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ERIC Number: EJ670938
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1881
Spoilsport: On Sport and Attainment.
Pirrie, Anne
Educational Research, v45 n2 p181-88 Sum 2003
A review of research on connections between sports participation and academic achievement examines social and political implications of a shift from school sports to school-aged sports. It questions the context of such research in its emphasis on the utilitarian rather than intrinsic value of physical activity. (Contains 23 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Elementary Secondary Education, Participation, Physical Education, Research
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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