A study of college and university administrators' attitudes toward athletic competition for women /
The purposes of this study were to develop and implement an
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The purposes of this study were to develop and implement an instrument to measure attitudes toward intercollegiate athletic competition for women on the total score and on the four subscales. The subjects for this investigation included college/university presidents, athletic administrators, and faculty athletic representatives from each of the three divisional levels of competition comprising the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). A total of 880 administrators took part in the study. The instrument used in this study was a three page questionnaire consisting of 33 Likert items and demographic information. The inventory contained four subscales designed to make further comparisons between and among the groups of administrators. The validity and reliability of the instrument were properly established. Packets containing the questionnaire and a cover letter were mailed to the population of administrators in the spring of 1996. With a return rate of 52% (880 usable responses) a second mailing was not necessary. Responses were then prepared for computer analysis. Based on the limitations of this study, the following general conclusions are made: 1.Female admini women. 2.Primary women administrators and presidents have a more favorable attitude toward intercollegiate competition for women than do the positions of faculty athletic representatives and athletic directors. 3. In regard to subscales, females have a more favorable attitude than males toward intercollegiate athletic competition for women on subscale 1, (general competition), and on subscale 4 (values). 4.On subscale 2, players category, the presidents and primary women administrators had a more favorable attitude toward athletic competition for women than did the faculty athletic representatives and the athletic directors. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Physical Education". |
| Physical Description: | xi, 185 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilms Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: pages 107-121. |