An Examination of the Career Development and Decision-Making Process of Female Division I Student-Athletes Attending a Mississippi Institution of Higher Learning

Autor/in	Winstead, Jennifer
Titel	An Examination of the Career Development and Decision-Making Process of Female Division I Student-Athletes Attending a Mississippi Institution of Higher Learning
Quelle	(2009), (185 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Mississippi
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1245-0376-9
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Athletes; Decision Making; Career Development; College Athletics; Females; College Students; Majors (Students); Social Influences; Stress Variables; Interviews; Scheduling; Recruitment; Skills; Colleges; Mississippi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Athlet; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Berufsentwicklung; College athletes; Collegesport; Hochschulsport; Weibliches Geschlecht; Collegestudent; Sozialer Einfluss; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Disposition; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Skill; Fertigkeit; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule
Abstract	The career development and decision-making process of student-athletes has been found to be a complex process (Brown, Glastetter-Fender, & Shelton, 2000; Lally & Kerr, 2005; and Sandstedt, Cox, Martens, Ward, Webber, & Ivey, 2004). Intertwined with issues not found within the general student population career development and decision-making process, the student-athlete career development and decision-making process is impacted by internal and external forces that included but are not limited to identity, major limitations, intense scheduling, and the need for balancing multiple pressures. Limited research studies have been conducted to solely examine the career development and decision making of Division I female student-athletes. In-depth interviews were conducted with seven high achieving female Division I student athletes attending an institution of higher learning in Mississippi. A phenomenological study employing naturalistic inquiry was used to collect and analyze data about Division I student-athletes experiences and examine in rich detail, the career development and decision-making processes of female Division I student-athletes who attended State University (SU) in Mississippi. Three main themes were identified in speaking with female intercollegiate athletes about their athletics participation and their career development and decision making. Those themes included: "Pre-Baccalaureate Career Development, College Career Development, and Post-Baccalaureate Career Development." Additionally, there were transitional components found between the themes which prompted movement from one theme to the next. The transitional components were "The Recruiting Process and Transferable Skill Application." The data found that there was great nuance and complexity found in the common career development and decision making process of this high achieving subsection of the student-athlete population. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10