ERIC Number: EJ748860
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Sep
Pages: 25
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Intercollegiate Athletes and Effective Educational Practices: Winning Combination or Losing Effort?
Umbach, Paul D.; Palmer, Megan M.; Kuh, George D.; Hannah, Stephanie J.
Research in Higher Education, v47 n6 p709-733 Sep 2006
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.
Descriptors: Athletes, Educational Practices, College Athletics, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Comparative Analysis, Student Participation, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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