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dc.contributor.authorDavis, Jody Michael
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-05T20:28:05Z
dc.date.available2015-10-05T20:28:05Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10484/8106
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative study examined the mission, role, and fit of intercollegiate football programs at two faith-based higher education institutions. This intersection of faith and football is rarely discussed, though on these campuses the football program wields considerable power due to the roster size, student makeup, and resources consumed. Further, faith-based institutions are called to evaluate each curricular and extracurricular program against the mission of the institution which is, at least in part, to serve Christ‟s kingdom. Seventeen faculty and administrator interviews and three student focus groups were conducted, as well as game day observation, document review, and archival research. Five themes emerged from the data: (a) coach as referent leader, (b) everyone loves a winner, (c) mission and values alignment, (d) disconnect with the student body, and (e) enrollment management and community relations lever. The findings resulted in implications for campus constituents who are interested in the interplay between athletics and the campus environment as well as recommendations for areas of future research.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJody Michael Davis
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.lcshCollege football players.
dc.subject.lcshChristian universities and colleges.
dc.subject.otherCampus culture.
dc.subject.otherCampus mission.
dc.titleThe Pigskin and the Cross: Intercollegiate Football on the Faith-Based Campus
dc.typeDissertation
dc.date.graduationmonthDecember
dc.date.published2011
dc.description.committeechairPowers, Joshua
dc.description.committeemembersDoyle Lucas(Anderson University)
dc.description.committeemembersThomas Ramey
dc.description.degreeDoctor of Philosophy
dc.description.departmentDepartment of Educational Leadership, Administration, and Foundations
dc.description.imprintCunningham Memorial library, Terre Haute,Indiana State University
dc.description.itemidetd201105-08
dc.description.levelDoctoral
dc.description.noteTitle from document title page. Document formatted into pages: contains 230p.: ill. Includes bibliography, abstract and appendix.
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