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Author Shulman, James Lawrence, 1965-

Title The game of life : college sports and educational values / James L. Shulman and William G. Bowen ; in collaboration with Lauren A. Meserve and Roger C. Schonfeld.

Imprint Princeton, N.J. : Oxford, [England] : Princeton University Press, 2002, c2001.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  796.043 Sh92g 2002    ---  Available
Description xliv, 447 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note "With a new preface by the authors.".
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The institutionalization and regulation of college sports in historical perspective -- The admissions game : recruiting male athletes and the implications of selection -- The college game : academic outcomes for men -- Men's lives after college : advanced study, jobs, earnings -- The development of women's athletic programs -- New players : the recruitment and admission of women athletes -- Women athletes in college -- Women's lives after college : advanced study, family, jobs, earnings -- Leadership -- Giving back -- The financial equation : expenditures and revenues -- Key empirical findings -- Taking stock -- Thinking ahead : impediments to change and proposed directions.
Subject College sports.
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.
College sports -- Economic aspects.
College sports -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Added Author Bowen, William G.
ISBN 0691096198

 
    
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