Sports, study, or sleep : understanding the student-athlete's college experiences

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blum, Dinur (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature Switzerland, [2020]
Subjects:
College athletes > United States.
College athletes > Education > United States.
College athletes
College athletes > Education
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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