Schools for scandal the dysfunctional marriage of Division I sports and higher education / Sheldon Anderson.
| Author/creator | Anderson, Sheldon R., 1951- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2024] |
| Description | xiii, 294 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sports and American culture |
| Contents | The "accidental industry" : the NCAA and the myth of the amateur athlete -- The big gamble : peddling college on the front porch of D-I sports -- You play, we profit : the exploitation of college athletes -- The D-I rap sheet : point shavers, sexual predators, escorts, and cheats -- Take the money and run : carpetbagger coaches and recruiting ruses -- Good ol' boys' club : the NCAA's fight against minorities and women -- No contest : sports rout academics -- Cheating to make the grade : keeping athletes eligible -- Exercises in futility : reforming the unreformable NCAA -- On defense : pom-pom presidents, booster boards, NCAA bureaucrats, and the status quo -- A new game plan : free market campus sports, the American way -- Student-athletes for sale : making millions on NIL deals. |
| Abstract | "This book chronicles the long and tortured history of the NCAA's attempt to maintain the myth of amateurism and the student-athlete, along with the attendant fiction that the players' academic achievement is the top priority of Division-I athletic programs. It is an indictment of the current system, making the case that big-time college sports cannot continue its connection to universities without undermining the mission of higher education"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | "For well over a century, big-time college sports has functioned as a business enterprise, one that serves to undermine the mission of institutions of higher education.This book chronicles the long and tortured history of the NCAA's attempt to maintain the myth of amateurism and the student-athlete, along with the attendant fiction that the players' academic achievement is the top priority of Division-I athletic programs. It is an indictment of the current system, making the case that big-time college sports cannot continue its connection to universities without undermining the mission of higher education. It concludes with bold proposals to separate big-time college sports from the university, transforming them into on-campus business operations. "-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023045914 |
| ISBN | 9780826223081 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |