Academics and Athletics in the Social World of Junior High School Students.

Abstract

The madness that has swept the choose among being remembered as an nation (Lapchick, 1987-88, p. 105) has beathletic star, brilliant student, most popular, come a source of growing concern (e.g., or a leader in activities, young high school Chandler & Goldberg, 1990; Figler, 1987men have most frequently selected being 88; Figler & Figler, 1984; Goldberg, 1991; an athletic star (Coleman, 1961; Eitzen, Lapchick, 1987-88; Martin & Thrasher, 1975; Kane, 1988; Thirer & Wright, 1985; 1989; Nelson, 1983; Snyder, 1985) in that Williams & White, 1983; Williams & society's emphasis on athletics is seen as Andersen, 1987). Although the passage of being in conflict with such manifest funcTitle IX has led to the participation of 1.8 tions of the school as promoting academic million girls in interscholastic sports (Lap excellence, transmitting knowledge, and chick, 1987-88), the status system for girls fostering the psychosocial development of stresses academics or popularity over ath the adolescent. letics (Feltz, 1978; Thirer & Wright, 1985; Many fear that a system of peer and comWilliams & White, 1983). munity values built around the primacy of In a recent study of the adolescent value athletics may act as a deterrent to academic system, Goldberg and Chandler (1989) achievement (Lipsyte, 1982; Nelson, 1983; presented high school students with the Snyder, 1985) because if an individual same choices as in earlier studies. By using conforms fully or adequately in one direcLikert scaling rather than the rank order tion, fulfillment will be difficult in ing of choices, thus permitting participants another (Goode, 1960, p. 485). Although to select more than a single alternative as Curry and Weaner (1987) believed the conimportant, Goldberg and Chandler were flict between the roles of student and athable to assess potential areas of role con lete to be a major problem at the collegiate flict. Their results suggest that the adoles level, the potential friction between these cent value structure is more complex than roles has recently become the focus of inhas been indicated by earlier research, creased attention at the high school level as well (Curry & Weaner, 1987; Goldberg, 1991; Lapchick, 1987-88). How realistic is this concern? Since 1961, when Coleman reported on the centrality A}an D/ ?ol'berg is an associate professor and £ £ui x. , , , , ,, chair of the Department of Counselor Education, of athletics m the status system of the c ,, • -, „ ' .. ., . _. ' * Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Timothy American high school, being an athlete has j L chandler is an associate professor in the School remained the preeminent identity for 0f Education, Recreation and Dance, Kent State young men in high school. When asked to University, Kent, Ohio.

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