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UNINA9910777870203321 |
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Autore |
Gerdy John R |
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Titolo |
Air ball [[electronic resource] ] : American education's failed experiment with elite athletics / / John R. Gerdy |
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Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-91725-0 |
9786612917257 |
1-60473-074-9 |
1-4294-6061-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (279 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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School sports - United States |
College sports - United States |
Sports - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-264) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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An experiment justified -- Beyond the ivy-covered walls -- Envisioning a different future -- A changed context for reform -- Building critical mass for change -- Rebuild it and they will continue to come -- Articulating and meeting responsibilities -- Courage. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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John R. Gerdy has seen nearly every side of athletics. He is the son of a high school football coach; he was an All-American and professional basketball player and a legislative assistant for the National Collegiate Athletic Association; and he served as an associate commissioner for the Southeastern Conference. In Air Ball: American Education's Failed Experiment with Elite Athletics, Gerdy brings all of those perspectives to argue that the American system of school and community athletics is broken. But he is no mere naysayer. He offers a bold, progressive blueprint for reforming athletics to |
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