IE 3302 Chapter : Ch04 - Ppt
Document Summary
Being part of an athletic program is a privilege, not a right! Learning how to manage your time between your academic classes and your sport of choice has been proven to be tougher than we expected. Since 2000, the national collegiate athletic association (ncaa) has made the attempt to be more aware of the educational experience of student athletes. They are concerned that beyond the regulations and eligibility rules the individual students are not participating enough academically nor or they succeeding academically. The ncaa feels as if student athletes are not engaging in enough positive educational material and subjects when out of the sports arena (gayles, hu, the influence of student engagement and sport participation on. According to joy gaston gayles, professor at north carolina university and coauthor of the journal of higher education, the student athletes continue to have an overall low graduation rate, habitual misconduct and are involved in varying academic scandals.
