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Candidate:
Donna M. Ritenour
Degree of:
Doctor of Education
Department: Teaching, Learning and Leadership
Title: Differences Among Accredited Athletic Training
Education Programs in Preparing Students for the National Certification
Examination
Committee:
Dr. Charles R. Warfield, Chair
Dr. Jianping Shen
Dr. Robert Moss
Date: Wednesday,
May 22, 2002, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
4016 Student Recreation Center, HPER Conference Room
Abstract:
A retrospective quantitative study that surveyed all
of the CAAHEP accredited athletic training education programs was performed.
The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) what are the institutional
and programmatic characteristics associated with the colleges/universities
that sponsor CAAHEP accredited entry level athletic training education
programs, and (2) do these differences significantly alter the preparedness
of students for the athletic training profession. Athletic Training
Education Programs that were developed prior to 1993 were compared to
those programs that were developed after 1993 to determine if institutional
or programmatic characteristic differences exist among the colleges/universities
that sponsor CAAHEP accredited entry level athletic training education
programs. The institutional and programmatic characteristics of the
CAAHEP accredited athletic training education programs were also researched
to determine if there are any characteristics that are significant predictors
for determining an institution's first time pass percentage on the national
certification examination. Differences were found to exist among accredited
athletic training education programs and when combined using a multiple
linear regression analysis, a 30.5 prediction percentage for the first
time pass percentage on the national certification examination was reported
(p<.05).
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