U/CL Pathfinders

 

COLLEGIATE SPORTS

 

DEFINITION: “College athletes…find themselves in a world where they are pulled in many directions.  Their athletic programs may not be designed with education as the main goal.  Though most coaches are committed to their athletes’ education, there are enough instances where the athlete can have legitimate questions about the role that college sports should and does play in his or her life.” (Sports Ethics: Contemporary World Issues)

 

NARROW THE SUBJECT:

·         Should student athletes be held to demanding academic standards?

·         Do women athletes enjoy the same sports opportunities as men?

·         Are collegiate athletes exploited by educational institutions?

·         Do student athletes have unrealistic expectations for professional careers?

·         Do student athletes have acceptable graduation rates?

·         Should college sports be professionalized?

·         Should student athletes receive salaries instead of scholarships?

·         Do NCAA academic standards discriminate against minorities?

·         Should athletes be housed in separate dormitories?

·         Should funds raised by alumni/booster clubs go to the general revenue funds?

·         Should college athletes be tested for drug use?

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: College Sports; College Athletes; Sports—Social Aspects

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE AREA:

Encyclopedia of American Education	REF LB 17 .U54  “Athletics” “National Collegiate Athletic Association”
Encyclopedia of World Sport	REF GV 567 .E56 Vol. I    “Commercialization”
Encyclopedia of Modern American Social Issues	REF HN 57 .K73 1997
Encyclopedia of American Education	REF LB 17 .U54 1996 "Athletics"

 

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

CQ Researcher "Reforming Big-Time College Sport"  3/19/2004 "College Sports" 8/26/1994

Issues & Controversies "College Athletics Programs" 3/26/04 p.209-216; "Teenage Athletes in Professional Sports" 5/28/04 p.113-120; "Title IX" April 11, 2003  p. 141-8; "Student-Athlete Compensation" March 20, 1998 p.129-136

Opposing Viewpoints: Sports in America; Sports and Athletes

At Issue: Should College Athletes Be Paid (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Premier

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Mega

Education Full Text

ERIC

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers

 

INTERNET SITE:

A-Game	http://a-game.com/home/
NCAA	http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal
Gender Equity in Sports:	http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/ge/

 

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