EducationMedicine

J. Gayles, Ashley R. Baker

2015.9.1New directions for student leadership

DOI: 10.1002/yd.20142

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This chapter discusses the transition from high school to college for student-athletes through the lens of the high school athlete who attends college as a collegiate athlete and those students who are dealing with a loss of their highSchool athlete identity.

Abstract

This chapter discusses the transition from high school to college for student-athletes. The concepts of athlete identity and leadership development are discussed through the lens of the high school athlete who attends college as a collegiate athlete and those students who are dealing with a loss of their high school athlete identity.

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GAYLES, J.; BAKER, Ashley R. Opportunities and challenges for first-year student-athletes transitioning from high school to college. New directions for student leadership, 2015, 2015 147: 43–51.