| Out of Bounds: When Scholarship Athletes Become Academic Scholars Contributor(s): Steinberg, Shirley R. (Editor), Mahiri, Jabari (Author), Van Rheenen, Derek (Author) |
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ISBN: 1433105683 ISBN-13: 9781433105685 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $41.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation - Education | Aims & Objectives - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 796.043 |
| LCCN: 2009045809 |
| Series: Counterpoints |
| Physical Information: 142 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Out of Bounds explores the trajectories and challenges of exceptional men and women athletes who later became outstanding academic scholars. The book reports findings from participatory, qualitative research, and problematizes ways we have come to think about the separation and integration of athletic and academic practices - embodied in both institutions and individuals, and reflected through intersecting categories and experiences of race, gender, and social class. Through the provocative and surprising narratives of gifted athletes who became prolific scholars, this book offers significantly new ways of thinking about the connections, contradictions, and possibilities of sports and schools. |