Student-athlete perceptions of increased internationalization in college athletics

<p>This study examined the effect of the increase in the number of international student-athletes in Division I college athletics on the experience of international and domestic student-athletes, specifically by investigating the perceptions of female athletes participating in sports that have high percentages of international student-athlete involvement. Scholarship opportunities, school choice, playing time, and recruiting areall areas that were explored through a questionnaire. This study potentially fills a gap in the research regarding the increased participation by international student-athletes on both the domestic and international student-athlete experience. Results indicated that international and domestic student-athletes had different perceptions of their recruiting experience than student-athletes of the opposite status, and further, different factors were important in terms of school choice. Both domestic and international student-athletes believed that there were similar scholarship opportunities in their sport, regardless of status, and further, that their sport had a high number of international participants.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Health Promotion and Human Performance

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Zonder, Erica

Contributors dc:contributor

• Brenda Riemer, Ph.D., Chair
• Andrew Cornett, Ph.D.
• Melody Reifel Werner, Ed.D.

• international students
• athletics
• women athletes
• college athletes
• Sports Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/473

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-1844