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Item A comparative survey and evaluation of intercollegiate athletic practices of senior colleges and universities in the United States(Texas Tech University, 1957-06) Miller, William AugustusNot availableItem A Survey of the Current Practices of Making Athletic Awards to Boys of Class AA, A, and B High Schools of Texas(Texas Tech University, 1941-08) Gibson, Joe ArcherNot Available.Item Graduation and retention rates of female collegiate athletes: A descriptive study(2011-05) Richardson, Loran A.; Taylor, Colette M.; Jones, Stephanie J.The academic achievements of collegiate student-athletes, especially their graduation and retention rates, have received a considerable amount of focus. This descriptive study investigated the graduation and retention rates of female collegiate student-athletes in comparison to male student-athletes. In addition, graduation and retention data was compared between specific intercollegiate sports and NCAA Division I and II. White female student-athletes were found to have the highest rates with a graduation rate at a 10% higher rate than African-American female student-athletes. African-American male athletes had the lowest graduation rate among all student athletes. Recommendations include developing strong student retention programs aimed specifically at student-athletes. Because of consistently observed lower graduation rates, student retention programs which focus on the retention of minority student-athletes are recommended.Item Integrating Texas athletics : the forgotten story of the first black basketball players(2011-05) Abston, Grant David; Dahlby, Tracy; Minutaglio, Bill; Todd, JaniceDuring a period in American history when the racial landscape was rapidly changing, racial advances in collegiate athletics were taking place across the South in the 1950s and 1960s. At the University of Texas, that process proved harder to achieve than many expected as it would take nearly two decades to integrate athletics following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that admitted blacks to the university in 1950. Caught in the middle of the decade-long struggle, as blacks finally began integrating various UT athletic teams, was a group of black basketball players whose story reflects the racial progress made not just in Austin, but also across the United States.Item Out on the court : progress for gay college basketball players comes in fits and starts(2015-05) Capraro, Joseph James; Bock, Mary Angela; Cash, Wanda GGay college athletes have often faced homophobia from fellow players, coaches, and others on campus. Barriers are still being broken; there have been just two out gay men's basketball players at the college and professional levels combined, and some conservative institutions continue to force gay students into the closet. LGBTQ and questioning youth are already at increased risk for suicide and drug abuse, and those in hostile environments are significantly more likely to do self-harm than those in supportive or neutral settings. The responsibility for care of these students lies in part with the coaches and schools that provide the arenas and uniforms. While at some schools policies have changed with the times, Baylor serves as a high-profile example of a university that remains hostile to LGBTQ students. This report examines the experiences of two former Baylor women's basketball players and one graduating University of Massachusetts player, who came out before this past season. Context will be established by examining studies done on scholastic and collegiate out gay athletes in 2002 and 2010.Item Sidelined : gender inequality in athletics(2010-05) Hollingsworth, Brian Paul, 1973-; DeCesare, Donna; Burd, GeneThe essence of American women’s struggle to play sports at a competitive level is that for decades the power structure of American professional and scholastic athletics simply didn’t think they should be allowed to play. The various institutions governing athletics of all levels sought first to prevent women from participating in sports at all and later to keep women athletes segregated and barred from playing on men’s teams or competing against them. They have justified this discrimination by citing various outmoded ideas of women’s mental and physical abilities, their perceived frailty, and the erroneous belief that keeping women athletes segregated from men provides a more suitable and more enjoyable athletic experience for both sexes. This report and the accompanying video, Outlaws Rising, examine the legacy of gender inequality in sports and its impact on the Austin Outlaws, a women’s tackle football team.Item Social identity, temporal scarcity, and projected selves : a study of NCAA athletic participation and its relation to health and well-being(2012-05) Rogers, Sarah Lynn; Ballard, Dawna I.; McGlone, MattAn organizational communication study of collegiate athletes concludes that social identity theory, time scarcity, and projected selves theory are correlated with psychological/physical health, as well as the ability to predict academic success. Findings indicate that striking a balance between athletics and academics, and the time devoted to both, is necessary in order to achieve physical and psychological health. Furthermore, findings provide a link between the projected future self, social identity and the present motivation to achieve academically.Item Sport and social