TAKING THE RHETORIC SERIOUSLY - PROPOSALS FOR OLYMPIC EDUCATION

Despite the familiar claim that participation in the Olympic sports is broadly educational and developmental, a growing body of empirical ev aluation suggests otherwise-so much so, that at the very least, benefi cial results can no longer be left to chance. However important, most of what is called Olympic education addresses other concerns. This pap er, written by an active participant in the Olympic Movement, argues f ora formal, outcomes-based pedagogy of the Olympic sports and the Olym pic Games, and offers several proposals on how it may be realized.