At a time when sports coverage inundates the airwaves, when coaches are routinely among the highest-paid school employees, and when professional sports recruiters are increasingly focusing on high school students, Sports and Education offers a balanced, thought-provoking look at a deep-cutting issue. Is it time for the United States to mirror a number of other industrialized countries and remove sports from educational settings, as many education and athletic professionals have suggested?
Sports and Education challenges many long-held assumptions and examines all viewpoints surrounding this question. The result is a clear-eyed, research-supported look at both the positive and the negative impact of school-sponsored athletics on the participants, their nonparticipating classmates, parents, coaches, fans, educators, and school boards.
"…describes the current status of sports in the educational community and is a good resource for students researching material for papers in education courses…appropriate for libraries serving a population where there is a demand for teacher education materials.'
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| Series Editor's Preface | ||
| Preface | ||
| Ch. 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| Ch. 2 | Chronology | 35 |
| Ch. 3 | What We Learn from Sport | 73 |
| Ch. 4 | Significant Issues and Individuals in Sport | 143 |
| Ch. 5 | Organizations | 191 |
| Ch. 6 | Selected Print and Nonprint Resources | 201 |
| Index | 215 | |
| About the Author | 226 |
Overview
At a time when sports coverage inundates the airwaves, when coaches are routinely among the highest-paid school employees, and when professional sports recruiters are increasingly focusing on high school students, Sports and Education offers a balanced, thought-provoking look at a deep-cutting issue. Is it time for the United States to mirror a number of other industrialized countries and remove sports from educational settings, as many education and athletic professionals have ...