Reflections on the"Side Door"Enrollment Scandal of American College Athletes
The"side door"enrollment scandal of American college student athletes refers to the organized cheating,bribery,and fraud that enable children from wealthy families to enter prestigious universities unfairly,shocking the world with its magnitude.This paper criticizes and reflects on the background and root causes of the"side door"problem from the perspective of polycentric governance theory,and provides suggestions for the innovative development of sports and education integration in China.The study finds that the ecological environ-ment of fierce competition in American higher education gives college sports a unique status,with the principles of amateurism allowing for lenient entry but strict management,and the institutional arrangements for autono-mous governance.These factors,along with the incentive structure they collectively constitute,are the root causes of the"side door"enrollment.Judicial intervention corrects and maintains the normal operation of Ameri-can collegiate sports,providing a talent base for American competitive sports.For the development of sports and education integration in China,its incentive structure can be used as a reference.China should leverage its cen-tralized and unified system advantages to aim for the growth and strengthening of collegiate sports,fully mobi-lize all parties'enthusiasm,address admission limitations,deepen resource integration,improve the competition system,and explore new avenues for sports and education integration.
collegiate sportsstudent-athlete recruitmentcompetitive reserve talents of sportsincentive structuresports-education integration
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