The purpose of this study was to ascertain what role, if any, mentoring played in female sport management faculty's decision to pursue doctoral degrees and to investigate and identify factors related to successful transition through the doctoral program. A qualitative, descriptive-interpretive approach utilizing a cross case analysis of current female faculty in sport management was utilized in order to discover participants' subjective views regarding a specific experience or experiences in an effort to provide unique, relevant data (Anda, 2002). This methodology allowed for a greater understanding of the participants and their experiences, and permitted respondents to examine these factors from their own perspectives. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight participants dichotomized by race-four White and four Black Assistant Professors teaching in undergraduate and graduate programs at various types of Carnegie classified institutions. Seven major themes and six major personality traits and characteristics developed from verbatim transcriptions of the interviews. The seven themes included athletic involvement, career in athletics, career aspirations, pedagogy decision, influence of mentor, mentor roles, and context of mentoring. The six personality traits/characteristics related to success were athletic involvement, career in athletics, parental support, single with no dependents, competitive/confident, and vigilance/determination. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Sport and Recreation Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy. / Summer Semester, 2010. / April 9, 2010. / Mentoring, Doctoral, Higher Education, Sport Management, Qualitative / Includes bibliographical references. / Michael Mondello, Committee Chair; Susan Losh, University Representative; Andy Rudd, Committee Member; Robert A. Schwartz, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_180831 |
| Contributors | Noland, Melissa A. (authoraut), Mondello, Michael (committee chair), Losh, Susan (university representative), Rudd, Andy (committee member), Schwartz, Robert A. (committee member), Department of Sport Management (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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