EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VARSITY SPORTS PARTICIPATION AND COLLEGE STEM DECLARATION

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Averette, M. (2019). EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VARSITY SPORTS PARTICIPATION AND COLLEGE STEM DECLARATION. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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MORGAN AVERETTE. Exploring the Relationship between Varsity Sports Participation and College STEM Declaration.(Under the direction of DR. MARTHA CECILIA BOTTIA)This study investigates the association between high school interscholastic sports participation and college STEM declaration. Prior research indicates that student athletes generally perform better academically and are more likely to attend college. Higher academic performance has been identified as an important factor that helps predict students’ participation in STEM majors. The objective of this thesis is to examine if there is a significant relationship between varsity sports participation and college STEM declaration, as well as if gender and race are potential moderators in the relationship. Results from binary logistic models show that there is no evidence of a significant relationship between varsity sports participation and college STEM declaration for the full sample. Once gender was included as a moderator, a significant relationship between varsity sports participation and higher odds of majoring in STEM emerged, specifically for female students who played varsity individual sports in high school.

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Averette, Morgan

Title

EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VARSITY SPORTS PARTICIPATION AND COLLEGE STEM DECLARATION

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1 online resource (106 pages) : PDF

Date

2019

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

MORGAN AVERETTE. Exploring the Relationship between Varsity Sports Participation and College STEM Declaration.(Under the direction of DR. MARTHA CECILIA BOTTIA)This study investigates the association between high school interscholastic sports participation and college STEM declaration. Prior research indicates that student athletes generally perform better academically and are more likely to attend college. Higher academic performance has been identified as an important factor that helps predict students’ participation in STEM majors. The objective of this thesis is to examine if there is a significant relationship between varsity sports participation and college STEM declaration, as well as if gender and race are potential moderators in the relationship. Results from binary logistic models show that there is no evidence of a significant relationship between varsity sports participation and college STEM declaration for the full sample. Once gender was included as a moderator, a significant relationship between varsity sports participation and higher odds of majoring in STEM emerged, specifically for female students who played varsity individual sports in high school.

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masters theses

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Education
Recreation

Degree

M.A.

Keywords

Social Cognitive Career Theory
Sports Participation
STEM

Subject Area

Sociology

Advisor(s)

Bottia, Martha

Committee Members

Mickelson, Roslyn
Stearns, Elizabeth

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Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2019.

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Averette_uncc_0694N_12183

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