Sports and Education: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary Education Issues) - Hardcover

Frank, Anna Marie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 185109525X ISBN 13: 9781851095254

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2003

Synopsis

A timely, unbiased look at the positive and negative effects of school-sponsored sports on the American education system.

· A comprehensive introduction provides the framework for an in-depth presentation of the most frequently debated issues related to sport as an educational aspect of society

· A chronology details the evolution of sport and education with topics such as the Olympic games, sport in formal educational settings, and when specific sports were established at the professional level

About this title

Book Description:

In the sports-saturated United States, we take for granted that organized athletics should be a part of the grade school or high school experience—to the extent that almost no one questions whether devoting so much school time and money to sports is a good idea or not.

About the Author:

Anna Marie Frank, EdD, is assistant professor of physical education and fitness management in the School of Education and serves on the athletic board and Athletic Academic Eligibility Committee at DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 185109525X
• ISBN 13: 9781851095254
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240