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Ethics and College Sports: Ethics, Sports, and the University reviewed by Christian Spears — 2006 Title: Ethics and College Sports: Ethics, Sports, and the University Author(s): Peter A. French Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham ISBN: 0742512738 , Pages: 193, Year: 2004 Search for book at Amazon.com What is it about university academicians and their steadfast intolerance of everything intercollegiate athletic? Can we continue to assume that student-athletes are given a fair assessment in the university classroom? How many books do we need on ethics in college sports, corruption in college sports, the amateurism myth, the demise of educational values, or the commercialization of college athletics? Dr. Peter A. French, an ethics professor at Arizona State University, thinks we need another one. He has written a book entitled Ethics and College Sports, which attempts to dispel the same myths other academicians have been trying to eradicate such as the benefits of participating in intercollegiate athletics or for that matter an institution having an intercollegiate athletic program. Dr. French believes that character molding, alumni donations, continued support for academic programs, and the holistic approach to education can be obtained from club or intramurals sports just as successfully as... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Christian Spears
Southern Illinois University E-mail Author CHRISTIAN SPEARS is the Assistant Athletic Director at Southern Illinois University. He has held similiar positions in the Athletic Departments at Harvard University, The Ohio State University and Long Beach State University. Christian graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in Political Science, he has a Master's Degree in Public Policy and Administration from California State University, Long Beach and a Juris Doctor from The Ohio State University, Mortiz College of Law.
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