The Importance of School Sports in American Education and Socialization

This book articulates the important benefits of school sports and other co-curricular activities which empower youth and dissuade them from gang involvements and deviant behavior. It also describes how these voluntary programs motivate students to stay in school, earn better grades, reinforce the ideals of our Constitution more than any other single type of activity, and prepare youth in cooperative skills so greatly called for by employers today.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Foreword; Preface; The Best and Worst of Times for American Youth; Behavior Standards, Self-Restraint and Implications for Democracy; Sports and Competition: Their Value to Western Civilization, Education, and Democracy; Dance of Life, Change, Adaptation

About the author

By Ronald M. Jeziorski and Theodore M. Hesburgh

Summary

This work points out the benefits of school sports and other co-curricular activities which empower youth and dissuade them from delinquency. It also describes how these voluntary programmes motivate students to stay on at school and obtain better grades, and encourage their co-operative skills.

Product details

• Authors: Fr. Theodore M. Hesburgh, Theodore Hesburgh, Theodore M Hesburgh, Theodore M. Hesburgh, Hesburgh Theodore M., Ronald Jeziorski, Ronald M Jeziorski, Ronald M. Jeziorski, Jeziorski Ronald M.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.04.1994
• EAN: 9780819194893
• ISBN: 978-0-8191-9489-3
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 204 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; USA, SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, EDUCATION / Curricula, SPORTS & RECREATION / Training, Sports training & coaching, United States of America, USA, Age groups: children, Curriculum planning & development, Age groups: adolescents, Schools, Sports training and coaching, Schools and pre-schools, Curriculum planning and development, EDUCATION / Schools / General