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Sports and K-12 education : insights for teachers, coaches, and school leaders / edited by Ian Parker Renga and Christopher Benedetti.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: xvi, 166 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1475841434
  • 9781475841435
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 796.04/2 23
LOC classification:
  • GV346 .S654 2018
Contents:
Introducation: kicking off an inquiry into sports and K-12 education / Ian Parker Renga and Christopher Benedetti -- Developing a classroom playbook: from the locker room to the classroom / Megan M. Buning and K. Jamil Northcutt -- The point of missed shots: pursuing greatness in the urban classroom / Halley Gruber -- Climbing the pyramid of success in a high-stakes environment / Heather Rogers Haverback -- Examining the professional identities of academic teachers and athletic coaches: a case study of a first-year teacher-coach / Alan Brown -- Toward an expansive view of stdent-athletes beyond the court / Robert D. Greim -- Student-athlete identity formation and the relationship between an athletic subculture and academic success / De'Andre L. Shepard -- The language of teamates and coaches in action: perspectives on urban girls' volleyball and basketball teams / Antonio E. Naula-Rodriguez -- Race, affect, and running: a decolonial reflection on school athletics / Michael Dominguez -- Sporty girls and tomboys: negotiating the rhetoric surrounding female athletes / Crystal L. Beach and Katie S. Dredger -- Between being and becoming: the adolescent-athlete in young adult fiction / Mark A. Lewis and Luke Rodesiler -- Beautiful quarterback passes, golf swings, and ... teaching moves / Ian Parker Renga.
Summary: The impact of athletics on schools is enormous when informal athletic activity and the ubiquity of sports merchandise are also taken into account. What does this mean for educators? What challenges and opportunities do sports and athletic participation present to educators serving in K-12 schools? Sports and K-12 education addresses these questions through an accessible and engaging collection of chapters divided into three overarching themes: sports and classroom success; sports and identity; and sports, media, and schools."--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introducation: kicking off an inquiry into sports and K-12 education / Ian Parker Renga and Christopher Benedetti -- Developing a classroom playbook: from the locker room to the classroom / Megan M. Buning and K. Jamil Northcutt -- The point of missed shots: pursuing greatness in the urban classroom / Halley Gruber -- Climbing the pyramid of success in a high-stakes environment / Heather Rogers Haverback -- Examining the professional identities of academic teachers and athletic coaches: a case study of a first-year teacher-coach / Alan Brown -- Toward an expansive view of stdent-athletes beyond the court / Robert D. Greim -- Student-athlete identity formation and the relationship between an athletic subculture and academic success / De'Andre L. Shepard -- The language of teamates and coaches in action: perspectives on urban girls' volleyball and basketball teams / Antonio E. Naula-Rodriguez -- Race, affect, and running: a decolonial reflection on school athletics / Michael Dominguez -- Sporty girls and tomboys: negotiating the rhetoric surrounding female athletes / Crystal L. Beach and Katie S. Dredger -- Between being and becoming: the adolescent-athlete in young adult fiction / Mark A. Lewis and Luke Rodesiler -- Beautiful quarterback passes, golf swings, and ... teaching moves / Ian Parker Renga.

The impact of athletics on schools is enormous when informal athletic activity and the ubiquity of sports merchandise are also taken into account. What does this mean for educators? What challenges and opportunities do sports and athletic participation present to educators serving in K-12 schools? Sports and K-12 education addresses these questions through an accessible and engaging collection of chapters divided into three overarching themes: sports and classroom success; sports and identity; and sports, media, and schools."--Back cover.

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