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The Recruiting Game: Toward a New System of Intercollegiate Sport. Second Edition, Revised.
Rooney, John F., Jr. – 1987
Problems in recruitment for big-time collegiate sports are updated, and an eleven-point improvement program is proposed. Statistics on football and basketball recruitment are updated, many through the 1985 season. New focus is placed on "blue chip" recruiting, and maps of recruiting by selected institutions, conferences, and states are…
Descriptors: Athletes, Basketball, Cheating, College Athletics
College Student-Athletes: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Implications. Educational Policy in the 21st Century: Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions
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Kissinger, Daniel B., Ed.; Miller, Michael T., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2009
This volume is a critical and objective study of the contemporary college student athlete. Framed around the process of recruitment, transition, and support of student athletes in higher education, the volume is a response to societal pressures to reform college athletics. Driven by publicity and the potential for revenue gains, colleges and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Counseling Services, Higher Education, Publicity
Everything You Need To Know about College Sports Recruiting. A Guide for Players and Parents.
Walsh, Jim; Trubo, Richard – 1997
This book is intended to help college-bound student athletes to take advantage of the opportunities in college sports. It describes the recruiting process from the perspective of colleges, explains what is required of the student, and how students and their families can effectively manage the recruiting process to dramatically improve the…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Athletes, College Athletics, College Bound Students
Reclaiming the Game: College Sports and Educational Values
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Bowen, William G.; Levin, Sarah A. – Princeton University Press, 2005
In "Reclaiming the Game," William Bowen and Sarah Levin disentangle the admissions and academic experiences of recruited athletes, walk-on athletes, and other students. In a field overwhelmed by reliance on anecdotes, the factual findings are striking--and sobering. Anyone seriously concerned about higher education will find it hard to…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Credentials, College Admission, Athletes
The Inclusive University: A New Environment for Higher Education.
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Washington, DC. – 1993
This essay on the necessity of colleges and universities to become truly inclusive institutions focuses on particular issues affecting black students. These include the concept and policy of affirmative action, the dangerous implications of "hate speech," and the exploitation of black athletes by universities. The essay urges the use of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Athletes, Black Colleges
On the Mark: Putting the Student Back in Student-Athlete.
Lapchick, Richard E.; Malekoff, Robert – 1987
A self-help guide for junior and senior high school athletes is presented to help them choose colleges and avoid mistakes that may affect their lives as well as their athletic careers. Stories of the good/bad experiences of athletes are included. For the college-bound student, information is included on admissions, grades, college entrance tests,…
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Athletes, College Admission, College Athletics
Backboards & Blackboards: College Athletes and Role Engulfment.
Adler, Patricia A.; Peter Adler – 1990
A chronological account of the socialization experiences of college basketball players from their recruitment and entry into university through the termination of their college playing careers is presented in this book. After a prologue which describes the methodological techniques used in the 10-year study, chapter 1 presents an overview of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Athletes, Attitude Change
Ethics and Higher Education. American Council on Education/Macmillan Series on Higher Education.
May, William W., Ed. – 1990
The purpose of this book is to provide a basic resource that defines the ethical issues in higher education and to offer a starting point for means of resolution or policy development in regard to them. Part 1 establishes an interpretive framework for the book in the following papers: "Institutional Culture and Ethics" (David Smith and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Apartheid, Cheating