{"product_id":"race-sports-and-education-improving-opportunities-and-outcomes-for-black-male-college-athletes-race-and-education-9781682534090","title":"Race  Sports  and Education: Improving Opportunities and Outcomes for Black Male College Athletes (Race and Education)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRace  Sports  and Education highlights the myriad ways in which organized collegiate sport has both positively contributed to and negatively detracted from the educational experiences of Black male college athletes. Specifically  John N. Singer examines the educational experiences  opportunities  and outcomes of Black males who have played NCAA Division I football and\/or basketball at historically White colleges and universities.  Singer is intensely aware of the ways in which many Black athletes have been shortchanged by the collegiate sport system. He describes how the colleges and universities have exploited athletes for the institutions financial gain and deprived them of basic educational opportunities that ought to be enjoyed by all students. At the same time  Singer argues that sports do in fact offer genuine educational opportunities and benefits for many of these athletes. He is acutely attuned to the fact that these athletes love their sports  and that their participation in these sports makes unique educational experiences available to them. As Singer shows  to understand the situation and to chart realistic  fruitful reform measures requires a full appreciation of the complexityindeed  of the many competing and contradictory elementsthat characterizes intercollegiate sport and the experiences of Black athletes at the present time.  The book brings to the fore the voices  stories  and perspectives of twelve Black male college athletes via a case study of teammates from a big-time college football program and individual reflective vignettes of athletes across several different college programs. Through his analysis of the system and his attention to student views and experiences  Singer crafts a valuable  nuanced account and points in the direction of reforms that would significantly improve the educational opportunities and experiences of these athletes.  At a time when collegiate sports have attained unmistakable institutional value and generated unprecedented financial returnsall while largely failing the educational needs of its athletesthis book offers a clear  detailed vision of the current situation and suggestions for a more equitable way forward.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647076589621,"sku":"ByrdShop_168253409X","price":27.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781682534090.jpg?v=1781687871","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/race-sports-and-education-improving-opportunities-and-outcomes-for-black-male-college-athletes-race-and-education-9781682534090","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}