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This book is needed to help guide the conversation around ways to
address the great disparities that impact African American males in
intercollegiate athletics. In particular, scholars and
practitioners have grappled with issues surrounding the climate and
opportunities presented to African American males as
student-athletes and coaches. Yet, there has not been a single text
dedicated to identifying issues pertaining to the success and
pitfalls of Black males not just as student-athletes, but also as
coaches, administrators, and academic support staff in
intercollegiate athletics. By addressing such topics as the
economic realities of athletic competition, academic achievement,
mental health, job opportunities, and identity, a new discourse
will emerge on the role of African American males in college
sports. This work will revisit old issues and explore the new
complexities surrounding Black males in the realm of athletics in
higher education with the purpose of improving their plight.
There are numerous books documenting the challenges of student
athletes and presenting recommendations for academic success. They
primarily focus on understanding the issues of student-athletes and
recommendations are oftentimes overly simplistic, failing to
explicitly provide interventions that can be executed by
student-athlete support personnel. In addition, the topic of
supporting student-athletes who are academically at risk and/or are
diagnosed with high incidence disabilities has been overlooked by
scholars resulting in few publications specifically focusing on
providing strategies to the staff/personnel who serve these
populations. The general target audience is college/university
practitioners who interface with student-athletes who demonstrate
academic and social risk in the realm of athletics. These
stakeholders include but are not limited to: academic support
staff, student athletes, parents, coaches, faculty/educators,
counselors, psychologists, higher education administrators, student
affairs professionals, disability services coordinators/personnel,
as well as researchers who focus on education leadership, sports,
and special education. All of these groups are likely to find this
book attractive especially as they work with student-athletes who
are at-risk for academic failure. Also, it is ventured that this
book will become the staple text for the National Association of
Academic Advisors (N4A), the official organization for all
personnel who work in collegiate academic support and can be used
by members of intercollegiate athletic associations to reform
policies in place to support at-risk student-athletes.
There are numerous books documenting the challenges of student
athletes and presenting recommendations for academic success. They
primarily focus on understanding the issues of student-athletes and
recommendations are oftentimes overly simplistic, failing to
explicitly provide interventions that can be executed by
student-athlete support personnel. In addition, the topic of
supporting student-athletes who are academically at risk and/or are
diagnosed with high incidence disabilities has been overlooked by
scholars resulting in few publications specifically focusing on
providing strategies to the staff/personnel who serve these
populations. The general target audience is college/university
practitioners who interface with student-athletes who demonstrate
academic and social risk in the realm of athletics. These
stakeholders include but are not limited to: academic support
staff, student athletes, parents, coaches, faculty/educators,
counselors, psychologists, higher education administrators, student
affairs professionals, disability services coordinators/personnel,
as well as researchers who focus on education leadership, sports,
and special education. All of these groups are likely to find this
book attractive especially as they work with student-athletes who
are at-risk for academic failure. Also, it is ventured that this
book will become the staple text for the National Association of
Academic Advisors (N4A), the official organization for all
personnel who work in collegiate academic support and can be used
by members of intercollegiate athletic associations to reform
policies in place to support at-risk student-athletes.
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