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Picou, J. Steven; Curry, Evans W. – 1974
Past research is held to indicate a consistent relationship between participation in interscholastic athletics and educational orientations. This research is said to focus specifically on the "athletic success". Athletic success should be a stronger facilitator of the mobility attitudes of black youth, it is argued, because sports is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Athletics