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The Relationship Between Athletic Training Program Directors Self-Reported Leadership Style and Program Success

Walters, Elizabeth

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2017, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Bowling Green State University, Leadership Studies.
This dissertation explored the relationship between Athletic Training Program Directors’ (ATPDs) self-reported leadership style and Athletic Training Program (ATP) success. The metrics of determinants of ATP success were derived from data that the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) annual report seeks from all ATPs for continuing accreditation. Forty-six ATPDs from CAATE-accredited Athletic Training Programs (ATPs) completed the survey. Most ATPDs from this sample came from undergraduate ATPs, with a few responsible for graduate degree programs, and even fewer responsible for undergraduate and graduate programs. All ATPD participants completed the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ; Avolio & Bass, 2004), demographic information, educational history-related questions, years of experience as an ATPD, and other leadership roles/experience. This study established that ATPDs’ self-reported predominant leadership style is transformational in nature. This study demonstrated a statistically significant relationship when examining ATPDs’ self-reported leadership style and ATP success within one of the four ATP success metrics examined: Percent ATS post-graduation employment. This study was not able to demonstrate a statistically significant relationship between ATPDs’ self-reported leadership style and percent ATP retention, ATP percent first-time Board of Certification (BOC) pass rate, or percent ATP graduation rate. The lack of significance in three of the four variables likely is due to the small sample of participants. This study was underpowered. Furthermore, additional variables likely should be considered when determining the relationship between ATPD leadership style and ATP success.
Chris Willis, EdD (Advisor)
Sara Worley, PhD (Other)
Debra Ball, EdD (Committee Member)
Paul Johnson, PhD (Committee Member)
Kristina LaVenia, PhD (Committee Member)
127 p.

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  • Walters, E. (2017). The Relationship Between Athletic Training Program Directors Self-Reported Leadership Style and Program Success [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1496937524185554

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Walters, Elizabeth. The Relationship Between Athletic Training Program Directors Self-Reported Leadership Style and Program Success. 2017. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1496937524185554.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Walters, Elizabeth. "The Relationship Between Athletic Training Program Directors Self-Reported Leadership Style and Program Success." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1496937524185554

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)