The ties that bind: Presidential involvement with the development of NCAA division I initial eligibility legislation

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 414-452

  Covell, Dan ^b   Barr, Carol A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035402340     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2672890     Document Type: Article

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