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ERIC Number: EJ656592
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0273-5024
Junior Sport and the Evolution of Sport Cultures.
Siedentop, Daryl
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v21 n4 p392-401 Jul 2002
Addresses junior sport and sport culture in New Zealand, recommending that it receive serious consideration for its crucial role in the future of New Zealand's sport culture. The paper presents three goals for junior sport programs (educative, public health, and elite development), describes characteristics of junior sport (e.g., youth want to participate, to improve, and to have fun), and notes characteristics of successful programs. (SM)
Descriptors: Athletics, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Physical Education, Preservice Teacher Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: New Zealand