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College athletes for hire : the evolution and legacy of the NCAA's amateur myth

Author: Allen L Sack; Ellen J Staurowsky
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Allen L Sack; Ellen J Staurowsky
ISBN: 0275961915 9780275961916
OCLC Number: 38002569
Description: xviii, 184 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Foreword / Kent Waldrep --
Introduction: The Different Faces of Collegiate Sport --
Pt. I. Rules of the Game for Men and Women. 1. The Decline of the Amateur Spirit. 2. The NCAA Turns Professional: 1906-1956. 3. Physical Education and the Genesis of Women's Collegiate Sport. 4. A Sport-for-Women Philosophy --
Pt. II. Athletic Scholarships and the Emergence of Corporate College Sport. 5. Athletic Scholarships: From Gifts to Employment Contracts. 6. Athletic Scholarships as Failed Academic Policy. 7. Athletic Scholarships for Women: The Complexities of Intercollegiate Athletic Equality --
Pt. III. Suggestions for Reform. 8. Putting the Amateur Myth to Rest.
Responsibility: Allen L. Sack and Ellen J. Staurowsky ; foreword by Kent Waldrep.

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