Five decades of gender equity in college sports : contrasting cases of Title IX compliance at big-time, big ten programs / Jordan M. Tegtmeyer.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Tegtmeyer, Jordan M., author.

Contributor:

Ravitch, Sharon, degree supervisor.

University of Pennsylvania. Department of Higher Education, degree granting institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gender studies.

Higher education.

Educational administration.

Higher education administration.

College sports.

Gender equity.

College campuses.

Decision making.

Higher Education--Penn dissertations.

Penn dissertations--Higher Education.

Local Subjects:

Gender studies.

Higher education.

Educational administration.

Higher education administration.

College sports.

Gender equity.

College campuses.

Decision making.

Higher Education--Penn dissertations.

Penn dissertations--Higher Education.

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 pages)

Contained In:

Dissertations Abstracts International 83-02A.

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania ; Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2021.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Almost 50 years since its passage, Title IX and intercollegiate athletics continue to be in conflict. Though plenty of research has been done regarding the two, there has been little research that practitioners can use in real-world contexts. This study sought to explore two Big Ten institutions, the University of Minnesota and the University of Illinois, to better understand the why public universities are still struggling with Title IX compliance. The purpose of this study was to explore various institutional and athletic department characteristics and their potential impact on an institution's compliance with Title IX's proportionality component. Using a qualitative multi-case study, I focused on two Division I institutions to develop a better understanding of how institutional structures and market forces have impacted Title IX compliance. This study examined Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) and institutional data, institutional and external reports, documents, meeting minutes, and memos to compare these institutional and athletic department characteristics and contextualize their impact on institutional Title IX compliance. Espinoza's (2007) equity-equality framework as well as a structuralism/subordination framework were used to examine various institutional characteristics and Title IX compliance at these two Power 5 institutions. Consistent with other studies, this study found that two institutional characteristics, such as the presence of football and the primary undergraduate gender, are predictors of Title IX proportionality compliance. The results of this study also support the importance of institutional governance structures and the integration of the athletic department into the broader university community. The study also provides valuable insights for presidents, conferences, the NCAA, and the Department of Education to leverage their positions as a means of ensuring future gender-equity success. Last, further research into utilizing an intersectional framework in a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) remit at the institutional level could account for the intersectionality of athletes and allow for expansive new insights into gender and racial equity in college sports.

Notes:

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 83-02, Section: A.

Advisors: Ravitch, Sharon; Committee members: Harper, Shaun; Weaver, Karen.

Department: Higher Education.

Ed.D. University of Pennsylvania 2021.

Local Notes:

School code: 0175

ISBN:

9798538112258

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