Sports, study, or sleep : understanding the student-athlete's college experiences / D. Blum.

This book challenges existing literature on student-athletes and examines the obstacles student-athletes face with respect to academic achievement in college. Blum includes excerpts from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with US student-athletes, coaches, academic advisors, and learning specialis...

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Main Author: Blum, Dinur (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature Switzerland, [2020]
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505 0 |a 1. "Why Should We Have to Go to Class if We Came Here to Play Football?" What This Book is About -- 2. "If I Wanted to Play, I Had to Bring Home the Grades": Interviews with Former Student Athletes -- 3. "Emptying the Tank": Current Student-Athletes -- 4. "Going into Classes Blind": Comparing Student-Athletes' Experiences -- 5. "Professional Sports are a Well-Paying Temporary Job": Messages from Coaches -- 6. "The Importance of Having a Plan B": Academic Personnel Who Work with Student-Athletes -- 7. Re imagining College Sports and Student Athletes -- 
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