Abstract
This study investigated the strategies academically successful college student athletes use to do well in their class work, where academic success was defined as a 3.5 GPA for 12 or more credits for the two semesters preceding the study. Data were transcriptions of individual interviews with five male and five female athletes in seven sports at an NCAA Division I university in the western United States. Independent coders analyzed the data and agreed upon themes related to challenges to academic success and strategies to meet those challenges. Findings add to the literature by detailing self-regulatory habits that academically underprepared athletes can adopt from their successful peers. Academic advisors can use these findings as they help athletes increase academic success and learn valuable life skills.
Degree
EdS
College and Department
David O. McKay School of Education; Counseling Psychology and Special Education
Rights
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Erbe, Ashlynn, "Success Off The Field: Academic Strategies of High-GPA College Athletes" (2020). Theses and Dissertations. 8507.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8507
Date Submitted
2020-06-22
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd11249
Keywords
collegiate athletes, study habits, academic success, organizational skills, self-regulation
Language
english