A Sane Island Surrounded

Autor/in	Roberts, Jack
Titel	A Sane Island Surrounded
Quelle	In: Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 73 (2008) 8, S.61-66 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-127X
Schlagwörter	Television Viewing; Secondary Schools; Extramural Athletics; Athletic Coaches; Travel; Compensation (Remuneration); Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fernsehkonsum; Sekundarschule; Außerunterrichtlicher Schulsport; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich
Abstract	A combination of commercialism and professionalism has become a powerful force undermining the wholesome nature of amateur athletic programs in local secondary schools of America. The growth in popularity of professional sports in America parallels the introduction of television. The pervasive influence of television on American life has driven networks to televise all kinds of sports, every day of the week, at all hours of the day. This constant bombardment of a commercialized and professionalized version of sport has had its effect, first on college sports and, more recently, on scholastic sports. How can school sports programs stave off the negative effects of the combined pressure of commercialism and professionalism? In this article, the author offers three examples of Michigan policies that blunt the impact of commercialism and professionalism in school sports. These include: (1) travel limitations; (2) compensation for coaches; and (3) restrictions on telecasts. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10