PH- High School Sports Aren’t Killing Academics – Flashcards
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research shows that schools with strong athletic programs have higher ----- ------ and lower -------- ----------
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test scores; drop-out rates
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what vary at least as much in test scores as do developed countries?
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states
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on the field success and high participation in sports is not random, what two things does athletics require?
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focus and determination
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success in sports programs actually facilitates or reflects greater ------- --------- within a school's community
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social capital
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ripley cites the writings of who?
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coleman
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coleman finds that social capital is highly predictive of --------- ------------
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academic success
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one can compare the benefits of sports gatherings to --------- gatherings
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religious
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chicago program used to benefit disadvantage boys
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becoming a man--sports edition
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research shows that boys in the first year of Becoming A Man--Sports Edition were less likely to --------- -------- or be engaged in -------- -----
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transfer schools; violent crime
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a year after boys participated in Becoming A Man-- Sports Edition, research shows that they were less likely to have an encounter with the --------- --------- --------
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juvenile justice system
