Bowen, William G.

Reclaiming the game college sports and educational values / William G. Bowen and Sarah A. Levin, in collaboration with James L. Shulman ... [and others. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, (c)2003. ©2003 - 1 online resource (vi, 490 pages) : illustrations.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction. Addendum: Principal conferences and associations -- Recruitment of college athletes -- The admissions advantage -- Athletes in college : academic credentials, athletic participation, and campus culture -- Academic outcomes -- Academic underperformance -- Orbits of competition : the role of the conference -- The widening athletic divide -- The athletic divide in context -- Retaking the high ground -- Reform at the institutional and conference levels : recruiting, admissions, and coaching -- Reform at the institutional and conference levels : the athletic program -- Reform at the national level -- Achieving change.



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College sports--United States.
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.
College athletes--Education--United States.


Electronic Books.

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