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HOW PEER LEADERSHIP IMPACTS HAZING IN THE ARENA OF
NON-REVENUE GENERATING COLLEGE ATHLETICS
by
Christopher Sean Zacharda
________________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2009
Copyright 2009 Christopher Sean Zacharda
Object Description
| Title | How peer leadership impacts hazing in the arena of non-revenue generating college athletics |
| Author | Zacharda, Christopher Sean |
| Author email | czacharda@gmail.com; czacharda@jwu.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-06-26 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-07-29 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Kezar, Adrianna |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Harris, Frank Martin, Brandon |
| Abstract | Amidst all of the prestige and tradition of college athletics, there exists an ugly underside of hazing. Hazing, generally defined as any forced act that may result in harm as a condition to join a group, has been a part of colleges and universities, as well as college athletics, for decades. This qualitative study explores the ways in which peer leaders and team captains can impact their athletic team environment, especially within the context of hazing.; College athletes from four different aquatic team sports were interviewed and surveyed on their perceptions of team leadership, as well as their thoughts on hazing. The data indicated that those teams that had a team captain that the general membership deemed as effective were less likely to perceive that their team engaged in hazing activities. The findings also indicated that several factors were influential in understanding an athletic team’s relationship to hazing. The dynamic of the team, the role and effectiveness of the team captain, and the way in which formal and informal educational efforts are designed all emerged as significant. From these influential factors, several recommendations emerged to address hazing in athletics. Most notably, by harnessing the potential of peer leadership, especially the team captain position, educators can design an approach to ultimately eliminate hazing from college athletics. |
| Keyword | athletics; college; university; hazing; team captains; peer leadership; aquatic sports |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2414 |
| Rights | Zacharda, Christopher Sean |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Zacharda-3118 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-Zacharda-3118.pdf |
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| Full text | HOW PEER LEADERSHIP IMPACTS HAZING IN THE ARENA OF NON-REVENUE GENERATING COLLEGE ATHLETICS by Christopher Sean Zacharda ________________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2009 Copyright 2009 Christopher Sean Zacharda |
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