A Reexamination of the Effect of Big-Time Football and Basketball Success on Graduation Rates and Alumni Giving Rates

Autor/in	Tucker, Irvin B.
Titel	A Reexamination of the Effect of Big-Time Football and Basketball Success on Graduation Rates and Alumni Giving Rates
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 23 (2004) 6, S.655-661 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2004.03.001
Schlagwörter	Graduation Rate; Alumni; Academic Achievement; Team Sports; Models; Universities; College Athletics; Predictor Variables; College Students; Institutional Mission; Donors + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Mannschaftssport; Analogiemodell; University; Universität; College athletes; Collegesport; Hochschulsport; Prädiktor; Collegestudent
Abstract	To determine the impact on the academic mission, the models in this study test whether there is statistical evidence that student graduation rates or alumni giving rates are influenced by pigskin or hoop success for major universities after adjustment for key academic variables. Using a sample of big-time sports universities and models comparable to other research, the evidence presented in this article indicates that having a highly successful football team has a positive impact on both the overall graduation rate and the alumni giving rate. In contrast, a successful basketball team has no significant effect on either of these key measures of academic success. (Author).
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