Award Date
5-2012
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership
Department
Educational Leadership
First Committee Member
Vicki Rosser, Chair
Second Committee Member
Kimberly Nehls
Third Committee Member
Gerald Kops
Graduate Faculty Representative
Nancy Lough
Number of Pages
120
Abstract
This study investigated the connection between the academic evaluation of Division I FBS football programs and the various social settings that influenced these student-athletes. These social settings were classified as: institutional, departmental and program-specific. The experience of the student-athlete is thought to be impacted by all three settings, creating applicability for social identity theory, which provides the theoretical framework of the study.
Keywords
Academic progress rate; College athletes; College sports – Social aspects; College Football; College football players; Education; Graduation rates; Graduation success rate; Group identity; Intercollegiate athletics; Social identity; Social sciences
Disciplines
Education | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sports Studies
File Format
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Repository Citation
Eigenbrot, Steven C., "The Relationship between Institutional, Departmental and Program-Specific Variables and the Academic Performance of Division I FBS Football Programs" (2012). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 1520.
http://dx.doi.org/10.34917/4305800
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