The Student-athlete College Experience and Its Impact on Their Career Development
The Student-athlete College Experience and Its Impact on Their Career Development

Author: Rosezetta N. Henderson

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9781303765971

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Abstract: Division I intercollegiate student-athletes represent a unique population on college campuses due to the demands of being both a student and an athlete. This qualitative study explored how nine student-athletes at a large, public institution college experiences influenced their career decision-making processes. Past literature on student-athletes has focused on academic challenges, the Jock Stereotype, minimal campus engagement, and the lack of ability to make realistic career decisions. This study suggests that student-athletes are aware of the importance to prepare for their lives beyond their intercollegiate careers. From the shared stories of participant student-athletes, five themes emerged, (a) college choice process, (b) academics, (c) campus engagement (d) career evolution, and (e) awareness of sacrifices and advantages. Participant student-athletes stories emphasized the importance of building stronger relationships on campus. The results also demonstrated the need to implement stronger career development services while they navigate the complexities of their dual roles. Policy and practice implications are discussed.

Implementing Student-Athlete Programming
Implementing Student-Athlete Programming

Author: Kristina M. Navarro

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-30

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1351743155

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In Implementing Student-Athlete Programming, scholar-practitioners provide an approachable and comprehensive overview of how to design, implement, and sustain best practices in the growing area of student-athlete development. Exploring research approaches and critical frames for thinking about student-athlete programming while covering topics such as the current context, challenges, programmatic approaches to support, and trends for the future, this resource also highlights programs that are effective in supporting students to success. This book provides higher education practitioners with the tools they need to effectively work with student-athletes to not only transition to college, but to develop meaningful personal, social, career, and leadership development experiences as they prepare for the transition to life after sport.

College Student-Athletes
College Student-Athletes

Author: Michael T. Miller

Publisher: IAP

Published: 2009-07-01

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1607522160

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This volume is a critical and objective study of the contemporary college student athlete. Framed around the process of recruitment, transition, and support of student athletes in higher education, the volume is a response to societal pressures to reform college athletics. Driven by publicity and the potential for revenue gains, colleges and universities have invested heavily in developing athletic programs, coaches, and facilities. Yet few resources are invested strategically in the personal and intellectual development of student athletes. Written by a team of authors with first-hand experience working with student athletes and transitional programs, the volume argues that institutional attention must be directed at caring for the personal and intellectual growth of student athletes. Highlighting some best-practice curricula and exploring the psychological issues surrounding participating in often highly-competitive athletics, the authors consistently conclude that institutional responsibility is of the utmost and immediate importance. Authors also consider the unique settings of student athletes in community and private liberal arts colleges, demonstrating the broad interest in athletics and institutional competition. The result is an important volume that will be of interest to those who counsel and administer intercollegiate athletic programs, faculty and researchers looking for insightful baseline data on the contemporary student athlete, and those concerned with transitional programs and the future of higher education.

Psychological Predictors of Career Maturity in College Student-athletes
Psychological Predictors of Career Maturity in College Student-athletes

Author: Tracy Lauren Heller

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Future research could focus on other factors influencing the career development of student-athletes compared with the experiences of other college students, career development within different sports, and opportunities for creative interventions with the student-athlete population.

The Miseducation of the Student Athlete
The Miseducation of the Student Athlete

Author: Kenneth L. Shropshire

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2017-07-11

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1613631383

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In The Miseducation of the Student Athlete: How to Fix College Sports, Kenneth L. Shropshire and Collin D. Williams, Jr., introduce The Student-Athlete Manifesto, a roadmap to increase the likelihood that student-athletes can succeed both on and off the field. They also offer a Meaningful Degree Model, which ensures education pays for everyone.

Own It: Navigating the College Athlete Experience to a Successful Career & Life
Own It: Navigating the College Athlete Experience to a Successful Career & Life

Author: Jessica Cook

Publisher: New Degree Press

Published: 2019-12-02

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9781641373357

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The dumb jock syndrome, is a stigma surrounding athletes that says they focus the large majority of their time on physical pursuits as opposed to intellectual pursuits. But, the student-athlete experience actually provides unique opportunities and valuable life lessons. OWN IT: Navigating the College Athlete Experience to a Successful Career and Life explores the intersection of balancing academics, athletics and future professional success. Readers will gain insights from former student-athletes such as Beth Brooke-Marciniak, Ryan Gilliam and Antonio Neves that will launch them into chosen fields with maximum results. Learn: * What makes the college athlete experience valuable * How being a college athlete can help you find success * What separates student-athletes from non-athletes OWN IT: Navigating the College Athlete Experience to a Successful Career & Life is for any future collegiate athletes who want to be prepared to tackle their experience head on. Current student-athletes will gain insight into enhancing their experience. Former athletes will discover new ways to leverage their experiences to find success. Make the most of each and every moment you have as a student-athlete to truly OWN your college years.

