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Lexi Gray

Lexi Gray. Dr. David Marquard Composition I Due: Tuesday, November 26, 2013. Problem:. Intercollegiate Athletes a presumed to be at a disadvantage in comparison to their non-athlete peers. Thesis Statement:.

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  1. Lexi Gray Dr. David Marquard Composition I Due: Tuesday, November 26, 2013

  2. Problem: • Intercollegiate Athletes a presumed to be at a disadvantage in comparison to their non-athlete peers.

  3. Thesis Statement: • College student-athletes are not at a disadvantage when it comes to grades and educational opportunities in comparison to their non-athletic peers.

  4. Reasons: • Student-Athletes have equal if not more opportunities for academic assistance • Higher-profile verses Lower-profile sports • An individual motivation to succeed

  5. Equal/MoreOpportunities: • S. Richards & E. Aries study- no significant difference in GPA between non-athletes and student-athletes • P. Umbach study- S/A are as engaged in educationally purposeful activities

  6. Higher/Lower-Profile Sports: • Higher profile-Football, Basketball, etc. • Lower profile-Track, Soccer, etc. • “Differential effects for student-athletes in different sport types” (Gayles and Hu 329) • Lower Profile: “Participation positively and significantly related to learning and communication skills” (327)

  7. Individual Motivation: • Students have to chose to do better on their own • “Longer-term ambition may resist the influence of activity-based identity because expectations are based on a deeply ingrained sense of one’s place in the world” (Guest and Schneider 102) • Student-athletes can transfer motivation and dedication from their sport and use it to better themselves in the academic field.

  8. Retort: • ….Profile level of sport does not significantly influence the extent to which student-athletes participated in academic related activities • “Athletes are unprepared for and uninterested in academics, they come to college to advance their athletic careers rather than their academic careers” (Andler and Andler 241)

  9. Conclusion: • An athletes decision to participate in academically enriching activities an opportunities can be influenced by different things and have different effects depending on the individual student.

  10. Work Cited: Andler, Peter, and Patricia A. Andler, “Idealism to Pragmatic Detachment: The Academic Performance of College Athletes” Sociology of Education Volume 58.Number 4 (1985): 241-250. Print. Gayles, Joy Gaston, and Shouping Hu, “The Influence of Student Engagement and Sport Participation on College Outcomes among Division I Student Athletes” The Journal of Higher Education Volume 80.Number 3 (2009): 315-333. Print. Guest, Andrew, and Barbara Schneider, “Adolescents’ Extracurricular Participation in Context: The Mediating Effects of Schools, Communities, and Identity” Sociology of Education Volume 76.Number 2 (2003): 89-109. Print. Umbach, Paul D., Megan M. Palmer, George D. Kuh, and Stephanie J. Hannah, “Intercollegiate Athletes and Effective Practices: Winning Combination or Losing Effort?” Research in Higher Education Volume 47.Number 6 (2006): 709-733. Print.

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