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Professional Development of Novice Athletic Training Faculty

Blood, Kenneth J.
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4646-1614
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1624362340743421

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2021, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), University of Findlay, Education.
Athletic training educators come from the ranks of the athletic training profession. Educators enter their teaching role with varied levels of preparation for the tasks required of faculty employment. The literature suggests a variety of methods used to develop athletic training educators, methods that begin while being schooled and continue throughout employment. The purpose of the study is to identify the teaching preparation novice athletic training faculty have upon employment and how those faculty are professionally developed to become effective. A mixed-methods study examined the development of athletic training educators. The Pedagogical Content Theory and Pedagogies of the Professions as articulated by Shulman formed the foundation for this study. The survey solicited demographic information, a teaching self-assessment, and completion of various activities designed to improve the ability to teach. 80 athletic training faculty members from CAATE accredited education programs completed the survey. From a pool of survey volunteers, four were selected to complete interviews. Survey data was analyzed using t-tests, chi-square analysis, with Bonferroni correction. No correlations were identified. Interview results indicate a relationship between being an athletic training clinician and being an effective educator. Informal mentoring was the most often identified method of professional development for educators. Educators develop their own teaching methodology based on a foundation of how they were taught and developed from there. Informal mentoring appears to impact teaching ability. Effective professional development of athletic training educators is evolving. Through this research, those employing athletic training educators will better serve their students and faculty.
Gwynne Rife, PhD (Committee Chair)
Jon Brasfield, PhD (Committee Member)
Ryan Musgrave, EdD (Committee Member)
144 p.
Higher Education
Athletic Training, Athletic Training Education, Professional Development

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  • Blood, K. J. (2021). Professional Development of Novice Athletic Training Faculty [Doctoral dissertation, University of Findlay]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1624362340743421

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Blood, Kenneth. Professional Development of Novice Athletic Training Faculty. 2021. University of Findlay, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1624362340743421.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Blood, Kenneth. "Professional Development of Novice Athletic Training Faculty." Doctoral dissertation, University of Findlay, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1624362340743421

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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