Dissertation
Defining and assessing academic advising for athletic training education programs
Washington State University
Doctor of Education (EdD), Washington State University
12/2008
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000005878
Abstract
The purposes of this study were to describe and analyze the perceptions of students enrolled in athletic training education programs about their academic advising experiences, to develop an electronic survey instrument for collecting data about those perceptions, and to use the collected data as part of the validation of the instrument. The instrument was developed based on a review of the literature in academic advising, athletic training, and Personal Investment Theory (PIT). This theory provided the lens to begin to examine, resolve, and address weakness in research and theory pertaining to academic advising.
Two hundred and fifty-eight randomly selected athletic training students representing 3 7 CAAHEP (now CAATE) accredited programs in the western United States were invited to complete the Student Survey on Academic Advising (SSAA). Eighty one percent of the students responded to the SSAA. The mean for each of the items on the SSAA ranged from 1.3 -2.6 on a 5 point Likert scale indicating agreement. Generally, respondents indicated a favorable perception of their academic advising experiences. A factor analysis of the instrument identified three factors: Self, Behaviors, and Environment. The three factors were consistent with the three components of the theory and accounted for 63 % of the total variance. The alpha reliability for the three factors demonstrated internal consistency with observed coefficients of .95 (Self), .95 (Behaviors), and .92 (Environment). Correlations between the three factors were calculated and provided evidence of covariation: Selfto Behavior= .84, Environment to Self= .78; and Environment to Behavior = .83. The degree of observed overlap between the factors is consistent with PIT. The results of the data analysis obtained through this study provide increased knowledge and understanding for the role of academic advising in athletic training. In addition, the SSAA, based on Personal Investment Theory, is a statistically valid instrument by which assessment of athletic training students perceptions of their academic advising experience can be measured.
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- Title
- Defining and assessing academic advising for athletic training education programs
- Creators
- Russell J. Richardson
- Contributors
- Gordon S. P. Gates (Chair)Alan Mikkelson (Committee Member)Daman Hagerott (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- College of Education
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EdD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 120
- Identifiers
- 99901055139501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation