Summary: The article gives information about NCAA regulations put in place in order to raise academic standards for student athletes, and the effects such regulations have
Author: Sibongile D. Kamusok and Cynthia Lee A. Pemberton
Key terms include: college athletics, students athletes, NCAA
Quote: "Intercollegiate athletics has gone through a number of restructuring periods associated with the challenges of balancing athletic and academic excellence (Ferris, Finster, & McDonald, 2004; Sack & Staurowsky, 1998; Thelin, 1994; Zimbalist, 1999)" (3).
"Savage’s study confirmed anomalies and inconsistencies associated with intercollegiate athletics and the role and mission of colleges/universities in terms of their core business that is, educating students (Thelin, 1994)" (3).
"Despite NCAA legislative measures and requirements, recent literature confirms that student-athletes still confront conflicting roles associated with education and athletics (Hyatt, 2003; Nordeen, 2005; Suggs, 2003; Suggs, 2005; Wolverton, 2008). In addition, cases of academic fraud, in the form of altering athlete transcripts, acceptance of lower admission standards, awarding grades for classes that athletes had not attended, dishonesty, unethical practices, use of improper incentives from alumni, smear campaigns and attacking programs at other institutions persist (Ferris, et al., 2004; Kelo, 2005; KFCIA, 1991, 2001, 2010; Maxcy, 2004; Thelin, 2004; Zimbalist, 1999)"(5).
value: this article will give me the information I need to connect academic dishonesty and academic decline as a result of college sports .
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