Intercollegiate Athletics and the American University : a University President's Perspective.

After decades of domination on campus, college sports' supremacy has begun to weaken. "Enough, already!" detractors cry. College is about learning, not chasing a ball around to the whir of TV cameras. In Intercollegiate Athletics and the American University James Duderstadt agrees, ta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of Michigan Press 2009.
Temas:
College sports > Corrupt practices > United States.
College sports > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
College sports > Social aspects > United States.
College sports > United States > Management.
Sports universitaires > Pratiques déloyales > États-Unis.
Sports universitaires > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
Sports universitaires > Aspect social > États-Unis.
College sports > Corrupt practices
College sports > Management
College sports > Moral and ethical aspects
College sports > Social aspects
United States
Electronic resource.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Hail to the Victors; 1. Introduction; 2. Go Blue; 3. A University President's Perspective; Part II. How Do Things Really Work?; 4. The Evolution of College Sports; 5. University 101; 6. The Governance of Intercollegiate Athletics; 7. Financing College Athletics; Part III. Cracks in the Facade; 8. The Commercialization of College Sports; 9. The Student-Athlete; 10. Integrity; 11. Institutional Control; Part IV. Tilting at Windmills; 12. Back to Basics; 13. Roads to Reform; 14. Reform or Extinction?; Epilogue; Notes; Index.

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