Examine Intercollegiate Athletics Demographic Diversity
Examine Intercollegiate Athletics Demographic Diversity
During this week’s readings, you have reflected upon the demographic statistics of student-athletes in various athletic departments around the nation. After each chapter in your book, there is an outstanding bibliography of research articles concerning the student-athlete. For this assignment, you are going to develop a research paper examining the demographic profile of today’s collegiate student-athletes.
Your paper should address the following:
Assess population diversity and the challenges involved in student-athlete retention.
Citing specific examples, analyze and compare the various statistics regarding diversity and student-athlete demographics found in your readings and research about today’s collegiate student-athletes.
Explain what you believe are the challenges for athletic counselors based on your view of this data.
Upon completion of the demographic analysis, utilize the information to plan strategies for counseling and advising the student-athlete. Describe the strategies in your research paper.
Length: 1500 words
References: Minimum 3–5 scholarly resources.
Must have a title page, Introduction and conclusion, and all paragraph must have headings in bold.
Resources:
NCAA Diversity Demographics Database
http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/research/ncaa-demographics-database
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