INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETES AND EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES: Winning Combination or Losing Effort?
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In this paper, the authors compare student-athletes with those of nonathletes in terms of their engagement in effective educational practices, and find that, on balance, studentathletes across a large number of colleges and universities do not differ greatly from their peers, when differences do exist, they favor athletes.Abstract:
Scrutiny of intercollegiate athletics has intensified in recent years. This study compares student-athletes with those of non-athletes in terms of their engagement in effective educational practices. Contrary to many reports in the popular media, the findings from this study indicate that, on balance, student-athletes across a large number of colleges and universities do not differ greatly from their peers in terms of their participation in effective educational practices. In most instances, when differences do exist, they favor athletes.read more
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