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This chapter describes a research study about the multiple literacies of college female basketball players. The players in this study were able to articulate a strong understanding of the academic literacy needed to be successful in the classroom. Further, they were quite adept at the discourse and language of the basketball court, what we refer to as basketball literacy. However, the women in this study had difficulty connecting their on and off the court literacies. We argue that physical education teachers and coaches need to help student athletes see the connections between these two spaces. Leveraging the rich movement literacy of the athletes into the academic literacy of the classroom will support their success both on and off the court.
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For the purposes of this chapter, academic literacy refers to the knowledge of a secondary discourse which includes being able to participate in academic environments (e.g., classes, clubs) and recognize social expectations beyond the classroom. However, as stated in earlier chapters, there is no single definition of literacy.
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Segal, P., McCormick, M.K. (2023). Intersection of Sports and Academics: College Women’s Perspectives of Literacy On and Off the Court. In: Mogge, S.G., Huggins, S., Knutson, J., Lobel, E.E., Segal, P. (eds) Multiple Literacies for Dance, Physical Education and Sports. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20117-2_10
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