{"product_id":"college-athletes-rights-and-well-being-critical-perspectives-on-policy-and-practice-paperback","title":"College Athletes' Rights and Well-Being: Critical Perspectives on Policy and Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEddie Comeaux\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAddressing major policy issues and athletes' well-being in collegiate sports.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollege athletes are at the very center of emerging campus debates over their legal, financial, and academic role. Amid ongoing litigation and pressure from internal and external stakeholders, many policy makers and university leaders are scrambling to determine the nature of this role. This timely and comprehensive volume identifies and discusses bylaws and legal decisions that have impacted the college athlete's ability to pursue higher education. It also explains and critiques the formal policies of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and member institutions while examining critical issues relevant to the growing fields of sport management, athletic administration, and sports law. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAimed at anyone seeking to enhance their understanding of the intercollegiate athletics landscape, \u003ci\u003eCollege Athletes' Rights and Well-Being\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into four sections. The first lays out the historical foundations that have shaped the intercollegiate athletic experience. Subsequent sections describe the principles, structures, and conditions that influence how athletes experience campus life, as well as the increasingly commercialized business enterprise of college sports. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold from the perspective of athletes and written by leading scholars and researchers, the book's sixteen chapters are enhanced with useful lists of key terms and conversation-provoking discussion questions. Touching on everything from concussion protocols and collective bargaining to amateurism, Title IX's gender-separate allowance, and conference realignment, this important book is designed for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, educators, practitioners, policy makers, athletic administrators, and advocates of college athletes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEddie Comeaux \u003c\/b\u003eis an associate professor of higher education at the University of California-Riverside. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Intercollegiate Athletics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMaking the Connection: Data-Informed Practices in Academic Support Centers for College Athletes\u003c\/i\u003e. He played Division I baseball at the University of California-Berkeley, then spent four years playing baseball with the Texas Rangers prior to earning his PhD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119232553095,"sku":"9781421423852","price":64.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8f36e89c190562c5cd8816e06636661e.webp?v=1732539774","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/college-athletes-rights-and-well-being-critical-perspectives-on-policy-and-practice-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}