New Journal to Explore Role of Sports/Athletics in Education

INDIANAPOLIS – A new scholarly journal, co-edited by an Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis professor, will provide a forum for discussion and analysis of sports and athletics participation in education.

Left Coast Press Inc., a California-based specialty publisher of professional materials in the humanities and social sciences, recently announced it will publish the “Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education.”

The journal co-editors are Robin L. Hughes, assistant professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department on the IUPUI and IU Bloomington campuses; and James W. Satterfield, Jr., assistant professor in the Educational Leadership and Foundations Department at the University of Texas at El Paso.

“Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education” will explore the needs, experiences and development of student-athletes in both K-12 and higher education settings, with multidisciplinary emphasis on the institutional, sociological and political roles that athletics play on campus. The journal seeks to fill a critical gap in current education literature by addressing the unique role of sports and student athletic development in schooling and its larger ramifications with regard to race, achievement and identity.

The journal will be published three times a year. The first edition is scheduled for March 2007. Manuscript ideas and submissions should be sent via email to: sports1@iupui.edu.

For additional information, contact: Robin Hughes, roblhugh@iupui.edu.