Sheets, Christina M
(2022)
Academic Mentoring and an Integrated Online Calendar:
A Holistic Approach to Supporting Student-Athletes.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Factors of fit considered by student-athletes who are being recruited by colleges and universities often cause this group to arrive at their institution of higher education underprepared for the academic rigor expected of a student at their university (Winters & Gurney, 2012). This dissertation in practice explores the reasons why this is a common theme, the academic support structures in place to assist college student-athletes, and proposes a holistic academic support tool for academic support professionals to implement with their student-athletes. Women’s basketball
players from a Power Five university participated in this study that included integrating an online TeamWorks calendar to include academic assignments as well as additional daily activities required of the student-athlete. Academic mentoring meetings were used to provide structure and
accountability for organization and time management. The TeamWorks calendar provides real time updates, has a platform available on the student-athlete’s phone, and is accessible by all performance team members. Qualtrics surveys were distributed weekly to student-athletes and key
members of the performance team for 10-weeks during the Fall semester to determine if the intervention was a worthwhile use of resources. The study concluded that 78% of student-athletes attended a weekly mentoring meeting, 90% added items to their TeamWorks calendar, 80% used the TeamWorks calendar to organize their day, and 83% of student-athletes would recommend using an integrated online calendar to their peers.
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| Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
5 July 2022 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
10 May 2022 |
| Approval Date: |
5 July 2022 |
| Submission Date: |
13 June 2022 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
98 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Education > Administrative and Policy Studies |
| Degree: |
EdD - Doctor of Education |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
holistic academic support, student-athletes, TeamWorks, mentoring |
| Date Deposited: |
05 Jul 2022 14:12 |
| Last Modified: |
05 Jul 2022 14:12 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/43145 |
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