High School Athletic Participation as Related to College Attendance among Black, Hispanic, and White Males: A Research Note.

Snyder, Eldon E.; Spreitzer, Elmer

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Publication Date: 1990

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High School Athletic Participation as Related to College Attendance among Black, Hispanic, and White Males: A Research Note.

Snyder, Eldon E.; Spreitzer, Elmer

Youth and Society, v21 n3 p390-98 Mar 1990

Compares the high school varsity sports participation of Black, Hispanic, and White students and college attendance by reanalyzing data from the High School and Beyond Survey. Finds a positive correlation between high school athletic participation and academic achievement as represented by college entrance for all three groups. (FMW)

Descriptors: Athletics, Black Students, College Attendance, High School Students, Hispanic American Students, Hispanic Americans, Longitudinal Studies, Predictor Variables, Racial Differences, White Students

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Language: English

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