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Performance Versus Results: A Critique of Values in Contemporary Sport (S U N Y SERIES IN PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION)

Name: Performance Versus Results: A Critique of Values in Contemporary Sport (S U N Y SERIES IN PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION)
Author: John H. Gibson
ISBN: 9780791413531

John H. Gibson

150 pages

State Univ of New York Pr

Jun 1993

Hardcover

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This study examines the consequences of cultural development on the emergence of contemporary sport. The current preoccupation with statistics and reductionist theories has objectified athletic performance to the extent that the scoreboard identifies excellence. Gibson offers an alternative position that focuses on the relationship of the athlete to the sport.