The International Student-Athlete Transition to College: Identifying Struggles and Suggestions for Support

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Main Author:	Newell, Emily Marie
Language:	English
Published:	The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2016
Subjects:	Sports Management Higher Education student-athletes international student-athletes transition to college intercollegiate athletics student-athlete success student-athlete academics
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1460977855

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu14609778552021-08-03T06:35:45Z The International Student-Athlete Transition to College: Identifying Struggles and Suggestions for Support Newell, Emily Marie Sports Management Higher Education student-athletes international student-athletes transition to college intercollegiate athletics student-athlete success student-athlete academics International student-athletes (ISAs) are one of the fastest growing subpopulations in intercollegiate athletics, increasing at a rate that is far outpacing the overall student-athlete growth in NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics. This growth demonstrates the increased need to study this population in terms of the experienced issues during the transition and ways in which colleges and universities, as well as intercollegiate athletic departments, can better support this population for retention and success (NCAA, 2015). This study examines the between group differences of international student-athletes and domestic student-athletes In two separate studies, this work utilized a panel of experts that work with the international student (both non-athlete and athlete) population on the campus of a large, Midwestern University in a multitude of capacities in order to develop a survey instrument that could accurately assess the transitional issues experience and support needs of the ISA population on campus through the Delphi method of consensus. The latter study utilized the survey developed through a Delphi method of consensus to sample international and domestic student-athletes, as well as international non-athletes, on one campus in order to identify significant statistical differences between the groups on items related to the transition to college and sources of academic, personal, and athletic support. Independent samples t-tests were employed to analyze the data, and comparisons were made between the international and domestic respondents that were sampled for the study. Transitional issues and sources of support found to be statistically significant in the data were applied to the recommendations proposed in the conclusion of this dissertation.Through studying both the practitioners that work with the ISA population on campus and the ISAs themselves, data was uncovered that both confirmed previous research on ISAs, international student non-athletes, and domestic student-athletes and uncovered new areas of adjustment issues related to the transition to college. This work culminates with the revision of a previous table that outlines suggestions for better support of ISAs during the transition to college that can be utilized by practitioners on campus and in the intercollegiate athletic department. 2016-09-12 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1460977855 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1460977855 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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The International Student-Athlete Transition to College: Identifying Struggles and Suggestions for Support

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