Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-7-2018
Publication Title
Journal of Higher Education Athletics & Innovation
Publisher
Oklahoma University Libraries Journals
Keywords
Policy, Sexual Assault, Student-Athletes
Abstract
In 2011, the Office for Civil Rights issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” instructing universities to take action regarding sexual assault on college campuses. Specifically, universities must better educate students on the prevention of sexual assault, in the hope of reducing violence against women. Previous research is inconclusive on the involvement of intercollegiate student-athletes in incidences of sexual assault; however, recent high-profile cases of sexual misconduct at universities indicate that student-athletes are not immune to this issue. The purpose of this study was to explore how sexual assault is viewed within the culture of intercollegiate athletics, including education, occurrence, and prevention. Through interviews with former intercollegiate athletes, three main findings emerged: (1) Participant Knowledge, (2) Sexual Assault Within the Context of College Athletics; and (3) Creating Change in Athletic Department Culture. Using grounded theory, these themes were combined to create the Sexual Assault Prevention Paradigm for Athletic Departments.
First Page
25
Last Page
53
Volume
1
Issue
4
Repository Citation
McCray, Kristy; Sutherland, Sue; and Pastore, Donna L., "Creating Change in Intercollegiate Athletics: The Sexual Assault Prevention Paradigm for Athletic Departments" (2018). Health and Sport Sciences Faculty Scholarship. 18.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/hsports_fac/18
Version
Post-Print
Peer Reviewed
1
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.