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Item A study of the academic performance of selected varsity athletes at Montana State University(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1970) Wendel, Robert Wayne; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Herbert R. AgocsItem A study of the availability of athletic academic support services at Division I institutions across the United States(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1994) Schwartz, Corene MargueriteItem Factors influencing salaries of intercollegiate athletic head men's and women's basketball coaches as perceived by NCAA Division I athletic directors(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1997) Sweet, LaWana LynnItem The effect of racquetball and rhythmic fitness on the self-concept of college women(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1985) Plummer, Olena KayItem Academic achievement of student-athletes : semester of competition vs semester of non-competition(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 2000) Evans, Brian LewisItem The 1985 NCAA financial audit legislation : is it working, from college and university presidents' perspective ?(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1992) Gibson, Thomas HarrisonItem Selected funding variables of athletic departments in the Big Sky Conference and their relation to attendance, winning, athletes' academic success, NCAA violations, and coaching staff turnover(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1995) Raunig, Thomas AllenItem The administrative reporting structure of athletics directors in NCAA divisions I, II and III intercollegiate athletics(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 2004) Sanders, Calli Theisen; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Richard Howard.Differences in administrative reporting structures for NCAA Division I, II and III athletics directors were reported and analyzed. Reasons for different reporting structures and athletics director satisfaction with reporting structures were studied, and athletics directors' perceptions of their structures, particularly when organizational change had recently occurred, were analyzed. Athletics directors at all 977 NCAA Division I, II and III institutions were asked to complete a questionnaire indicating to whom they report in the administrative structure of their institution, what organizational structure changes had occurred during the previous five year period, and their satisfaction level with their campus reporting structure. Fifteen NCAA athletics directors were asked in a telephone interview to respond to questions about their current and previous organizational structures. Results were cross tabulated and frequencies were calculated. A content analysis of themes from the written survey and telephone interview was conducted. The two most common administrative reporting structures were a direct report to the university president and to the student affairs division. A direct report to the president was the most common in Divisions I-A, I-AA, I-AAA and II, whereas student affairs was the most common structure in Division III. The vast majority of athletics directors were satisfied with their reporting structure. Those reporting directly to the president cited the direct contact with the president as the primary reason for their satisfaction. Athletics directors who reported to student affairs indicated the natural fit with student services was the primary reason for their structure. Satisfaction levels generally decreased when moving from larger to smaller athletics programs. Athletics directors, particularly in Division I, felt that it was critical to report directly to the university president due to the high visibility of their programs, NCAA institutional control issues, and the impact of the athletics program on the institution as a whole. Respondents also indicated that communication efficiency necessitated this direct involvement. Directors of lower division athletics programs were generally satisfied reporting through student affairs. However, among these directors there were some who expressed interest in a direct report to the president.Item A profile of the major selection of student athletes at a division I-AA institution and how they compare to students in the general population(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 2005) Schmitt, Sarah Louise; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Betsy PalmerThe purpose of the study was to determine what student athletes were majoring in, whether they differed from non-athletes at the same institution, and how being a student athlete influenced their major selection. This study addressed student athletes participating at a division I-AA University. The university is a member of the NCAA with approximately 250 student athletes participating in fourteen varsity sports. In the quantitative study a One-Sample Chi-Square was used to determine if student athletes differ significantly from students in the general population. Similar studies were conducted classifying the student athletes by gender and sport profile. A Contingency Chi-Square was used to determine if the student athletes differed from each other in the selection of a major when classified by gender, sport profile, and recruitment status.