The game of life : college sports and educational values / James L. Shulman and William G. Bowen ; in collaboration with Lauren A. Meserve and Roger C. Schonfeld.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [423]-430) and index.
Contents:
The institutionalization and regulation of college sports in historical perspective -- The admissions game: recruiting male athletes and the implications of selection -- The college game: academic outcomes for men -- Men's lives after college: advanced study, jobs, earnings -- The development of women's athletic programs -- New players: the recruitment and admission of women athletes -- Women athletes in college -- Women's lives after college: advanced study, family, jobs, earnings -- Leadership -- Giving back -- The financial equation: expenditures and revenues -- Key empirical findings --Taking stock -- Thinking ahead: impediments to change and proposed direction.
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