The Economic Model of Intercollegiate Athletics and Its Effects on the College Athlete Educational Experience

Authors

  • Jason R. Lanter Kutztown University
  • Billy J. Hawkins University of Georgia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1123/jis.6.1.86

Abstract

The financial growth and popularity of intercollegiate athletics presents unique and challenging opportunities to institutions of higher education. Intercollegiate athletics, specifically men’s basketball and football, elicit considerable media attention and publicity for these institutions. Yet, the current economic model of intercollegiate athletics engenders challenges to the academic welfare of athletes in both revenue and nonrevenue sports. This paper examines the challenges athletes incur as a result of the current economic model of intercollegiate athletics, and it poses several thought provoking questions to continue the debate on athletic reform.

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Author Biographies

  • Jason R. Lanter, Kutztown University
    Lanter is with the Department of Psychology, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA. Hawkins is with the Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens GA.
  • Billy J. Hawkins, University of Georgia
    Lanter is with the Department of Psychology, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA. Hawkins is with the Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens GA.

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Published

2013-06-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2013): Journal of Intercollegiate Sport

Section

Peer-Reviewed Article

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How to Cite

Lanter, J. R., & Hawkins, B. J. (2013). The Economic Model of Intercollegiate Athletics and Its Effects on the College Athlete Educational Experience. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 6(1), 86-95. https://doi.org/10.1123/jis.6.1.86