| 688 | Friday, March 16, 2007 |
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| 4:00 PM-5:15 PM | Convention Center:316 |
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| Sport and Human Rights: The Place of AAHPERD in the Discussion |
| Given the establishment of AAHPERD’s new Social Justice and Diversity Committee, the Alliance can expand its discussion of sport opportunities for all. This Committee may offer the Alliance a chance to go further, looking at the very nature of sport and what it offers to participants. This presentation provides a basic understanding of sport and human rights as well as using sport to promote human rights. Examples of best practices by sport organizations will be presented. There will be a discussion of this topic relative to the Alliance’s Social Justice and Diversity Committee. |
Keyword(s): international issues, multiculturalism/cultural diversity, standards and ethics
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| Speakers: Mary A. Hums, University Of Louisville, Louisville, KY; and Eli A. Wolff, Northeastern University, Boston, MA |