Cooperation between Schools and Elite Sports. How Are Schools Affected from Engaging in Athletic Talent Development?

Autor/inn/en	Nielsen, Jens Christian; Skrubbeltrang, Lotte Stausgaard; Olesen, Jesper Stilling; Karen, David
Titel	Cooperation between Schools and Elite Sports. How Are Schools Affected from Engaging in Athletic Talent Development?
Quelle	In: International Studies in Sociology of Education, 31 (2022) 3, S.325-346 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nielsen, Jens Christian) ORCID (Skrubbeltrang, Lotte Stausgaard) ORCID (Olesen, Jesper Stilling)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0962-0214
DOI	10.1080/09620214.2020.1847167
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Athletics; Athletes; Talent Development; Elementary Schools; Secondary Schools; Reputation; Advantaged; High Achievement; Partnerships in Education; Cooperation; Public Schools; Global Approach; Local Issues; Denmark + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Leichtathletik; Athlet; Begabtenförderung; Talentförderung; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Sekundarschule; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Co-operation; Kooperation; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Globales Denken; Dänemark
Abstract	In this article, we show how collaboration between Danish municipal primary and lower secondary schools ("folkeskoler") and elite sports clubs to establish SportsClasses enables schools to set parameters that align student-athletes' attitudes and behavior towards school and academic performance. Using neo-institutional theory, we show how two separate institutional domains -- education and sport -- come to agree on common purposes and practices for an endeavor that takes place on the 'home field' of education. We apply the theoretical concepts of 'contractualisation' and 'accountability' to understand what these learning agreements or implicit social contracts involve, how they are made, and how they are enforced. These concepts capture the empirical governance mechanisms that produce the integration of athletes into school norms and practices as well as how these norms and practises are re-configured as an effect of the cooperation. The article is based on an ethnographic study of the admissions process for SportsClasses. We discuss the benefits and risks for the publicly funded school system in entering into such social learning contracts. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01