Literature Review Blog #2

(1) Visual

(2) Citation

Potter, Ian R., "Investigating academic motivation among NCAA division I football players within their competition and non-competition semesters." (2013). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. Paper 868. http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/868

(3) Summary

Investigating academic motivation among NCAA division I football players within their competition and non-competition semesters saw that students lack motivation during competition seasons.  There is a need to focus on male revenue sport athletes who are graduating at low rates.  Race/ethnicity, athletic standing and scholarship type also brought out different levels of academic motivation among the football players.

(4) Author

Ian R. Potter

"Dr. Ian R. Potter joins Georgia Gwinnett College from Augusta State University, where for the past four years he has served as assistant director for compliance and academics. In that role, he was responsible for developing and maintaining operating procedures and administrative systems to certify institutional athletics compliance. Potter holds a bachelor's in communication studies and master's in counselor education from Clemson University. He completed his education specialist degree in educational leadership in 2010 and is currently working toward obtaining a doctorate of education in higher education administration from Georgia Southern University." Source

(5) Key Terms

Academic motivation-multitude of variables, Academic Performance - gpa, Competition semester-during sports, Non-competition semester-off season of sport, student athlete scholarship athlete, revenue producing sports-football and basketball.

(6) Quotes

"The data analyzing academic motivation and scholarship type indicated a significant difference in academic motivation among non-scholarship football players who indicated to have higher levels of academic motivation within the competition semester compared to non--competition semester.  scholarship football players indicated higher levels of academic motivation within non-competition semester when compared with the competition semester." (144)

"Results from the study will help to provide more information to campus leaders and athletic departments administrators in order to develop, implement, and better time more motivational programs for NCAA Division I football players." (144)

"For sophomores and juniors specifically, data revealed their academic to be higher during their non-competition semester." (144)

(7) Value

This information is valuable to my research question because i am measuring what colleges are doing to ensure that these are students first and athletes second.  If motivation is consistently decreased during revenue sports, than it shows they are spending more time on the craft as opposed to their academic needs.  and the fact that this trend is exacerbated for athletes in revenue sports creates the argument that they are in line for compensation and equity.