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Dissertation
Gender, Scholarship Status, And Time On Scholarship
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2016
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the potential effects of athletic scholarships, gender, and length of time with a scholarship on the types and levels of student athletes' motivations. The study employed self-determination theory, specifically cognitive evaluation theory, as a means to explain and discriminate among motivations. Previous research has provided somewhat conflicting results on the effects of scholarships and gender. There was limited research on the effects of time with scholarships on student athletes' motivations. This study examined differences in student athletes' motivational types and levels to participate in their primary sport. The design of the study was an ex post facto, nonexperimental, survey research design. Four NCAA Division II institutions in the Gulf South Athletic Conference provided the setting for this study. The main analysis included a total of 299 responses. The data were analyzed and the results were presented using nonparametric ANOVAs and post hoc nonparametric t-tests, in addition to descriptive statistics, tables, and graphs. The results of the study revealed no significant differences between genders on any form of motivation. Significant differences were found in types of motives relative to participants' scholarship status. However, these differences were not found in the direction theorized by SDT. No significant differences were observed for length of time on scholarship as measured in this study on forms of motivation. Finally, significant effects were identified for all extrinsic forms of motivation relative to the variable primary sport.
Details
- Title
- Gender, Scholarship Status, And Time On Scholarship
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 155
- Copyright
- Unpublished work © Andrea J. Bishop
- Identifiers
- 99380090729006600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida