Sports crazy : how sports are sabotaging American schools /

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"Sports Crazy exposes the excesses of middle and high school sports and the detrimental effects our sports obsession has on American education. Institutions are increasingly emulating college and professional sports models and losing sight of a host of educational and health goals. Steven J. Ov...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Overman, Steven J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2019]
Temas:
School sports > United States > History.
School sports > Social aspects > United States.
Sports scolaires > États-Unis > Histoire.
Sports scolaires > Aspect social > États-Unis.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Sociology of Sports.
School sports
School sports > Social aspects
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Interscholastic sports in context
  • Understanding school sports: looking back, exploring abroad
  • The problems with governance, funding, and professional coaches
  • How parents, boosters, and sports fans drive the agenda
  • Sports culture rules in the American high school
  • The troubled relationship between interscholastic sports and academics
  • Physical fitness-or not?-of the student-athlete
  • Character versus bad behavior
  • The corrupting influence of outside interests
  • The case against tackle football
  • The tail that wags the dog.

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