Athletics or Academics? An Analysis of Student-Athlete Collegiate Priorities
Abstract
This thesis examines the academic and athletic priorities of collegiate student-athletes,
using Duke University as a case study. Analyses of information collected through online
surveys (N= 151) and in-person interviews (N=8) suggest that both non-revenue athletes
and revenue athletes value their academics more than athletics. However, comparisons
of the two groups indicate that non-revenue athletes value their academics slightly
more than do revenue athletes. Revenue athletes struggle with short-term academic
goals, such as studying outside of class and turning academic coursework in before
the deadline. These findings suggest the need for more effective support policies
to help revenue athletes devote more time to their academic courses.
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Mendes, Lexi (2016). Athletics or Academics? An Analysis of Student-Athlete Collegiate Priorities. Honors thesis, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11534.Collections
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