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Buzzetta, Mary E.; Lenz, Janet G.; Kennelly, Emily – NACADA Journal, 2017
In this study, we explored the career variables of goal instability, vocational identity, and career decidedness levels in two groups of student-athletes. We compared scholarship student-athletes who had been selected to participate in a summer academic-support program designed for at-risk students to scholarship athletes who were not included in…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Predictor Variables, Athletes, College Athletics
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Barlow, Kathy A.; Hickey, Ann – Journal of Research in Education, 2014
A study of 215 athletes at a small private liberal arts Division III college revealed that athletes (a) begin their college experience with SATs no different from non-athletes; (b) attain GPAs that do not significantly differ from those of nonathletes; (c) achieve GPAs that do not significantly differ between their "in-season" semester…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Athletics, Grade Point Average, Questionnaires
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Constantinou, Vaso; Ioannou, Andri – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2016
The article addresses ICT in Education by describing an empirical investigation of technology-enhanced sports education. The study examines the use of clickers by 162 Judo athletes during seminars on the rules and regulations of the sport. Results are based on quantitative data collected on athletes' performances and attitudes and qualitative data…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Audience Response Systems, Physical Education, Athletes
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O'Neill, Maureen; Calder, Angela; Allen, Bill – Journal of School Violence, 2014
Little is known about Australian high-performance school-age athletes' experiences as victims of the tall poppy syndrome. Tall poppies are successful individuals bullied by those who are less successful in order to "normalize them." Nineteen current or previous national or international high-performance school-age athletes were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Athletes, Student Experience
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Unver, Saban; Atan, Tulin; Cavusoglu, Gul; Erim, Vedat; Yamak, Bade – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The purpose of this study is to compare the levels of life quality, depression and loneliness among the students of the Faculty of Sports Sciences (FSS), national wrestlers and non national wrestlers in terms of some demographic variables. The participants of the study included 37 students from the Faculty of Sports Sciences of Ondokuz Mayis…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Social Indicators, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology)
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Munroe-Chandler, Krista J.; Hall, Craig R.; Fishburne, Graham J.; Strachan, Leisha – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2007
The purpose of this study was to investigate young athletes' imagery use from a developmental perspective. The participants were 110 male and female athletes competing in both team and individual sports. They represented four different age cohorts (i.e., 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, and 13-14 years). Sixteen focus groups, two for each age category and…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Athletes, Early Adolescents, Imagery