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Ist die Olympische Idee auch und immer noch eine Erziehungsidee ? Der neue Band der Reihe Bildung und Sport greift diese Fragestellung auf und gibt einen Einblick in die padagogischen Zusammenhange, in denen der Komplex Olympia sowohl historisch als auch theoretisch steht. Die Diskussion um die Veranstaltung olympischer Jugendspiele, die erstmals 2010 in Singapur ausgetragen wurden, hat die Frage nach den Potenzialen und Problemen olympischer Padagogik neu aufgeworfen.

We as humans are prone to a variety of wired-in cognitive mistakes in the way we interpret and react to risk-related information. This is highly consequential since the cognitive biases managers are exposed to in their day-to-day business erode the objectivity of their risk-related decisions, which ultimately hurts the financial well-being of their firms. This book seeks to develop risk literacy as a leadership skill. It helps managers develop the skills to improve managerial decision-making in regards to managing risk.

Global Perspectives of Sport and Physical Culture is a compilation of diverse essays derived from the works of prominent international scholars that address significant international issues relative to sporting practices from a historical perspective. A variety of movement cultures are examined and analysed, such as various aspects of the turner and gymnastic movements, the transnational development of dance, competitive sport, non-competitive performance, and mountaineering.

Michael Krugers introductory chapter sets a framework for analysis with a historiographical and philosophical...

Games and Sporting Events in History offers a broad global perspective on sports and games in Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia. A diverse set of topics covers education, medicine, therapy, body culture, gender, race, cross cultural flow, and political issues from the late nineteenth century throughout the twentieth century, offering new insights into previously little researched areas of scholarship relating to physical activity and sport. Such works take a new look at old issues with continued relevance to current works. The use of sports as a political tool are prominent in...