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| Autor/inn/en | Kutz, Matthew R.; Stiltner, Sara |
|---|---|
| Titel | Program Directors' Perception of the Importance of Soft Skills in Athletic Training |
| Quelle | In: Athletic Training Education Journal, 16 (2021) 1, S.53-58 (6 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 1947-380X |
| Schlagwörter | Soft Skills; Athletics; Administrator Attitudes; Accreditation (Institutions); Program Administration; Undergraduate Students; Psychometrics; Correlation; Leadership Effectiveness; Professionalism; Allied Health Occupations Education |
| Abstract | Context: Soft skills have been reported to be a necessary aspect of athletic training education and clinical practice. However, almost no empirical research has explored the level of importance of soft skills or the frequency with which they are evaluated within athletic training education. Objective: To delineate the perceived importance of soft skills within athletic training education and describe the frequency with which those soft skills are evaluated within athletic training programs. Patients or Other Participants: Four hundred eight program directors (PDs) of Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education-accredited athletic training programs were invited to patriciate; 122 responded and 108 of those responses (88.5%) were usable (64% PDs of baccalaureate programs, 28% PDs of professional masters, 8% did not disclose), yielding a 26.5% response rate. All 10 National Athletic Trainers' Association districts were represented, with the highest representation (26%) from District 4. A majority of respondents were female (57%). Most respondents (79%) had 11 or more years of experience (33% of those [greater than or equal to]21 years) as an athletic training educator, and 98% of respondents identified as white/non-Hispanic. Main Outcome Measure(s) Importance and frequency of soft-skill evaluation were measured using the Athletic Training Soft-Skills Assessment Instrument (ATSSAI). Data of perceived importance and frequency of evaluation were organized by various demographic variables and between scale dimensions. Results: The ATSSAI psychometric analysis yielded satisfactory internal consistency and validity ([alpha] = 0.84 to 0.93). Paired-samples t test indicated significant differences between the ATSSAI Perceived Importance and Frequency of Evaluation scales (mean = 1.65 ± 0.47 versus mean = 3.29 ± 1.17, P = 0.000; Cohen d = 1.83). Pearson r correlation showed a positive relationship between perceived importance and frequency of evaluation, r = 0.81. Independent-samples t tests revealed female PDs perceived 2 soft skills (18%; "observant and exact and prepared and adaptable") as more important (t[subscript 99] = 2.12 and 2.18, P = 0.31 and 0.37) than did male PDs and evaluated 3 (27%; "decisive and confident, prepared and adaptable," and "observant and exact") more frequently (t[subscript 99] = 2.35-2.50, P = 0.14-0.21) than did male PDs. Conclusions: All soft skills identified as necessary for inclusion in athletic training education were perceived to be very or extremely important by PDs. However, those same soft skills were not evaluated as often as their importance might suggest. "Dependability and responsibility" was the most important and most frequently evaluated soft skill (mean = 1.31 ± 0.51 and 2.21 ± 1.30, respectively). Female PDs generally perceived soft skills as more important and reported evaluating them more frequently. Soft-skill development is a tacit-based phenomenon that contributes to leadership effectiveness and clinical preparedness. (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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