The Cultural Cover-Up of College Athletics: How Organizational Culture Perpetuates an Unrealistic and Idealized Balancing Act

Autor/inn/en	Jayakumar, Uma M.; Comeaux, Eddie
Titel	The Cultural Cover-Up of College Athletics: How Organizational Culture Perpetuates an Unrealistic and Idealized Balancing Act
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education, 87 (2016) 4, S.488-515 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-1546
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; College Athletics; Athletes; Organizational Culture; Grounded Theory; Case Studies; College Students; Stakeholders; Intercollegiate Cooperation; Interviews; Public Colleges; Observation; Academic Achievement; Athletic Coaches; Leadership; Team Sports; Semi Structured Interviews; Data Collection; Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; College athletes; Collegesport; Hochschulsport; Athlet; Unternehmenskultur; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Collegestudent; Hochschulkooperation; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Schulleistung; Führung; Führungsposition; Mannschaftssport; Data capture; Datensammlung; Dienstleistung
Abstract	Using a combined grounded theory and case study methodology, Jayakumar and Comeaux examined the role of organizational culture in shaping the lives of college athletes, particularly related to negotiating dual roles as both student and athlete. Data collection involved 20 interviews with athletes and stakeholders in the affairs of intercollegiate athletics at a Division I public university, as well as field observations and document analysis. The story that emerged from this breadth of data corroborates with and is largely told through the powerful counternarrative of one key informant who is a former Division I college athlete. Findings reveal a cultural-cover up imposed by an idealized image of achieving excellence in academics and athletics, that masks inadequate organizational support toward academic success. While academics are espoused as a priority at the university and within an athletic department that features an academic support system (e.g., tutors, computer center), and although the importance of balancing a dual student/athlete role is constantly reinforced verbally, underlying messages and structures push college athletes toward a greater focus on athletics at the expense of their academic futures. Implications for organizational change are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01