Factors Influencing the Willingness to Mentor Students within Campus Recreation

Bower, Glenna G.; Hums, Mary A.; Keedy, John L.

doi:10.1123/rsj.29.1.59

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“…The ability of recreational sport departments to offer quality programming and services is dependent, in part, on the quality of workforce they are able to employ and retain (Jordan, Turner, & Dubord, 2007). Although this is fairly common in all recreation organizations, university recreation departments are unique in that their workforce is composed primarily of student employees (Bower, Hums, & Keedy, 2005;Keizer, 1997). These student employees are critical in the performance of tasks associated with the daily operations connected with recreation programs.…”

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Perceived Organizational Support and Employee Satisfaction and Retention

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Recreational Sports Journal

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The ability of recreational sport departments to offer quality programming and services often depends on whether they are able to employ and retain quality student employees. These student employees are critical in the performance of tasks associated with the daily operations connected with recreation programs. This study examined the role of perceived organizational support (POS) on student employee attitudes. It is beneficial for university recreational sport departments, specifically directors, to be cognizant of the role POS can play in the work experience of student employees. The relationships between POS and commitment (affective, AC and normative, NC) and satisfaction were investigated for 152 student employees of a campus recreation center. No significant differences in students' perceptions of POS were found based on gender, tenure, or type of supervision (student staff member, professional staff member, or graduate administrative assistant). However, the regression equations with POS and AC, POS and NC, and POS and satisfaction were all significant, explaining 46.2%, 39%, and 53.3% of the variance, respectively. The results of this study of the relationship between POS and commitment mirror several others from the field of industrial and organizational psychology, and it can be demonstrated that student employees reciprocate favorable treatment when they trust that their department will reward them in return. Future studies should focus on some of the particular antecedents of POS (e.g., supervisory support, participation in decision making, organizational justice, trust, and careerist orientation), as well as other possible outcomes of POS, and might provide more depth in understanding exchange relationships for student employees of recreational sports departments.

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“…Looking at the sport industry, mentoring relationships are critical for the career success of women wanting to advance to leadership positions in campus recreation (Bower, Hums, & Keedy, 2006), sport and physical activity academic disciplines (Bower, 2006), intercollegiate athletics (Lough, 2001;Weaver & Chelladurai, 2002), and interscholastic athletics (Bloom, Durand-Bush, Schinke, & Salmella, 1998). Several theoretical perspectives suggest that men may be more apt to provide career mentoring whereas women may be more apt to provide psychosocial mentoring.…”

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Mentoring Characteristics and Functions Important to Men and Women within Intercollegiate Athletic Administration

Bower

Hums

Williams

2019

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Female athletic administrators were asked about the role of mentoring in their careers as women while male athletic administrators were asked about the role of mentoring in their careers as men working in intercollegiate athletic administration. The researchers gathered and compared information on mentor characteristics as well as career and psychosocial benefits of having a mentor. Participants were 518 female and 778 male athletic administrators working at NCAA Division I, II, and IIII, NAIA, NCCAA, and NJCAA schools. A three-step content-analytic procedure was used to analyze the qualitative data. Men identified being trustworthy, supportive, respected, and a good listener while women identified being supportive, hardworking, and knowledgeable as the most important mentor characteristics. Men most frequently named coaching and challenging assignments as career benefits from mentors while women named exposure/visability and coaching. Both men and women most frequently identified counseling and role modeling as psychosocial benefits from mentors.

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“…Undergraduate students are routinely employed by college and university recreation departments to accommodate a variety of programming and patrons. In fact, part-time student employees make up the majority of the workforce in most campus recreation departments (Bower, Hums & Keedy, 2005). Among the common employment opportunities for students in recreation departments are intramural referees, lifeguards, sport club supervisors, fitness leaders, outdoor adventure guides, facility managers, member service representatives, and an assortment of other jobs specific to individual recreation programs (Chelladurai, 2006).…”

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An Examination of Variables Related to Student Employment in Campus Recreation Programs

Johnson

Kaiser

Bell³

2012

Recreational Sports Journal

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Previous literature on student employment within campus recreation departments has focused on a variety of work-related factors, but has been limited by examining single institutions. The current study extended this area of research by examining 290 recreation student employees at 11 institutions located throughout the United States to determine how important five work-related variables were to student employment. Results indicated all variables were rated high in importance, but ability to work around class schedules was most important. Results also indicated that females believe pay rate is more important than males, first year employees do not desire supervisory roles as much as students with more work experience, and students who have supervisory responsibilities find these roles more important than students without such roles. These results can be used by recreation administrators to better understand the priorities of their employees, which ultimately could impact quality of work.

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Factors Influencing the Willingness to Mentor Students within Campus Recreation

Cited by 13 publications

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Perceived Organizational Support and Employee Satisfaction and Retention

Perceived Organizational Support and Employee Satisfaction and Retention

Mentoring Characteristics and Functions Important to Men and Women within Intercollegiate Athletic Administration

An Examination of Variables Related to Student Employment in Campus Recreation Programs

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