Student-athletes face numerous obstacles throughout their college experience. Most notably, the time required for athletic participation limits the time that student-athletes can devote to academic activities. Given the benefits associated with a college degree, it is critical that student-athletes achieve the desired educational outcomes. The current study was based on theories of student involvement and college impact and involved multiple regression analysis of secondary data collected from the 2009 administration of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). Specifically, the main purpose of this study was to examine whether sport type was related to engagement in effective educational practices and desired educational outcomes. The secondary aim was to examine the relationship between engagement levels and educational outcomes for student-athletes in high-profile (i.e., men's and women's basketball, football, and baseball) and low-profile sports (i.e., all other NCAA sponsored sports). Distinction of sport type was based loosely on the ability of the sport to generate revenue as well as the average time devoted to sport-related activities. Regression models were used to estimate the relationship between type of sport participation and engagement behaviors and educational outcomes, as well as the relationship between these two constructs for non-athletes, high-profile student-athletes, and low-profile student-athletes. Collectively, findings from this study illustrate the unique challenges to educational outcomes faced by high-profile student-athletes, while low-profile student-athletes mimic non-athletes in overall college experiences. Differences between high-profile and low-profile student-athletes provide valuable information on how programs and policies can be tailored to meet the specific educational needs of each unique subpopulation of student-athletes. Such information has practical implications for athletic directors, coaches, academic advisors, and other athletic personnel. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy. / Summer Semester, 2013. / June 3, 2013. / Educational outcomes, Engagement behaviors, Student-athletes / Includes bibliographical references. / Shouping Hu, Professor Directing Dissertation; Robert Eklund, University Representative; David Tandberg, Committee Member; Robert A. Schwartz, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_183872 |
| Contributors | Rettig, Jean (authoraut), Hu, Shouping (professor directing dissertation), Eklund, Robert (university representative), Tandberg, David (committee member), Schwartz, Robert A. (committee member), Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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