Pathways to Fostering Civic Engagement in Collegiate Female Athletes: An Exploratory Study

Can one's experience in organized sport help create good citizens? Little empirical evidence exists to explain or predict athletic pathways to engaged citizenship. The purpose of this exploratory, cross-sectional study of eleven teams of NCAA D-III female collegiate athletes (n = 160, M age = 1...

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Published in:Journal of College and Character 2006-04, Vol.7 (3), p.5
Main Authors: LaVoi, Nicole M, Clark Power, F
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Can one's experience in organized sport help create good citizens? Little empirical evidence exists to explain or predict athletic pathways to engaged citizenship. The purpose of this exploratory, cross-sectional study of eleven teams of NCAA D-III female collegiate athletes (n = 160, M age = 19.5, SD = 1.2) was to examine how civic attitudes and behaviors (Keeter, Zukin, Andolina, Jenkins, 2002) related to individual athlete and team climate variables
ISSN:1940-1639
2194-587X
1940-1639
DOI:10.2202/1940-1639.1525