Sport, Olympism and Education

Description

Sport has become a global phenomenon that pervades many aspects of current social, political, economic, cultural and moral life. To many, sport has become a valued human practice with particular educative and social functions. If sport is to remain 'a valued human practice' it is necessary that it be practised in accordance with its ideals and values understood from an educative and social sense. This exciting course will examine sport and Olympism from an educative, sociological, philosophical and ethical sense and in particular examine and critique the relationship between sport, Olympism and education.