The purpose of this study was to assess the multi-variant area of control and administration of athletic programs as viewed by the faculty. Satisfaction regarding academic environment, locus of control, and financial sources was investigated by both division affiliation (ie., Division I, II, III) and current athletic board service. Also, an examination of perceived knowledge relevant to policy and procedure was conducted across the above variables. / The sample consisted of full-time faculty members' responses from forty-eight institutions equally representing the three divisions as established by the NCAA (ie. Division I, II, & III). Forty faculty members at each institution were systematically selected as well as all current board members at each institution to receive the "Faculty Satisfaction" questionnaire. To compare Division affiliation differences the Kruskal-Wallis One-Way analysis of Variance by Ranks test was used, and, to compare general faculty to the current faculty board members the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney Test was used. All tests were conducted with an Alpha level of.01. The general faculty of Division I was found to be significantly less satisfied than general faculty of Division II in the variable 'Policy and Procedures'. Division III general faculty were more satisfied within all dependent variables than either Division II or I (ie. Policy and Procedures, Financial Resources, and Administrative Input). Current board members from Division I were more satisfied with athletic programming at their institutions across all dependent variables than their general faculty. Division II current board members were more satisfied than their faculty counterparts on two dependent variables, while no difference was found on the variable Administrative Input. Division III comparisons illustrate a lack of significant differences for all variables on satisfaction levels. Also, no significant differences were found in satisfaction levels of current board members according to Division affiliation. / The dependent variable Perceived Knowledge produced the following significantly different pairs; Division III faculty as compared to Division II and I faculty, and Division I faculty as compared to Division I current board. Division III faculty and Division I current board, in both instances, were found to have higher levels of perceived knowledge. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-10, Section: A, page: 3556. / Major Professor: Charles Imwold. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1991.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76501 |
| Contributors | Cockley, William Thomas., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 152 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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