Schools for Scandal
The Dysfunctional Marriage of Division I Sports and Higher Education
Format:Hardback
Publisher:University of Missouri Press
Published:30th Jun '24
Should be back in stock very soon
For well over a century, big-time college sports has functioned as a business enterprise, one that serves to undermine the mission of institutions of higher education. This book chronicles the long and tortured history of the NCAA’s attempt to maintain the myth of amateurism and the student-athlete, along with the attendant fiction that the players’ academic achievement is the top priority of Division-I athletic programs. It is an indictment of the current system, making the case that big-time college sports cannot continue its connection to universities without undermining the mission of higher education. It concludes with bold proposals to separate big-time college sports from the university, transforming them into on-campus business operations.
“Like a lawyer building a strong case, Anderson compiles anecdotes, histories, quotes, testimonials, observations, facts, and numbers to argue that college sports are, and always have been, a business that produces clear winners (coaches, athletic directors, and the NCAA) and losers (college athletes). So well does Schools for Scandals make its points that at times the reader is left dumbstruck by the sheer hubris, hypocrisy, corruption, greed, and duplicity exhibited by those controlling college athletics.”— Chris Elzey, George Mason University, coeditor of DC Sports: The Nation’s Capital at Play
"Schools for Scandal is an extraordinarily honest and compelling book that explains in rich detail how big-time college sports have subverted the stated goals of higher education. Not merely content to reveal the unsavory side of intercollegiate athletics, Anderson provides specific reform measures that could be implemented to guarantee educationally-sound sports programs. For anyone interested in college athletics and the connection between sport and higher education, this is essential reading." —David K. Wiggins, George Mason University, author of More than a Game: A History of the African American Experience in Sport
ISBN: 9780826223081
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 454g
308 pages