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The miseducation of the student athlete : how to fix college sports / Kenneth L. Shropshire, Collin D. Williams, Jr.
De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Complete eBook-Package 2017 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shropshire, Kenneth L., author.
- Williams, Collin D., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- College athletes--Education--United States.
- College athletes.
- Academic achievement--United States.
- Academic achievement.
- College sports--United States.
- College sports.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Wharton Digital Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- The student-athlete's life: practice, gym, weight room, film review, repeat. Simply put, sports come first. Academics is a distant second. As the revenues generated by big-time college sports continue to skyrocket, virtually all of the debate involves whether (and how much) student-athletes should be paid for play. Kenneth L. Shropshire and Collin D. Williams, Jr., argue that "student" has to come first in student-athlete: the focus should be on prioritizing a meaningful education. In The Miseducation of the Student Athlete: How to Fix College Sports, Shropshire and Williams draw on new research to reveal that it has become increasingly difficult for college athletes to balance school and sports, much less a social life, leading to serious economic, professional, and emotional consequences for young people. Given that fewer than 2% of all college men's basketball and football players will play at the professional level, the other 98% of student-athletes must be prepared to find and perform well in jobs outside of their respective field of play. In this bold call to action, Shropshire and Williams explain how we got here and what can be done about it. They lay out The Student-Athlete Manifesto, a roadmap to increase the likelihood that student-athletes can succeed both on and off the field. They also offer a Meaningful Degree Model, which ensures education pays for everyone, along with stories of success that show it is possible to be both a student and an athlete. A critical read for student-athletes, sports leadership, policy makers, and anyone who loves college sports, The Miseducation of the Student Athlete has the potential to disrupt college sport and create lasting change.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction: Righting a Misguided Discourse
- Chapter 1: Money and College Sports
- Chapter 2: The Miseducation of the Student-Athlete
- Chapter 3: Time for Change?
- Chapter 4: The Solution: Constructive, Disruptive Systemic Change
- Chapter 5: Moving toward Change and Implementing Solutions
- Conclusion: Academic and Athletic Success
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About the Authors
- About Wharton Digital Press
- About The Wharton School.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781613630815
- 1613630816
- OCLC:
- 1031922026
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