Rubin, L.M. (2016). The detrimental effects of big-time college sports on black student-athletes’ academic success. Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, 10(3), 185-198. The pressures of big-time college sports coupled with NCAA academic legislation set up a system of inequality among student-athletes to achieve academic success. Blackman (2008)… Continue Reading The Detrimental Effects of Big-Time College Sports on Black Student-Athletes’ Academic Success
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Race, interest convergence, and transfer outcomes for black male student athletes
Harper, S. R. (2009). Race, interest convergence, and transfer outcomes for black male student athletes. New Directions For Community Colleges, 2009(147), 29-37. Although much of the existing literature on black male student athletes in Division I sports programs at four-year institutions explores the social construction of their athletic identities, their lived experiences… Continue Reading Race, interest convergence, and transfer outcomes for black male student athletes
Black Males in the College Classroom: A Quantitative Analysis of Student Athlete-Faculty Interactions
Comeaux, E. (2008). Black Males in the College Classroom: A Quantitative Analysis of Student Athlete-Faculty Interactions. Challenge – A Journal of Research on African American Men,14(1), 1-13. There are increasing concerns about the educational experiences of Division I student-athletes in big-time college sports. Calls for reform have come from within colleges… Continue Reading Black Males in the College Classroom: A Quantitative Analysis of Student Athlete-Faculty Interactions