| 326 | Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
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| 8:45 AM-10:00 AM | Convention Center:108 |
| NASPE/Research/Social Sciences |
| Soccer as a Tool for Global Social Change |
| The Ohio University - Play Soccer Partnership provides a significant exchange of cultures among the United States and Ghana, Senegal and South Africa. The Urban Soccer Collaborative is comprised of non-profit organizations that use soccer to affect positive youth development, in which Xavier University is a founding member. Both authors will outline how these relationships have evolved and will present programming ideas designed to help us meet the social and health needs of participants.
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Keyword(s): interdisciplinary, international issues, sport history, philosophy, sociology
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| Presider: Terry Eguaoje, Nova Southeastern University, Brandon, MS |
| Speakers: Ronald W. Quinn, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH; and David B. Carr, Ohio University, Athens, OH |