Using Research to Inquire Discussion Forum
For this assignment, you must develop a research question, find TWO credible articles on the subject, summarize what you have learned about the subject from these articles, and identify one question you now have about the subject.
You must use the topic and research question you plan on pursuing for the Annotated Bibliography assignment.
Here is a video on how to research:
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Here is an example post:
Topic: Academic Achievement of College Athletes
Research Question: What challenges face college athletes in regards to academic achievement?
Knowledge Gained: Siduri Haslerig, in “Lessons From Graduate(d) Student Athletes: Supporting Academic Autonomy and Achievement” plainly states that “college athletes, particularly those in revenue-generating sports and/or competing at the highest levels, have duties above and beyond those of the average college student as a result of their athletic participation.” The college athletes’ competing roles – that of athlete and that of student – put them in a unique situation in which their time is not as unfettered as that of the typical student. Haselrig argues that college athletes’ responsibilities to their teams – “such as practice, weight-training, team meetings, meals, travel, and games” – are also complicated by the expectations of these students due to stereotyping. Fans and teachers alike may treat student athletes differently from students who are not on college sports teams. Whether the athlete is treated as a sports celebrity or a “dumb jock,” their academic achievements are not at the forefront of expectations.
Eddie Comeaux addresses this problematic relationship between faculty and the athletes they teach in “A Study of Attitudes toward College Student-Athletes: Implications for Faculty-Athletics Engagement.” Comeaux argues that “the relationship between faculty and student-athletes…has been quite complex and somewhat troubled over the years” with student-athletes feeling they were “being marginalized” and “not taken seriously” by their professors. The professors, simultaneously, believed the student-athletes in their classes to be “uninterested in academic achievement” and “unwilling to put forth the effort required to be successful” in their courses.
Question: How can colleges foster positive relationships between the faculty and student-athletes?
