AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Do transparent policies make athletes behave?(Brief Article)

Women in Higher Education

| February 01, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Women in Higher Education. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A number of schools are adopting strict conduct codes for their athletes that set behavior expectations and punish infractions such as sexual assault, drunk driving, battery or violating school policies. Are these codes effective?

Such codes are often enforced by ADs instead of coaches and provide consistency and clear guidelines for interpretation and enforcement, according to proponents. Opponents call the codes of conduct too rigid.

The problem comes when a star athlete gets caught doing something illegal or unseemly, but the coach needs her or him to help win an upcoming contest.

* In 2003, the University of Wisconsin-Madison introduced a code that cut coaches totally out of the disciplinary process. "If it ended up being the star player and we had a ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
'Govts should pursue transparent policies on SEZs'.
News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. October 10, 2006 700+ words
'Govts should pursue transparent policies on SEZs' New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI) The Centre feels...SEZs) could be settled once state governments pursue transparent policies," Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy said at...
Microsoft Unveils Its Developer Strategy for the Next Generation of Windows...
Press release article from: M2 Presswire March 11, 2009 700+ words
...Developer Strategy for the Next Generation of Windows Phones; Familiar tools, large worldwide customer base and transparent policies allow mobile developers to innovate and generate new revenue opportunities with Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows...
CITY- Protesters against IFIs demand transparent policies.
News wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International October 20, 2007 700+ words
ISLAMABAD, October 19 (PPI) Hundreds of alleged victims of the recipes and policies of the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and other International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Pakistan on Friday called for resisting these institutions for what they said aggravating and perpetuating poverty
Vietnam: Overseas remittances encouraged for economic growth.
News wire article from: Thai Press Reports March 8, 2006 700+ words
...businesspeople, a healthier investment environment and more transparent policies have built up trust among overseas Vietnamese in their...return and work in the homeland. However, more open and transparent policies should be formulated to attract more investment from...
Centre fine-tunes MCA to woo foreign investors.
Magazine article from: Financial Express October 31, 2006 700+ words
...Commission, told FE. The government felt that absence of transparent policies and regulations and also the nature of projects offered...Road to development What keeps investors away Absence of transparent policies and regulations Nature of projects offered for public...
Iran spokesman says US isolated on Iran nuclear issue.
News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire November 24, 2004 700+ words
...stressed: The Islamic Republic of Iran's clear and transparent policies prove the falsehood of American claims that the Iranian...Musavian said: The Islamic Republic of Iran's clear and transparent policies prove the falsehood of American claims that Iranian nuclear...
University Complutense of Madrid describes research in leukemia.
Newspaper article from: Blood Weekly February 19, 2009 700+ words
...correlated with increasing peripheral blood lymphocyte counts and lymphadenopathy," wrote L.M. Alonso-C and colleagues, University Complutense of Madrid (see also Leukemia). The researchers concluded: "These findings suggest that Eph/EFN might be...
Research from University of Bremen in apoptosis provides new insights.
Newspaper article from: Diabetes Week August 25, 2008 700+ words
...wrote K. Maedler and colleagues, University of Bremen. The researchers concluded...information, contact K. Maedler, University of Bremen, Center Biomolecular Interactions...Resistance, Insulinoma, Pancreas, University of Bremen. This article was prepared...
Researchers from University of Athens describe findings in apoptosis.
Newspaper article from: Proteomics Weekly August 25, 2008 700+ words
...wrote C. Gaitanaki and colleagues, University of Athens (see also Apoptosis). The...additional information, contact I. Beis, University of Athens, School Biology, Dept...Apoptosis, Enzyme Research, Kinase, University of Athens. This article was prepared...
Reports from Ullevaal University add new data to research in life sciences.
Newspaper article from: Angiogenesis Weekly October 31, 2008 700+ words
...and Akt," wrote H.L. Holen and colleagues, Ullevaal University (see also Life Sciences). The researchers concluded...additional information, contact H.L. Holen, Ullevaal University Hospital, 0407 Oslo, Norway. Publisher contact information...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA