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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Black Student-Athletes"”.
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The Impact of Racial Microaggressions on Black Athletes: Implications for Counseling and Sport Psychology
The purpose of this study was to explore Black collegiate athletes experiences with racial microaggressions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine Black student athletes regarding their experiences of subtle forms of racism within sport and academia. Findings of the analysis indicated …
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Between the classroom and the field: An examination of the experiences of black male football student-athletes
… study is concerned with the fact that numerous Black student-athletes that play football at Division 1 predominantly White institutions (PWIs) are graduating at the lowest rates of all student and student-athlete groups on college campuses nationwide. An intercollegiate athletics system acts as …
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Graduation success of scholarship football players at Virginia Tech, 1981-1983
Graduation success of college athletes is becoming as popular a phrase in the world of college sports as is the term Proposition 48. This phrase has derived from the inability of college athletes to obtain a degree after their playing eligibilities have ended. This study focused on several …
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Black Male Student-Athletes as NCAA Commodities
… paper is to examine the commodification of the black male body by the NCAA. Throughout history the NCAA has earned lucrative amounts of money from its student-athletes. Black male student-athletes have helped to generate the most revenue for Universities by excelling in basketball and football. …
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Black Male Student-Athlete Success: a Qualitative Case Study on the Influence of Role Strain and its Implications on Completing College At a Power-Five Conference School
This research explored the major strains that Black male student-athletes experience while attending a Division I Power-Five conference institution and the coping strategies they use to mitigate the strains while being a student and an athlete. Many scholars contend that sports are as important as …
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Predictors of Academic Success: A Study of First-Year Student-Athletes at a Private Midwestern University
… for the academic success and graduation of student-athletes, colleges and universities are compelled to consider the influential factors of academic success or failure for collegiate student-athletes. This study explored pre-college academic and nonacademic factors that are important for …
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"Let Us Make Man": The Development of Black Male (Student)-Athletes in a Big-Time College Sport Program
Black athletes in big-time college sport programs at predominately White institutions (PWIs) are faced with many developmental challenges. This study attempted to collaborate with Black male sport participants in efforts to understand their perspectives on factors posited to impact their …