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Failing At College Football Reform: The Jan Kemp Trial At The University Of Georgia, Michael John Fulford Oct 2009

Failing At College Football Reform: The Jan Kemp Trial At The University Of Georgia, Michael John Fulford

Educational Policy Studies Dissertations

Throughout the history of college football, there have been efforts to reform the system and stop improprieties, yet conflict between gaining academic and athletic prowess at colleges remained a central theme. In the 1980s, the Jan Kemp trial involving the University of Georgia demonstrated this clash between revenue-generating athletics and academic integrity. This historical study is an in-depth analysis of archives, legal documents, interviews, and other textual evidence that demonstrated how the factors surrounding the Jan Kemp case evolved and how key administrators and faculty members reacted to pressure related to academic and athletic conflicts. An analysis of past reform …


Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni, Parents And Friends(Summer 2009), Taylor University Jul 2009

Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni, Parents And Friends(Summer 2009), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Summer 2009 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.


2009 Nsu Sharks Women's Soccer Game Program, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2009

2009 Nsu Sharks Women's Soccer Game Program, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.


2009 Nsu Sharks Men's Soccer Game Program, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2009

2009 Nsu Sharks Men's Soccer Game Program, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.


Fort Wayne Alumnus, Taylor University Fort Wayne Jan 2009

Fort Wayne Alumnus, Taylor University Fort Wayne

TUFW Alumni Publications (All)

The 2009 edition of The Fort Wayne Alumnus, published by Taylor University Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana.


2009 Nsu Sharks Baseball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2009

2009 Nsu Sharks Baseball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.


2009 Nsu Sharks Track And Field, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2009

2009 Nsu Sharks Track And Field, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.


2008-2009 Nsu Sharks Women's Basketball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2009

2008-2009 Nsu Sharks Women's Basketball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.


2008-2009 Nsu Sharks Men's Basketball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2009

2008-2009 Nsu Sharks Men's Basketball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.


2009 Nsu Sharks Men's And Women's Golf Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2009

2009 Nsu Sharks Men's And Women's Golf Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.


Development Of An Instrument To Assess The Predisposing Factors Of Sun Protection With Adolescent Athletes: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study, Jason S. Fulmore Jan 2009

Development Of An Instrument To Assess The Predisposing Factors Of Sun Protection With Adolescent Athletes: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study, Jason S. Fulmore

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Purpose: In 2005, one in three cancers worldwide was skin-related with an estimated 132,000 malignant melanoma and more than three million non-melanoma cancers. The primary cause of photocarcinogenesis is exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Seven million secondary school students who participate in athletics annually and their coaches are at elevated risk for ultraviolet radiation. The purpose of this study was to use a two-phase sequential exploratory mixed methods design to explore adolescent athletes' views about sun protection and skin cancer. Method: Two research questions guided the study: (a) what factors affect adolescent athletes' knowledge, outcome expectations, and behaviors of sun protection; …