| Title |
Pei-Hsuan, Kuo_MED_2022 |
| Alternative Title |
Experiences of Student-Athletes: A Comparative Study Between Taiwan and the United States |
| Creator |
Pei-Hsuan, Kuo |
| Collection Name |
Master of Education |
| Description |
The following is a Masters of Education thesis comparing athlete and student role identities among college student-athletes in Taiwan and the United States. |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to compare the athlete and student role identities among college student-athletes in Taiwan and the United States. Retrospective in-depth interviews were conducted with four male student-athletes and four female student-athletes. Based on the experience of participants, this study reports how their identities develop into career goals and plans in educational and athletic systems of different cultures. The current findings support Chan's (2018) study that student-athletes in Taiwan are facing challenges in development in academic, and Forster and Huml's (2017) suggestion that Taiwanese student-athletes could invest in both athlete and student role identities and develop well-rounded skills, and investing in the latter may allow exploration of non-sports career options. This study provides evidence that the National Collegiate Athletic Association is a well-established collegiate athletic nonprofit organization (Fletcher et al., 2003; Lumpkin, Achen & Hyland, 2015). The NCAA's systems, rules, and regulations do govern and develop the well-rounded student-athlete. The implications of being student-athletes under managed by NCAA has made student-athletes have comprehensive skills both in and out of athletic careers (Hosick & Sproull, 2012; Huang et al., 2016; Miller & Buttell, 2018). More importantly, the role of the student-athlete is indeed valued and admired in the United States (National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2009e). |
| Subject |
College athletes; Education, Higher; Students, Foreign |
| Keywords |
College; United States; Taiwan; Student-athletes |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, United States of America |
| Date |
2022 |
| Medium |
Thesis |
| Type |
Text |
| Access Extent |
57 page PDF; 484 KB |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce their theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights. |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records; Master of Education. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6d7pxk4 |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
96873 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6d7pxk4 |
