Author: Charles T. Clotfelter
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1107004349
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Big-Time Sports in American Universities
For almost a century, big-time college sports has been a wildly popular but consistently problematic part of American higher education.Big-Time Sports in American Universities review. The challenges it poses to traditional academic values have been recognized from the start, but they have grown more ominous in recent decades, as cable television has become ubiquitous, commercial opportunities have proliferated, and athletic budgets have ballooned. Drawing on new research findings, this book takes a fresh look at the role of commercial sports in American universities. It shows that, rather than being the inconsequential student activity that universities often imply that it is, big-time sports has become a core function of the universities that engage in it. For this reason, the book takes this function seriously and presents evidence necessary for a constructive perspective about its valueRead full reviews of Big-Time Sports in American Universities.
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For almost a century, big-time college sports has been a wildly popular but consistently problematic part of American higher education. The challenges it poses to traditional academic values have been recognized from the start, but they have grown more ominous in recent decades, as cable television has become ubiquitous, commercial opportunities have proliferated, and athletic budgets have ballooned. Drawing on new research findings, this book takes a fresh look at the role of commercial sports in American universities. It shows that, rather than being the inconsequential student activity that
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Big-Time Sports in American Universities, ISBN-13: 9781107004344, ISBN-10: 1107004349
author charles t clotfelter format hardback language english publication year 07 03 2011 subject management business economics industry subject 2 industrial studies general title big time sports in american universities author clotfelter charles t publisher cambridge univ pr publication date may 19 2011 pages 336 binding hardcover edition 1 st dimensions 6 50 wx 9 50 hx 1 00 d isbn 1107004349 subject business economics economics general pdf sample content link for this book excerpt front matte
Big-Time Sports in American Universities Reviews
The challenges it poses to traditional academic values have been recognized from the start, but they have grown more ominous in recent decades, as cable television has become ubiquitous, commercial opportunities have proliferated, and athletic budgets have ballooned. Drawing on new research findings, this book takes a fresh look at the role of commercial sports in American universities. It shows that, rather than being the inconsequential student activity that universities often imply that it is, big-time sports has become a core function of the universities that engage in it. For this reason, the book takes this function seriously and presents evidence necessary for a constructive perspective about its value. Although big-time sports surely creates worrying conflicts in values, it also brings with it some surprising positive consequences.
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