Minseok Ahn and Public Sociology of Sport

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Title: Minseok Ahn and Public Sociology of Sport
Language: English
Authors: Lim, Seungyup, Love, Adam, Lim, Hyun-Chin
Source: Quest. 2015 67(1):30-43.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2015
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Junior High Schools
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Biographies, Athletics, Sociology, Activism, Educational Change, Physical Education Teachers, Public Officials, Middle School Teachers
Geographic Terms: South Korea
DOI: 10.1080/00336297.2014.985318
ISSN: 0033-6297
Abstract: This article presents a biographical overview of Minseok Ahn's career, specifically highlighting his role as a public sport sociologist. Notably, Ahn has spent time as a student activist, worked as a physical education teacher, served as a scholar with a university appointment, and held office in the South Korean National Assembly. Throughout his career, he has sought engagement with multiple publics in multiple ways to pursue reform in sport and physical education. An examination of Ahn's career can offer insights regarding the processes and challenges involved in pursuing public sociology and provide a cross-national perspective that helps us consider the possibilities that exist for scholars to seek progressive change in sport through public engagement.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 37
Entry Date: 2015
Accession Number: EJ1050686
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This article presents a biographical overview of Minseok Ahn's career, specifically highlighting his role as a public sport sociologist. Notably, Ahn has spent time as a student activist, worked as a physical education teacher, served as a scholar with a university appointment, and held office in the South Korean National Assembly. Throughout his career, he has sought engagement with multiple publics in multiple ways to pursue reform in sport and physical education. An examination of Ahn's career can offer insights regarding the processes and challenges involved in pursuing public sociology and provide a cross-national perspective that helps us consider the possibilities that exist for scholars to seek progressive change in sport through public engagement.
ISSN:0033-6297
DOI:10.1080/00336297.2014.985318