The Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values

Abstract

List of Figures vii List of Ta61es xiii Prelude: Four Snapshots xv Preface xxv Chapter 1. The Institutionalization and Regulation of College Sports in Historical Perspective 1 Chapter 2. The Admissions Game: Recruiting Male Athletes and the Implications of Selection 29 Chapter 3. The College Game: Academic Outcomes for Men 59 Chapter 4. Men's Lives after College: Advanced Study, Jobs, Earnings 87 Chapter 5. The Development of Women's Athletic Programs 113 Chapter 6. New Players: The Recruitment and Admission of Women Athletes 126 Chapter 7. Women Athletes in College 141 Chapter 8. Women's Lives after College: Advanced Study, Family, Jobs, Earnings 157 Chapter 9. Leadership 182 Chapter 10. Giving Back 205 Chapter 11. The Financial Equation: Expenditures and Revenues 227 Chapter 12. Key Empirical Findings 258 Chapter 13. Taking Stock 268 Chapter 14. Thinking Ahead: Impediments to Change and Proposed Directions 289 Appendix A: Scorecards 311 Appendix B: Supplementary Data 355 Notes 375 References 423 Index 431