My scholarship presentation is on Kwame Agyemang, John N Singer, Joshua DeLorme’s research, called “An exploratory study of black male college athletes perception on race and athlete activism.” The research critiques the social structure in athletics and its discrimination toward black male athletes. The study wants to better understand the experiences of black male athletes and to explore the issue… Read more »
I am conducting exploratory research about the NCAA NIL rule because there is little information on the impact that rule has on smaller D1 programs. I propose using interviews as my method to collect and analyze data in relation to the NIL interim rule. As a researcher, I want to provide participants, student athletes at UR, with a freedom to… Read more »
I have been contemplating on how to develop my research Name, Image, and Likeness interim rule. The rule has only been in place for 3 months, so there is little information to go by at this point other than news articles and other informational tools. An approach I plan on taking is looking deeper into the historical journey the NCAA… Read more »
My scholarship presentation is on Amanda Paule and Todd Gilson research, called “Current Collegiate Experiences of Big-Time, Non-Revenue, NCAA Athletes.” The research examines the benefits and challenges of collegiate athletes from non-revenue sports experiences. An issue that other studies have run into is combining the experiences of both revenue and non-revenue athletes, which makes it difficult to identify the specific… Read more »
I want to know what kind of sponsorship the student-athletes at the University of Richmond are seeking. Through this research, I will be able to produce information tools, which may include brochures or information videos, which will be able to help athletes finalize the sponsorship agreement they want in a more specific way. I believe that research and analysis is… Read more »
What is a theory? Theories are examples of natural or social behavior, event, or phenomenon A scientific theory is a system of constructs and propositions that collectively present a logical, systematic, and coherent explanation of a phenomenon of interest within some assumption and boundary conditions. Theories should explain why things happen. Explanations could be idiographic or nomothetic Idiographic explanations Detailed,… Read more »
As of July 1st, 2021, the NCAA is allowing college athletes to profit off of their names, images, and likenesses. This rule is a great opportunity for athletes with a strong social media presence to make money, but I think that there is an opportunity for all athletes to take advantage of this rule change. I am proposing a survey… Read more »
Chapter 3 – The Research Process Paradigms of Social Research Mental models or frames of reference are called paradigms. People view social reality in different ways which can constrain their thinking and reasoning. Recognizing paradigms is important to see the difference in peoples’ perceptions of the same social phenomenon. Subconscious paradigms can interfere with research. Two popular paradigms Positivism – … Read more »
