Reclaiming school athletics in Cape Town's underclass, 1933-1955

Introduction: Reclaiming Small Towns

Most books dealing with cities start with international statistics on urbanisation. These figures underline the shift towards an urban world. For instance, it is common to begin by stating, after the UN, that since 2014, 54 % of the world population lives in cities, and that the least urbanised continents, Africa and Asia, are also those experiencing the most rapid urbanisation. We also open wi...

Preseason heat-acclimatization guidelines for secondary school athletics.

Inter-Association Task Force for Preseason Secondary School Athletics Participants: Lawrence E. Armstrong, PhD, FACSM ; Lindsay B. Baker, PhD`; Michael F. Bergeron, PhD, FACSM‰; Virginia M. Buchanan, JD ; Michael J. Carroll, MEd, LAT, ATCI; Michelle A. Cleary, PhD, LAT, ATCI; Edward R. Eichner, MD, FACSM ; Michael S. Ferrara, PhD, ATC, FNATAI; Tony D. Fitzpatrick, MA, LAT, ATCI; Jay R. Hoffman,...

The Academic Benefits of High School Athletics Graduate Degree/ Major: Ms School Counseling

With the current trend in educational budget cuts it is imperative that schools are aware of ways to increase student success. A negative stigma has often been associated with being an athlete. The following study was designed to discover whether students participating in athletics tend to possess significantly different grade point averages, and unexcused absence rates, than their non-athlete ...

Women in Poverty: A New Global Underclass

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