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athletics, is becoming evident at D
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In contrast to Division I and II AD
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The Division III model of athletic
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Females ADs at the Division III lev
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about an unpublished institutional
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number of volunteer coaches allowed
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developed the list of challenges th
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• Questions were added which aske
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analyzed, and prevalent themes, top
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pre-set alpha level of .05. Using G
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and prevalent themes, topics, and i
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espondents, 170 (76%) indicated the
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43 (40%) were head coaches of one o
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while advocating for athletics.”
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The sixth statement ADs were asked
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Mean 3.47 4.20 4.11 4.26 Std. Dev.
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Std. Dev. 1.399 .994 1.021 1.214 In
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Table 4-12 F and p-values for the 2
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p .114 .930 .538 Intensity F 2.562
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F-value along with the significance
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ADs in the Mid West had a mean scor
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(44% strongly agreed), 88% at least
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slightly agreed that this challenge
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athletics), perhaps balancing acade
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the summer. The challenge (is) cont
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study, the data suggests that Title
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at the institutions in one area of
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for the ANOVA for the frequency, in
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challenges. Division III leaders sh
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ADs are most satisfied when they ar
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Second, while Division III institut
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Coaching experience, specifically a
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personnel, or an aspect of one of t
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Educators preparing current and fut
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presented in this study would provi
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(Emailed Jan. 31, 2011) APPENDIX A
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Q4: What is your gender? Q5: Identi
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Q18: How many years of experience d
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advocating for athletics. Q36: In m
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REFERENCE: Acosta, R. V. & Carpente
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Boyer Commission on Educating Under
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Covell, D. (2002). Organizational d
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Development, 36(3), 217-227. Fink,
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athletic directors. Journal of Rese
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Management Executive, 18, 127-130.
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http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?key=/n
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Thesis, University of North Carolin
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NCAA division III athletic director
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of Intercollegiate Sport, 1, 40-58.
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National Collegiate Athletic Associ