discrimination law. Important is knowing
and understanding of the problems associated with the drugs of
the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
• When completed, the e-portfolios will be clear academic portrait of
student’s interests, scholarly abilities, writing and research
capabilities, independent and critical thinking.

10.  The priority issue remains involvement of retired
military service members in teaching and learning
for their reintegration in civilian life. The university
will work closely with the wounded warriors to
deliver online sport education programs to military
personnel, who are ill, wounded or disabled from
post combat duty in Afghanistan and Iraq; to
address veterans’ organizations and recruit them to
sports activities and Paralympics.
Key PriorityKey Priority

11. Future Plans
Out interest is to develop 2nd and 3rd cycle educational programs
in collaboration with the Faculty of Education and
Department of Culture and Sports of Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State
University
http://www.tsu.edu.ge/ge/government/administration/departments/culture_sport/sport
Sports Nutrition
& Legislation
http://www.tsu.edu.ge/ge/government/administration/departments/lll/tv9f13htqdv3dufu/9anntfbjiu