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Publication Date: 2021
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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Experiences of Student-Athletes in STEM with Dual Advising
Grafnetterova, Nikola; Contreras Aguirre, Hilda Cecilia; Banda, Rosa M.
NACADA Journal, v41 n1 p47-63 2021
Despite the nation's critical need for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) college graduates, the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I student-athletes represent a small portion of STEM majors. Student-athletes pursuing STEM disciplines benefit from the assistance of academic and athletic advisors; this study explored student-athletes' experiences with such dual advising. Building on Terenzini and Reason's (2005) comprehensive model of influences on student learning and persistence, our findings highlighted STEM athletes' need for individualized advising, support engagement in STEM, and options and flexibility in the curriculum. The study also exposed uncertainty about the different roles of academic and athletic advising units and the ways limited communication diminishes the effectiveness of the advising units' collaborative efforts.
Descriptors: Teamwork, Student Athletes, STEM Education, Academic Advising, College Students, Athletic Coaches, Faculty Advisers, Institutional Cooperation, Individual Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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