Responding To The Concerns Of Student-Athletes Enrolled In A First-Year Experience Course

This paper summarizes results of a study of 105 student-athletes enrolled in a first-year experience course. Students were asked, What is the biggest unanswered question you have about college? Results indicated that students most burning questions were related to academics; relatively few student responses were directly related to being a student-athlete. Discussion of the findings includes designing first-year experience courses to respond to students concerns.

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Taking A Pulse: Student-Athletes Descriptors For Their First Semester Of College

Journal of College Teaching & Learning (TLC) ◽

10.19030/tlc.v9i4.7295 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 253-260

Author(s):

Jeanne L. Higbee ◽

Jennifer L. Schultz

Keyword(s):

Early Warning ◽

Early Warning System ◽

Student Athletes ◽

Warning System ◽

First Year Experience ◽

First Year ◽

First Semester

This paper summarizes the responses of 103 student-athletes enrolled in a first-year experience course when asked, What adjective best describes your first semester in college? Not surprisingly, the most frequent descriptors were busy, fun, stressful, and different. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of collecting this type of data as a form of early warning system.

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Retention and Academic Success of First-Year Student-Athletes and Intramural Sports Participants

Recreational Sports Journal ◽

10.1177/1558866119840466 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 5-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael McElveen ◽

Kelly Ibele

Keyword(s):

Academic Success ◽

Student Athletes ◽

Athletic Participation ◽

First Year ◽

Student Athlete ◽

Division Iii ◽

Grade Point ◽

Intramural Sports ◽

Significant Difference ◽

First Year Student

The purpose of this investigation was to compare the relationship of intramural sports and Division III athletic participation to retention and academic success in first-year college students. A first-year student cohort ( n = 568) was grouped into four categories: no participation, student-athlete, intramural participant, and participant in both. There was no statistically significant difference in academic success among the participant groups, F(6, 1084) = .626, p = .710. Both the student-athlete and intramural participant groups were retained at a higher rate than the no participation group, 4.65% and 10.48%, respectively. Of the 46 student-athletes who discontinued playing varsity sports, only 17 remained at the institution. This investigation supports that intramural sports and Division III varsity athletic participation does not negatively affect grade point average and credit hours earned in first-year students, while demonstrating a positive relationship with retention. The results also highlight the need for intentional intervention and research related to the disengaged student-athlete.

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