Sports and Education: A Reference Handbook by Anna Marie Frank
Sports and Education: A Reference Handbook by Anna Marie Frank
English | Nov 4, 2003 | ISBN: 185109525X | 226 Pages | PDF | 972 kb
English | Nov 4, 2003 | ISBN: 185109525X | 226 Pages | PDF | 972 kb
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.