Baseball in the Classroom

Essays on Teaching the National Pastime

Edward J Rielly editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc

Published:18th Oct '06

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As scholarly interest in baseball has increased in recent years, so too has the use of baseball both as subject and as teaching method in college courses. In addition to lecturing on baseball history, professors are more frequently using baseball as a pedagogical tool to teach other disciplines. Baseball's interdisciplinary appeal is evident in the myriad ways that diverse college faculty have made use of it in the classroom.

In this collection of essays, professors from different disciplines explain how they have used baseball in higher education. Organized by academic field, essays offer insight into how baseball can help teach key issues in archival research, business, cultural studies, education, experiential learning, film, American history, labor relations, law, literature, Native American studies, philosophy, public speaking, race studies and social history.

“Rielly covered all the bases...serves as a practical, hands-on work that provides interested teachers in most disciplines with the tools successfully to incorporate baseball into the classroom...excellent”—Aethlon; “quality writing, excellent organization, and a wealth of hands-on, practical advice and resources”—Sport Literature Association; “Rielly has collected a fine group of essays. A guaranteed winner...a home run we all can applaud”—Journal of American Culture.

ISBN: 9780786427796

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm

Weight: 268g

196 pages