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Using and Changing a Collegiate Athletic Program’s Native American Team Nickname: Perceptions and Experiences of Alumni Cohorts

Toglia, Jessica M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1313167118

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2011, Master of Science in Sport Studies, Miami University, Sport Studies.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the question “How do Miami University alumni perceive and experience the removal of a Native American team nickname from the University's athletic program?” Fourteen semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with alumni from Miami University, each of who represented one of three cohorts relative to the year (1997) the team nickname was changed – that is, who were students either before (graduated by 1993), during (graduated during the years 1993-2000), or after the change (graduated post-2000). Three main themes were identified across all cohorts. The three themes were: It’s P.C., It’s Invention, and Erasing Tradition. Cohort specific themes also emerged.
Othello Harris, PhD (Committee Chair)
Valeria Freysinger, PhD (Committee Member)
Mary McDonald, PhD (Committee Member)
111 p.
Kinesiology
Native American Imagery; Intercollegiate Athletics; Qualitative Interviews

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  • Toglia, J. M. (2011). Using and Changing a Collegiate Athletic Program’s Native American Team Nickname: Perceptions and Experiences of Alumni Cohorts [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1313167118

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Toglia, Jessica. Using and Changing a Collegiate Athletic Program’s Native American Team Nickname: Perceptions and Experiences of Alumni Cohorts. 2011. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1313167118.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Toglia, Jessica. "Using and Changing a Collegiate Athletic Program’s Native American Team Nickname: Perceptions and Experiences of Alumni Cohorts." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1313167118

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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