scholarly journals Career maturity and college students : a case study comparison of student-athletes and non-athletes at a Division I institution

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarver
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Career Maturity ◽  
Division I

scholarly journals Developing the Team While Travelling: Infusing Elements of High Impact Practices into a Study Abroad Course for Student-Athletes

2020 ◽  
pp. 47-81
Author(s):  
Christopher R Leupold ◽  
Anthony G Weaver ◽  
Eric H Hall
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Division I ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
High Impact Practices ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Context Specific

Undergraduate institutions today are increasingly looking to adopt high impact practices (HIP) as a means to provide optimal learning experiences for their students. Study abroad courses are a particularly popular HIP offerings for students, as they provide opportunities to not only experience new cultures around the world but also to gain insights into their own cultural identities. However, because of the many demands placed on Division I collegiate student-athletes, they unfortunately are often not able to engage in such a global experience. This case study describes a credit-bearing, short-term study abroad course that not only taught Division I volleyball student-athletes about theories of culture and how to analyze culture at the individual, team, and national levels; but infused a variety of experiential activities and other elements characteristic of effective HIPs. As a means to make the course more personally relevant and meaningful to these students, special attention was given to present topics in a context specific to a collegiate athletic team. These student-athletes were introduced to a host of relevant validated models and theories of culture, and engaged in a number of individual assessments to gain insights into their cultural identities and their influences, as well as in formal assessments of as their team’s dynamics and overall effectiveness. In addition, the course included team-based activities and workshops that addressed the team’s weakest areas related to performance. identified areas in need of improvement. All of these activities were  aligned with a 10-day travel experience to Italy. Overall, this case study is an example of how an innovative course can be created to not only provide a study abroad opportunity for student-athletes, but also be tailored to address individual players’ and team needs and create a positive and lasing experience for all involved.

Identity Foreclosure, Athletic Identity, and Career Maturity in Intercollegiate Athletes

1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine M. Murphy ◽  
Albert J. Petitpas ◽  
Britton W. Brewer
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Career Maturity ◽  
Athletic Identity ◽  
Division I ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Development Interventions ◽  
Identity Foreclosure

A study was conducted with 124 intercollegiate student-athletes at an NCAA Division I institution to examine the relationship between self-identity variables (i.e., identity foreclosure and athletic identity) and career maturity. Results indicated that both identity foreclosure and athletic identity were inversely related to career maturity. Significant effects of gender, playing status (varsity vs. nonvarsity), and sport (revenue producing vs. nonrevenue producing) on career maturity were observed. The findings suggest that failure to explore alternative roles and identifying strongly and exclusively with the athlete role are associated with delayed career development in intercollegiate student athletes, and that male varsity student-athletes in revenue-producing sports may be especially at risk for impaired acquisition of career decision-making skills. The results underscore the importance of understanding athletic identity issues and exercising caution in challenging sport-related occupational aspirations in presenting career development interventions to student-athletes.

Religiosity, God certainty, and self-efficacy in a cohort of Division I student athletes

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessy Schram ◽  
Ian Birky ◽  
Sepideh S. Soheilian ◽  
Kristin Bertsch
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Division I
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