Stories of Indigenous Success in Australian Sport Journeys to the AFL and NRL /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Light, Richard (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Robert Evans, John (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Sports-Sociological aspects.; Culture.; Educational sociology.; Australasia.; Sociology of Sport and Leisure.; Sociology of Culture.; Sociology of Education.; Australasian Culture.

This book presents journeys of sixteen Indigenous Australian athletes from their first touch of a 'footy' to the highest levels of Australian football and rugby league, conceptualized as a process of learning. The authors challenge simplistic explanations of Indigenous success in Australia...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I: Introduction
• 1. Indigenous Australians and Sport
• 2. Sport, Experience, the Body and Learning
• 3. The Study
• Part II
• 4. Alvin: 'It's Our Life'
• 5. Max: 'Dad Wanted Me to Try a Lot of Different Sports'
• 6. Toby: 'Bring Your Own Flavour'
• 7. Carl: 'Geez-I'm Not Too Bad at This Caper'
• Part II: Discussion
• Part III
• 8. Danny: 'Rugby League's a Religion for Aboriginal People'
• 9 Ryan: 'Having Good Relationships with People Who Believe in You and Believe in Your Ability'
• 10. Bernie: 'I Knew What I Wanted and I Was Willing to Do Anything to Get It'
• 11. Zac: The Road Less Travelled
• Part III: Discussion
• Part IV: What These Stories Tell Us
• Introduction to Part IV
• 12. Laying the Foundations of Expertise
• 13. Transitioning into the Culture of Professional Sport
• 14 Locating Learning in the Bigger Picture
• 15. Conclusion and Implications.