The Effects Of Participation In Athletics On Academic Achievement

Download or read book The Effects of Participation in Athletics on Academic Achievement written by Edward Rigney and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been much debate over the role athletics play in the lives of adolescents. However, there has not been any clear cut definitive answer provided by the current available research to conclusively support one side or the other. The purpose of this study is to find evidence to support the theory that there is a positive correlation between participation in high school athletics and academic achievement. Academic achievement for the purpose of this study will be determined by a student's grade point average, attendance and amount of disciplinary referrals by the administration in the school. We will draw our sample from 300 students, broken down into subgroups of athletes and non-athletes, all attending a small rural public high school of approximately 700-800 students. Through our study we will compare the grades, attendance records and disciplinary referrals of athletes and non-athletes in an attempt to find evidence to further support the argument that there is a positive correlation between the variables athletic participation and academic achievement.