Clustering by Academic Major at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

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ID4799645
AuthorsGoodson, Goodson Goodson (West Virginia University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume89
Issue1
Pages24
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Negro Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-2984 • E-ISSN: 2167-6437
PublisherJournal of Negro Education (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.7709/jnegroeducation.89.1.0024
OpenAlexW3139683067
LanguageEN
References cited11

Follow-up studies of clustering by academic major, the dynamic of 25% or more of the student-athletes on a roster pursuing the same academic major, indicate that it still occurs in revenue-generating sports. Research on clustering is absent in member institutions of different NCAA divisions, institutions with unique missions, specifically historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This study examined the academic majors of student-athletes in football and basketball at select HBCUs by obtaining data about academic majors from institutional media guides. The results revealed that clustering occurred at eighteen of the twenty-two. From these results, clustering by academic major is not just an issue at “big time” institutions, but potentially a widespread issue across collegiate athletics

Athletes · Basketball · Cluster analysis · Geography · Higher education · Historically black colleges and universities · Political science · Computer Science · Medicine · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports Analytics and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society

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