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Reclaiming the Game : College Sports and Educational Values.
In Reclaiming the Game, William Bowen and Sarah Levin disentangle the admissions and academic experiences of recruited athletes, walk-on athletes, and other students. In a field overwhelmed by reliance on anecdotes, the factual findings are striking--and sobering. Anyone seriously concerned about hi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Addendum: Principal Conferences and Associations; Part A: Athletes on Campus Today; Chapter 2: Recruitment of College Athletes; Chapter 3: The Admissions Advantage; Chapter 4: Athletes in College: Academic Credentials, Athletic Participation, and Campus Culture; Chapter 5: Academic Outcomes; Chapter 6: Academic Underperformance; Part B: Forces Creating the Athletic Divide; Chapter 7: Orbits of Competition: The Role of the Conference; Chapter 8: The Widening Athletic Divide; Chapter 9: The Athletic Divide in Context.
- Part C: The Higher Ground: A Reform AgendaChapter 10: Retaking the High Ground; Chapter 11: Reform at the Institutional and Conference Levels: Recruiting, Admissions, and Coaching; Chapter 12: Reform at the Institutional and Conference Levels: The Athletic Program; Chapter 13: Reform at the National Level; Chapter 14: Achieving Change; Summary; Notes; List of Figures; List of Tables; Appendix Tables; References; Index.