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Latino College Student Athletes As Nepantleras: Fostering Academic Success And Athletic Identity At Two Ncaa Division Ii Institutions, Carlos Enrique Vega
Latino College Student Athletes As Nepantleras: Fostering Academic Success And Athletic Identity At Two Ncaa Division Ii Institutions, Carlos Enrique Vega
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
Collegiate athletic programs at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Division II institutions in the United States serve a two-fold purpose. They offer aspiring
student athletes access to college and opportunities to play competitive college sports.
Consequently, student athletes at Division II institutions experience personal and
institutional pressures to compete for championships while achieving academic success.
Increasing demands on today’s college student athletes’ athletic participation and
performance has a multitude of consequences that could influence their academic
performance and success in college. Simultaneously, these institutions and athletic
programs are also witnessing another phenomenon – a transformation in their student
population. Latino …