Date of Award
Spring 2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Higher Education Policy and Student Affairs
Committee Chairperson
John Elmore, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Dana Morrison, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Jacqueline S. Hodes, Ed.D.
Abstract
Today, the common discourse surrounding student-athletes’ Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Rights is evolving from an archaic sense of paternalism and conservative protectionism to various forms of redistribution such as salaries and endorsement rights. Although I have found the NCAA’s protectionist stance on amateurism to be outdated, I do not find the salarying of student-athletes to be tenable for the majority of higher education institutions. The NCAA should roll back their codes (2.9, 2.13, 12.4.4, 15.1, in particular) restricting student-athlete NIL rights in order to maximize these students’ potential for self-authorship. To support student-athletes bfore, during, and after this legislative change, I am proposing a Self-Authorship Seminar, which could take the form of a voluntary meeting or even a 3-credit course, depending on the preferred style of implementation at a given institution. This seminar/course is designed to address the cognitive, interpersonal, and intrapersonal dimensions of Marcia Baxter-Magolda’s (2001) Theory of Self-Authorship through group discussions on academic growth and engagement, personal ethics and values, and relationship-building, as well as writing labs to hone students’ communication and advocacy skills.
Recommended Citation
Hamilton, Wesley, "Name, Image, and Likeness Rights as a Means to Student-Athlete Self-Authorship" (2020). West Chester University Master’s Theses. 106.
https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/all_theses/106