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 specialists to provide insights on how student-athletes define success academically, athletically, and professionally. He also identifies the challenges student-athletes face inside and outside of the classroom and how they can be helped in achieving academic success.
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Table des matières
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.-
A propos de l’auteur
Dinur Blum is Lecturer in Sociology at California State University, Los Angeles, USA. Beyond his work on student-athletes in college, he studies the social causes of mass shootings in the US with his colleague Christian G. Jaworski. He also co-hosts the Learning Made Easier podcast with Adam G. Sanford.Achetez cet ebook et obtenez-en 1 de plus GRATUITEMENT !
Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 156 ● ISBN 9783030613266 ● Taille du fichier 1.4 MB ● Maison d’édition Springer International Publishing ● Lieu Cham ● Pays CH ● Publié 2020 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 7693671 ● Protection contre la copie DRM sociale
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