scholarly journals What Intercollegiate Athletics Coaches Wish Faculty Knew: Implications for Curriculum and Instruction

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Thomas A Raunig ◽  
Porter E Coggins
Keyword(s):  
Intercollegiate Athletics ◽  
Effective Teachers ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Collegiate Athletics ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Student Athlete ◽  
Discussion Section ◽  
Practice Schedules

Collegiate athletics coaches play a vital role in the lives of student-athletes and regularly interact with the membersof their teams more than faculty given the nature of athletics practice schedules compared to academic classschedules. Although the primary purpose of university attendance at all universities is pursuit of academic degrees,student-athletes receive broad non-academic, life-skills oriented education from athletics coaches. Typically, teachingfaculty at American colleges and universities hold terminal degrees in their fields, but unlike internationaluniversities, faculty in the U.S. are not required to have any particular training in pedagogy. Due to the enormousamount of time athletics coaches spend with student-athletes, coaches, by nature must be effective communicators,effective motivators, effective teachers, and effective ethical models for their student-athletes to a degree notnecessary for faculty members. The purpose of this paper was to gather recommendations from coaches for facultymembers regarding needs of student-athletes, and a comparison of the perception of student-athlete needs betweencoaches and faculty members. We employed a mixed methods convergent parallel design. We administered aquestionnaire that included both an open-ended response section to what the respondent wished faculty knew withrespect to student-athlete success, and three Likert scale questions related to confidence in what faculty knew or didwith respect to student-athlete academic needs. Based on the thematic coding of the responses by coaches, andquantitative analysis of the Likert scale questions, recommendations for faculty regarding curriculum and instructionare given in the discussion section.

scholarly journals Athletic Subculture Within Student-Athlete Academic Centers

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Rubin ◽  
Ron A. Moses
Keyword(s):  
Intercollegiate Athletics ◽  
Symbolic Interactionism ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
College Experience ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Division I ◽  
Campus Culture ◽  
Student Athlete ◽  
Dual Roles ◽  
Academic Center

Over 400,000 student-athletes participate in NCAA intercollegiate athletics programs. Due to their dual roles as student and athlete, they have a different college experience than the general student population. Specialized academic centers and resources for student-athletes are part of the reason they are separated and often isolated from the rest of campus. Teams have their own unique academic subculture that influences each student-athlete in his or her academic pursuits. The purpose of this study is to explore the athletic academic subculture among student-athletes at the Division I level and the role the athletic academic center and special resources play in cultivating a separate culture from the campus culture. Symbolic interactionism was the framework used as the lens to view the results of this study in the context of neoliberalism.

Identifying The Competencies Possessed By The Engineering College Faculty In India

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. 68-71
Author(s):  
Mohanakumari. D ◽  
R. Magesh
Keyword(s):  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Approaches To Teaching ◽  
Global Workforce ◽  
Content Domain ◽  
Technology Changes ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

The main intention of the Paper is identifying the competencies possessed by the faculty in engineering college and adequate skills of all the disciplines required and that plays a vital role in educational institutions.In this era, engineering education in India faces major challenges as it requires meeting the demands of technical profession and emerging job market. Researchers have created some universally desired, yet challenging skills for global workforce. Nowadays, technology changes rapidly, so we have to update our self-according to the changing world, i.e., infrastructure, content/domain knowledge, educators/HR trainers. Thus, our technical faculty members should necessary to learn the innovative approaches to teaching and learning, which in turn will require effective professional development for both new and experienced instructors alike. It is right time now to redesign our curriculam, pedagogy and make the pre-service teacher preparation programme mandatory part of technical higher education.

“Detrimental to the Team Dynamic”: Exploring College Student-Athlete Dissent

2021 ◽  
pp. 216747952110019
Author(s):  
Rikishi T. Rey ◽  
Zac D. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
College Student ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
School Level ◽  
Student Athlete ◽  
College Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
College Student Athletes

To properly manage college student-athlete dissent, stakeholders (e.g., coaches, teammates, administration, athletic trainers, etc.) must first recognize the situations that cause athletes to dissent. Although athletic dissent is not a new concept, to date, it has only been examined at the high school level. To fill this gap, this study begins to explore this issue at the college level by examining the triggering agents that cause college student-athletes to communicate dissent. Participants ( N = 72) from 11 different sports were asked to complete multiple narratives in response to open ended questions after reflecting on a time where they communicated dissent. Results of a thematic analysis indicate that there are eight triggering agents of dissent, demonstrating distinct differences between high school and college student-athlete dissent due to various contextual factors. These findings highlight the needs and desires of college student-athletes which can help coaches, administration, and other stakeholders to promote positive college student-athlete experiences.