Student Services for Athletes
Student Services for Athletes

Author: Mary F. Howard-Hamilton

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published: 2001-04-26

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13:

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This issue provides critical information on the trends that are affecting athletic programs - and presents practical strategies and insights for ensuring a positive college experience for all student athletes. The authors explore a full range of important issues, including the ongoing impact of Title IX, the integration of student athletes into on-campus residence halls, the college experience for minority athletes, and the expansion of opportunities for women athletes. They present current research in psychosocial and cognitive developmental theories and provide models of successful enrollment and student services programs for assisting student athletes during their college career and beyond. The authors also review the evolution of college sports, including the relevant terms and definitions of this field, and examine the personal and environmental factors that shape a student athlete's college experience. As a training resource for student services professionals, this volume is also ideal for use in the classroom.This is the 93rd issue of the Jossey-Bass series New Directions for Student Services.

Reclaiming the Game
Reclaiming the Game

Author: William G. Bowen

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2011-06-27

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1400840708

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In Reclaiming the Game, William Bowen and Sarah Levin disentangle the admissions and academic experiences of recruited athletes, walk-on athletes, and other students. In a field overwhelmed by reliance on anecdotes, the factual findings are striking--and sobering. Anyone seriously concerned about higher education will find it hard to wish away the evidence that athletic recruitment is problematic even at those schools that do not offer athletic scholarships. Thanks to an expansion of the College and Beyond database that resulted in the highly influential studies The Shape of the River and The Game of Life, the authors are able to analyze in great detail the backgrounds, academic qualifications, and college outcomes of athletes and their classmates at thirty-three academically selective colleges and universities that do not offer athletic scholarships. They show that recruited athletes at these schools are as much as four times more likely to gain admission than are other applicants with similar academic credentials. The data also demonstrate that the typical recruit is substantially more likely to end up in the bottom third of the college class than is either the typical walk-on or the student who does not play college sports. Even more troubling is the dramatic evidence that recruited athletes "underperform:" they do even less well academically than predicted by their test scores and high school grades. Over the last four decades, the athletic-academic divide on elite campuses has widened substantially. This book examines the forces that have been driving this process and presents concrete proposals for reform. At its core, Reclaiming the Game is an argument for re-establishing athletics as a means of fulfilling--instead of undermining--the educational missions of our colleges and universities.

Making the Connection
Making the Connection

Author: Eddie Comeaux

Publisher: IAP

Published: 2015-05-01

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1681230267

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Making the Connection: Data-Informed Practices in Academic Support Centers for College Athletes is practical and ideal for those who seek to use research to inform their individual and organizational practices. This volume is primarily intended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, though scholars, researchers, teachers, practitioners, coaches, athletics administrators, and advocates of intercollegiate athletics will also find it useful. It comprises a series of chapters that cover a wide range of evidence-based approaches designed to enhance the practices of those who work closely with college athletes. Given the breadth of the field overall, this single volume is not exhaustive, but the current concerns, challenges, and themes of relevance to higher education researchers, practitioners, and others are well addressed. The intent of the text is to spark conversation about how college and university constituents can reframe their thinking about the importance of innovative research to careful, informed practice. Likewise, the contributors hope that it will inspire greater awareness and action among practitioners, as well as advance scholarship in the area of athletics. Each chapter includes current research, and in some cases theoretical perspectives, which should assist practitioners enhance the well-being of college athletes. Each chapter also offers guided discussion questions that are ideal for use as the basis of further conversation in the classroom setting. Adopters of this text will benefit from leading voices in the field who delve into complex issues, shedding new light and presenting unique opportunities for understanding a diversity of perspectives on evidence-based practices in support centers for athletes. In all, this volume provides a rich portrait of data-driven practices designed to assist practitioners and others who work closely with college athletes, and lays the groundwork for an ambitious and long overdue agenda to further develop innovative research that informs the practices of athletics stakeholders and improves the quality of experiences for college athletes.

The Miseducation of the Student Athlete
The Miseducation of the Student Athlete

Author: Kenneth L. Shropshire

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2017-07-11

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1613630816

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2018 DIGITAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST SOCIAL IMPACT BOOK The student-athlete's life: practice, gym, weight room, film review, repeat. Simply put, sports come first. Academics is a distant second. As the revenues generated by big-time college sports continue to skyrocket, virtually all of the debate involves whether (and how much) student-athletes should be paid for play. Kenneth L. Shropshire and Collin D. Williams, Jr., argue that "student" has to come first in student-athlete: the focus should be on prioritizing a meaningful education. In The Miseducation of the Student Athlete: How to Fix College Sports, Shropshire and Williams draw on new research to reveal that it has become increasingly difficult for college athletes to balance school and sports, much less a social life, leading to serious economic, professional, and emotional consequences for young people. Given that fewer than 2% of all college men's basketball and football players will play at the professional level, the other 98% of student-athletes must be prepared to find and perform well in jobs outside of their respective field of play. In this bold call to action, Shropshire and Williams explain how we got here and what can be done about it. They lay out The Student-Athlete Manifesto, a roadmap to increase the likelihood that student-athletes can succeed both on and off the field. They also offer a Meaningful Degree Model, which ensures education pays for everyone, along with stories of success that show it is possible to be both a student and an athlete. A critical read for student-athletes, sports leadership, policy makers, and anyone who loves college sports, The Miseducation of the Student Athlete has the potential to disrupt college sport and create lasting change.