Keywords

achievement; cultural analysis; higher education; intercollegiate athletics; learning environments; multiculturalism; student development

Abstract

Concern over the academic talent development of Division I student–athletes has led to increased research to explain variations in their academic performance. Although a substantial amount of attention has been given to the relationship between student–athletes and their levels of academic success, there remain critical theoretical and analytical gaps. The purpose of this article is to develop a conceptual model to understand and explain the cumulative processes and characteristics—as a whole and in stages—that influence academic success for Division I student–athletes. Research on student–athletes and academic success is reviewed and synthesized to provide a rationale for the basic elements of the conceptual model.

Date Created

January 2011

https://works.bepress.com/keith_harrison/10/download/

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