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2. Go For the Win: A Collaborative Model for Supporting Student ...

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   The transition from high school athlete to college or univer-sity student-athlete is a challenge in and of itself. All of a sudden, non-classroom time otherwise spent with friends and socializing is consumed with functions related to one’s athlete status, such as tutoring, team meetings, practices, appearances and other mandatory events.

3. Who Participates in Intercollegiate Sports?

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   Elite high school varsity athletes 5 were much more likely to report participation in intercollegiate sports at NCAA Division I schools (10.5 percent) than were other senior varsity athletes (4.5 percent), other varsity or junior varsity athletes (1.2 percent), or those who did not report being varsity or junior varsity athletes (0.3 percent).

4. Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Experiences of Student ...

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   The United States is a nation where organized sports are part of the formal higher education system (Coakley, 2014). Student-athletes—a term used interchangeably with athletes—are a special subset of the college student population that experiences challenges stemming from the dual roles of athletes and students.

5. College athletics in the United States - Wikipedia

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   College athletes are able to take advantage of free room and board, the best dorm rooms on campus, free books and classes, and first choice of classes they want. A college athlete can receive up to $120,000 in total scholarships; they already are being paid for their participation.

6. An In-depth Look at Student-Athlete Perceptions By - ed

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   According to Ishler and Upcraft (2005), the 2001 persistence rate from the freshman year to the. sophomore year in four-year colleges was 73.9 percent, and 54.1 percent in two-year colleges. This means there was a dropout rate of 26.1 percent in four-year colleges and 45.9 percent in. two-year colleges.

7. Title IX and Athletic Opportunities in Colleges and ...

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   athletic programs free from discrimination based on sex and may help you evaluate whether your school’s athletic program is providing equal opportunity consistent with Title IX. If you believe that your school may not be providing equal athletic opportunities based on sex, you may

8. ERIC - ED532019 - College Student-Athletes: Challenges ...

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   Framed around the process of recruitment, transition, and support of student athletes in higher education, the volume is a response to societal pressures to reform college athletics. Driven by publicity and the potential for revenue gains, colleges and universities have invested heavily in developing athletic programs, coaches, and facilities.

9. Adult Education--Basic Grants to States - U.S. Department of ...

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   This program provides grants to states to fund local programs of adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy services; family literacy services; English literacy programs and integrated English literacy-civics education programs. Participation in these programs is limited to adults and out-of-school youths age 16 and ...