Introduction to Intercollegiate Athletics

Eddie Comeaux

• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Year: 2015
• eBook ISBN: 9781421416632
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

A comprehensive critical exploration of the intricacies of college-level athletics.

Intercollegiate athletics continue to bedevil American higher education. At once tied closely with their institutions, athletic programs often operate outside the traditional university governance structure while contributing significantly to a school's culture, identity, and financial outlook. Introduction to Intercollegiate Athletics, edited by Eddie Comeaux, explores the complexities of intercollegiate athletics while explaining the organizational structures, key players, terms, and important issues most relevant to the growing but often misunderstood fields of recreational studies, sports management, and athletic administration.

The book is divided into eight sections, the first three of which describe the foundations, overarching structures, and conditions that shape athletics and higher education. Three others explore the ways college athletes experience life on campus, and the final two delve into the current and future policy contexts of intercollegiate athletics.

Written by a diverse group of expert scholars, the book's twenty-eight chapters are enhanced with useful glossaries, reflections from athletics stakeholders, relevant case studies, and conversation-provoking discussion questions. Aimed at upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, teachers, practitioners, athletic administrators, and advocates of intercollegiate athletics, Introduction to Intercollegiate Athletics provides readers with up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge about the changes to—and challenges faced by—university athletics programs.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Part One. Historical Analysis, Governance And Leadership, And Ethics
• Part Two. Theoretical Perspectives On Higher Education And Athletics
• Part Three. The College Athlete Experience
• Part Four. The Business Enterprise Of College Athletics
• Part Five. The Significance Of Race And Ethnicity Issues
• Part Six. Gender Equity And Compliance Issues
• Part Seven. Ncaa And Member Institution Policy Concerns
• Part Eight. The Academic Reform Movement
• Epilogue. The Changing Landscape Of Athletics In American Higher Education
• Index