scholarly journals The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) Mountain Biking Injury Surveillance System (ISS): Analysis of 66,588 Student Athlete-Years of Injury Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5856
Author(s):  
Meredith Ehn ◽  
Masaru Teramoto ◽  
Daniel M. Cushman ◽  
Kristen Saad ◽  
Stuart Willick
Keyword(s):  
Surveillance System ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Injury Surveillance ◽  
Mountain Biking ◽  
Student Athlete ◽  
Mountain Bike ◽  
Injury Surveillance System ◽  
Injury Characteristics ◽  
Mountain Bike Racing

Interscholastic youth cross-country mountain bike racing in the United States has grown significantly over the past decade, yet little is known about the risk profile in this age group. Aiming to protect participants, we implemented a prospective, longitudinal injury surveillance system for the purpose of better understanding youth mountain biking injuries and implementing safety measures. Data were collected during competition years 2018–2020, totaling 66,588 student athlete-years. Designated reporters from each team received weekly emails with exposure and incident report forms. Variables analyzed included demographic, rider-related, trail-related, and other data. Injury characteristics during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 were compared to the years 2018 and 2019. More student athletes participated in the 2020 season (25,261) than in prior seasons (18,575 in 2018 and 22,752 in 2019). During competition year 2020, overall injury proportion was lower (1.7% versus 3.0% in 2018 and 2.7% in 2019). Variables associated with injury, body part injured, type of injury, time-loss, and disposition following injury were similar between all years. Despite the pandemic and resultant changes to competition, student athletes continued to ride their bikes and become injured, but the proportion of injuries differed. This report details injury characteristics in youth mountain bike racing, including a comparison of before and during the pandemic.

“Stick to Sports”? First Amendment Values and Limitations to Student-Athlete Expression

2021 ◽  
pp. 107769902110187
Author(s):  
Michael K. Park
Keyword(s):  
Expression Analysis ◽  
First Amendment ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Public University ◽  
Regulatory Environment ◽  
Student Athlete ◽  
Public Issues ◽  
University Officials

The resurgence of political activism by student-athletes raises the specter of increased constitutional challenges to public university regulations on student-athlete speech. This article explores the special regulatory environment situating student-athletes and gleans the First Amendment values underpinning cases where student-athletes challenge institutional regulations on their freedom of expression. Analysis of the legal discourse suggests that courts are more likely to apply increased scrutiny to university officials’ attempts to regulate expression on public issues versus speech that address personal or private matters. This article ends with some suggestions for practitioners and scholars to consider when evaluating regulations on student-athlete speech.

Trends in College Student-Athlete Mental Health in the National College Health Assessment (NCHA), 2011–2019

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Edwards ◽  
Andrew W. Froehle ◽  
Siobhan E. Fagan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Student Athlete ◽  
National College Health Assessment ◽  
Health Related ◽  
College Health Assessment ◽  
Over Time

ABSTRACT Context: Recently the athletic training community has paid increased attention to college student-athlete mental health, treatment-seeking, and impacts on athletic and academic performance. Ongoing efforts to better-educate and equip athletic trainers to help student-athletes in this regard should result in improved mental health-related outcomes. Objective: Examine changes in student-athlete mental health over the past decade compared to non-athlete students. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: United States colleges and universities. Patients or Other Participants: Varsity athletes (n=54,479) and non-athlete students (n=448,301) who completed the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) between 2011 and 2019. Main Outcome Measures: Survey responses (self-report) to questions in five mental health-related domains: symptoms, diagnoses, treatment-seeking, institutional information distribution, and academic impacts. Results: Student-athletes consistently reported significantly lower symptom and diagnose rates than non-athletes, except for attempted suicide, substance abuse, and eating disorders. Diagnoses increased over time in both groups, but remained lower in athletes. Treatment-seeking and openness to future treatment increased over time in both groups, but remained lower in athletes. Student-athletes received more information on stress reduction, substance abuse, eating disorders, and handling distress/violence than non-athletes. Both groups received information more frequently over time. Athletes reported lower academic impacts, especially for depression and anxiety, but impacts grew over time in both groups. Impacts of injuries and extracurricular activities on academic performance were higher in athletes than in non-athletes. Conclusions: Athletes reported overall lower levels of symptoms, diagnoses, and academic impacts than non-athletes. While non-athlete rates climbed over the past decade, athletes' rates broadly remained flat or climbed less rapidly. Increasingly positive attitudes toward treatment are encouraging, but the deficit relative to non-athletes remains. Ongoing efforts of athletic trainers to educate athletes and guide them to mental health resources are needed in order to continue (or, better yet, accelerate) the observed positive trends in information dissemination and treatment-seeking.

