Publisher's Synopsis
Higher education and intercollegiate athletics have long had a complicated relationship. Examining the interconnection between the two and from a variety of theoretical and practical angles, this volume highlights many of the debates surrounding higher education and intercollegiate athletics and the financial dependency between these two long-standing entities. Topics include:
- a comprehensive history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association,
- an examination of the funding mechanisms utilized by intercollegiate athletic departments,
- an in-depth magnification of the increasing corporatization of higher education and athletics, and
- a look into potential future debates and lines of inquiry surrounding this topic.