structures : building community on campuses(2010-05) Warner, Stacy Marie; Dixon, Marlene A., 1970-; Chalip, Laurence; Green, B. Christine; Hunt, Thomas; Streeter, CalvinStudent affairs personnel are often charged with the task of creating a strong sense of community (SOC) on university campuses. Sport is among one of the many extracurricular activities that historically has been used to meet this need for community among students. Yet, how and when a sense of community is created within a sport context has not been appropriately addressed in literature. Utilizing a symbolic interactionalist theoretical framework, this study employed a grounded theory approach and uncovered the necessary factors for creating a sense of community within two intercollegiate sport settings. First, 21 former university sport club participants were interviewed regarding their experiences. The results revealed that Common Interest, Leadership Opportunities, Amateurism/ Voluntary Activity, and Competition were the most critical components to creating a sense of community. These results along with the results of Warner and Dixon’s (in review; see Appendix F) sense of community study among varsity athletes, which concluded that Administrative Consideration, Leadership Opportunities, Equity in Administrative Decisions, Competition, and Social Spaces were the key factors to foster a sense of community, were then used to guide focus groups. Eight focus groups consisting of 39 current varsity and sport club athletes were then conducted to further examine and explain the differences and similarities that emerged between the two sense of community in sport models. The results propose a broad based sense of community within sport theory that considers the contextual contingencies surrounding an athlete-driven versus a professionally-administered sport model. The results contribute to community building and sport management theory, and provide practical solutions for enhancing the intercollegiate sport experience. The implications and philosophical differences between an athlete-directed sport experiences versus a more formalized and structured sport model are also discussed.Item The relative importance of the sportscape in football game attendance at a NCAA division I-A university(2005-12) Gustafson, Michael W.; Murray, John P.; Cejda, Brent D.; Henry, JudiBecause football at Texas Tech, like most other Division I universities, supplies much of the revenue for the athletic department, ticket sales are of the utmost importance. The president of Texas Tech University formed the Pride and Pageantry Committee in the fall of 2000 and charged them with revitalizing fan interest in Red Raider football. To accomplish this charge, the Bonham Group, a sports marketing research firm in Denver, Colorado, conducted a market analysis of the Texas Tech football fan base and collected the data used in this dissertation. The purpose of this study was to establish the importance of the sportscape in the experiences of the Texas Tech University football fan. Data from season ticket holders as well as the occasional game attendee were analyzed. The Bonham data contained three variables which serve as a proxy for "stadium factors". Those variables were stadium parking, fan control, and food service quality. In addition, the Bonham data contained a proxy for "team loyalty" and "desire to stay at the game". Loyalty, stadium parking, fan control, food quality, selected demographic categories and Texas Tech gameday factors were independent variables that were entered into a logistic regression equation as predictors of Texas Tech football season ticket holder. The study identified six significant independent variables and discussed opportunities for gameday and season ticket marketing for Texas Tech were presented.Item The relative importance of the sportscape in football game attendance at a NCAA division I-A university(Texas Tech University, 2005-12) Gustafson, Michael W.; Murray, John P.; Cejda, Brent D.; Henry, JudiBecause football at Texas Tech, like most other Division I universities, supplies much of the revenue for the athletic department, ticket sales are of the utmost importance. The president of Texas Tech University formed the Pride and Pageantry Committee in the fall of 2000 and charged them with revitalizing fan interest in Red Raider football. To accomplish this charge, the Bonham Group, a sports marketing research firm in Denver, Colorado, conducted a market analysis of the Texas Tech football fan base and collected the data used in this dissertation. The purpose of this study was to establish the importance of the sportscape in the experiences of the Texas Tech University football fan. Data from season ticket holders as well as the occasional game attendee were analyzed. The Bonham data contained three variables which serve as a proxy for “stadium factors”. Those variables were stadium parking, fan control, and food service quality. In addition, the Bonham data contained a proxy for “team loyalty” and “desire to stay at the game”. Loyalty, stadium parking, fan control, food quality, selected demographic categories and Texas Tech gameday factors were independent variables that were entered into a logistic regression equation as predictors of Texas Tech football season ticket holder. The study identified six significant independent variables and discussed opportunities for gameday and season ticket marketing for Texas Tech were presented.