Blum Sports, Study, or Sleep

Understanding the Student-Athlete's College Experiences
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-61326-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 156 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

This book challenges existing literature on student-athletes and examines the obstacles student-athletes face with respect to academic achievement in college. Blum includes excerpts from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with US student-athletes, coaches, academic advisors, and learning specialists to provide insights on how student-athletes define success academically, athletically, and professionally. He also identifies the challenges student-athletes face inside and outside of the classroom and how they can be helped in achieving academic success.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blum, Dinur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. "Why Should We Have to Go to Class if We Came Here to Play Football?" What This Book is About.- 2. "If I Wanted to Play, I Had to Bring Home the Grades": Interviews with Former Student Athletes.- 3. "Emptying the Tank": Current Student-Athletes.- 4. "Going into Classes Blind": Comparing Student-Athletes' Experiences.- 5. "Professional Sports are a Well-Paying Temporary Job": Messages from Coaches.- 6. "The Importance of Having a Plan B": Academic Personnel Who Work with Student-Athletes.- 7. Re imagining College Sports and Student Athletes.-

Über Autor(innen)

Dinur Blum is Lecturer in Sociology at California State University, Los Angeles, USA. Beyond his work on student-athletes in college, he studies the social causes of mass shootings in the US with his colleague Christian G. Jaworski. He also co-hosts the Learning Made Easier podcast with Adam G. Sanford.