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Unwinding madness : what went wrong with college sports-and how to fix it /

A critical look at the tension between the larger role of the university and the commercialization of college sports Unwinding Madness is the most comprehensive examination to date of how the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) has lost its way in the governance of intercollegiate athlet...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Gurney, Gerald Sherman (Autor), Lopiano, Donna A. (Autor), Zimbalist, Andrew S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, [2017]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A critical look at the tension between the larger role of the university and the commercialization of college sports Unwinding Madness is the most comprehensive examination to date of how the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) has lost its way in the governance of intercollegiate athletics ;and why it is incapable of achieving reform and must be replaced. The NCAA has placed commercial success above its responsibilities to protect the academic primacy, health and well-being of college athletes and fallen into an educational, ethical, and economic crisis. As long as intercollegiate.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815730033
0815730039