Press Releases
December
18, 1996 -- Today SIRC (Sport
Information Resource Centre) announced its partnership with
the Research Consortium of the American
Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
to sponsor the 1997 Graduate Student Research Award. This
prestigious award, presented at the C.H. McCloy Breakfast
banquet to be held at the upcoming AAHPERD National Convention
in St. Louis (March 20-24, 1997), recognizes the outstanding
student research contribution of the year. The 1996 winner
was Kari M. Tank of Illinois State University for her research
on the topic of "Goal Orientation and Trait Anxiety Amont
Male and Female Athletes". In addition to this support, SIRC
will again this year proudly sponsor the Research Consortium
Scholar Lecture at the 1997 AAHPERD Convention.
Selected by the Research
Consortium's Past-President,these lecturers represent many
of America's best and brightest researchers in the health,
physical education, recreation and dance professions. With
this ongoing support, SIRC shows its commitment to the encouragement
of research in these fields.
SIRC and the Research Consortium
are perfect partners. The AAHPERD Research Consortium's mission
is to further and promote research in health education, physical
education, dance, athletics, exercise and recreation. SIRC
has long supported sport-related research through all of its
services. Its SPORTDiscus
database has long been recognized worldwide as the leading
research tool for sport, physical education, and fitness.
Information on the Graduate Student Research
Award can be found on the
website of the Research Consortium. For further information
about SPORTDiscus and other SIRC services and products, please
contact:
Debra Gassewitz
President and CEO
SIRC
Tel : +1 (613) 231-7472, Ext 224
Toll Free: +1 (800) 665-6413 North America
Fax: +1 (613) 231-3739
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