Academic and Athletic Ability as Popularity Factors in Elementary School Children.

Buchanan, Hugh Troy; And Others

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

ERIC Number: EJ155982

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1976

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: N/A

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Academic and Athletic Ability as Popularity Factors in Elementary School Children

Buchanan, Hugh Troy; And Others

Research Quarterly, 47, 3, 320-5, Oct 76

At the elementary school level, both boys and girls prefer to excel academically rather than in sports, and a comparison of opinions concerning athletes, students, and student-athletes showed that boys consider athletes as slightly more popular, while girls considered student-athletes to be more popular. (MB)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletes, Elementary Education, Peer Relationship, Social Status, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: N/A

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: N/A

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A