Date
4-2021
Department
School of Education
Degree
Doctor of Education in Curriculum & Instruction (EdD)
Chair
Jerry Vance Pickard
Keywords
Athletic Training, Sports Medicine, Motivation, Education, Career, Mentorship, Career Tech Education, Secondary Education, Athletic Trainer
Disciplines
Education | Medicine and Health Sciences
Recommended Citation
Andrews, Amanda Marie, "A Phenomenology of the Experiences of Secondary Athletic Trainers with Athletic Training Student Aides in a Sports Medicine Career Technology Education Pathway in Texas" (2021). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 2962.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/2962
Abstract
The intended purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study was to describe the experience of athletic trainers in the secondary school setting who supervise career technology education (CTE) health science students in the sports medicine pathway at high schools in Texas. Through the lens of the social cognitive career theory (Lent, Brown, & Hacket, 2006) as a theoretical framework, this study will answered the central research question: What is the lived experience of secondary school athletic trainers in Texas supervising CTE pathway athletic training student aides? Sub-questions sought to further explore the participants’ relationship to student self-efficacy in career exploration and career choice. Purposeful, criterion-based sampling with maximum variation was utilized to procure volunteer participants experiencing the phenomenon of being a secondary athletic trainer with athletic training student aides in the CTE health science sports medicine pathway at high schools in Texas. Data was collected through open-ended semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and journaling then analyzed according to phenomenological procedures as outlined by Moustakas’ (1994).