Usage of E-Resources by the Faculty Members and PG Students of Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital and Research Centre (KIMS), Bangalore, Karnataka: A Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-86
Author(s):  
H. M. Shashikala ◽  
S. Srinivasaragavan
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Effective Use

Web-based use of E-resources is playing a vital role for information seeking. In this direction the present study was conducted on the use of E-resources (e-books, e-journals, e-databases subscribed by Health Science Library and Information Network, HELINET Consortium and ERMED Consortium) by the faculty members and PG students of Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences and Information Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka State. A structured questionnaire was designed and distributed to faculty members and PG students (150) to know their effective use of e-resource for their study, teaching and research. A total of 135 filled in questionnaires were received and the response rate was 82.66%. The study results found that most of the teaching faculty and PG students preferred to search Google and Yahoo as search engine for their information search requirements. At the same time they consulted Pub Med and Science Direct and Ovid publisher’s journal databases to access E- resources.

Addressing the Problem of Student- Athlete Sleepiness: Feasibility of Implementing an Interactive Sleep Workshop at a Division I School

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Kaier ◽  
Danielle Zanotti ◽  
Joanne L. Davis ◽  
Kathleen Strunk ◽  
Lisa DeMarni Cromer
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Sleep Hygiene ◽  
Division I ◽  
Daily Functioning ◽  
Student Athlete ◽  
Daytime Functioning ◽  
Sleep Behaviors

Sleep concerns are prevalent among student-athletes and can result in impaired athletic and academic performance. The current study investigated the feasibility and effectiveness of a brief sleep workshop for student-athletes. Athletes (N = 152) completed baseline and follow-up questionnaires (n = 104) after the intervention. Greater than half of the athletes (51%) who attended the workshops and followup reported at least one change in sleep behaviors. Results revealed a significant decrease in sleepiness from baseline to follow-up and an improvement in daytime functioning. Although athletes reported an increase in problematic sleep hygiene behaviors, they recorded significant increases in sleep knowledge from baseline to follow-up, which was maintained at the second follow-up. These longitudinal data provide evidence that a brief psychoeducation sleep workshop for student-athletes is promising for improving sleep knowledge and daily functioning.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON PRIVATE PLANT NURSERY BUSINESS: A CASE STUDY OF SYLHET DISTRICT, BANGLADESH

2021 ◽  
pp. 122-128
Author(s):  
Kakon Chakma ◽  
Saidur Rahman ◽  
Umama Begum Ruba ◽  
Shurashi Rani Das ◽  
Rahinoor Akter
Keyword(s):  
Likert Scale ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Employment Creation ◽  
Plant Nursery ◽  
Afforestation Program

The Plant nursery industry is an integrated section of the afforestation program in Bangladesh. Around 18000 plant nurseries are playing a vital role in employment creation and income generation. But due to Covid-19 shutdown, this industry faced a lot of difficulties. Considering the importance, this research was performed in Sylhet district to trace out the pandemic impact on private plant nursery business. Randomly 31 nurseries were selected to fulfill the objective and data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires through direct interviews. In the questionnaire, 5 points Likert scale was used to collect responses of nursery traders. The study analyzed the socio-economic attributes of nursery traders. The conducted survey found out nursery input, transport, and selling tasks were affected most owing to the pandemic and it forced them to adopt several strategies to manage the loss. The study also revealed important suggestions and recommendations for the betterment of the nursery industry which are expected to help students, researchers, policymakers, and entrepreneurs. KEYWORDS: Covid-19, Impact, Nursery, Case study, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Not Going Pro: On Seeking Lasting Returns from College Sports

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Horner ◽  
Neal Ternes ◽  
Christopher McLeod
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Collegiate Athletics ◽  
Division I ◽  
Personal Investment

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) clearly states there are many favorable qualities derived from participation that benefit those “who go pro in something other than sports.” However, the ability of collegiate athletics to deliver on the promise of attributable long-term vocational value is rarely questioned. Instead, student-athletes are encouraged to think of their participation as a personal investment with enduring rewards for the investor. In this study involving former NCAA Division I student-athletes, the authors examined whether participation can be regarded as an investment and how student-athletes perceive the returns thus derived. Extending Becker’s (1962) theory of human capital investment to sport participation, the authors probed participants’ experiences for evidence of investment thinking and lasting benefits in corporeal, economic, social, and cultural varieties. The findings support the notion that participation in collegiate athletics can be broadly defined as an investment, but not in accordance with the long-term utility maximizing rationale described by neoclassical economists. Furthermore, the high cost of participation, inherent uncertainty, and unreliable information confound the athlete’s decision-making and blur the distinction between consumption in the present and investing for the future.

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