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Sports and Education: A Reference Handbook

by Anna M. Frank

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School sports and the purposes of education

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School sports and the purposes of education

Anna M. Frank’s reference handbook examines the place of school-sponsored athletics in the American education system, weighing benefits and drawbacks across the school community. Its scope extends beyond student athletes to classmates who do not participate, families, coaches, fans, educators, and school boards. The book also considers a broader policy question: whether sports belong in educational settings, including comparisons with countries that separate athletics from schools. Research-supported discussion and attention to multiple viewpoints make this a resource for examining how athletics intersect with educational priorities and the responsibilities of schools.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in physical education and school policy
  • Students researching the effects of school-sponsored sports
  • Educators and families considering athletics’ role in schools

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School-sponsored athleticsPhysical educationEducation policyCommunity effects of school sports

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Book overview

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

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.

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