Student-Athlete Climate Project

Sponsored by a grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Susan Rankin, Principal Investigator

Student-athletes face challenges beyond those of non-athletes. Carodine, Almond, and Gratto (2001) report that student-athletes must cope with scrutiny from the public and serious time demands in addition to maintaining academic success. Student-athletes enter college at different levels academically, socially, and emotionally. In 1991, the NCAA passed legislation mandating that all institutions provide some form of academic counseling and support to all student-athletes. The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the climate for student-athletes in intercollegiate athletics and to investigate if there are differences in experiences of student-athletes based on various characteristics.

Visit the project web site: http://www.ed.psu.edu/educ/student-athlete