Traditional administrative locations for sport management program have been in recreation and park administration and physical education departments. The purpose of this study was to explore the conceptual framework around the development of sport management curricula. Content analysis process applied to 120 articles dealing with sport management curriculum and practice revealed two major schools of thought: one from a physical education/kinesiology perspective and the other from a recreation/leisure studies perspective. A data collection matrix posed a conceptual model that graphically described components of these schools. This model can be further tested and validated further to provide a framework for future curricular development.
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