REPORT OF THE
NCAA RESEARCH COMMITTEE
INFORMATIONAL
ITEMS.
Association-wide.
a. Research
Review Board. The committee approved the development
of an NCAA Research Review Board that will act in a manner similar to an
Institutional Review Board on campus.
The policies and procedures will be made available on the NCAA Web site.
b. Research
Proposals. The committee reviewed three research
proposals from external researchers, but chose not to fund any of them.
c. Gambling
Survey. It was noted that results from this
survey will be made available in the spring of 2004.
d. Gender-Equity
Report. The committee was given a report from
the newly released Gender-Equity Report.
That report is available on the NCAA Web site.
Division I only.
e. Academic
Performance Program. The committee reviewed a design for this
program that will collect data for the Division I Academic Progress Rate
Report.
f. Time
Demands. The committee heard a report from Jerry
Kingston regarding the progress of the 20/8 Working Group in Division I. That group requested assistance in creating
a research program that would attempt to assess time demand issues among
Division I student-athletes. The
committee agreed to set up a subcommittee to assist Mr. Kingston with the
design and implementation of such a study.
Division
III only.
g. Division
III Financial Aid Audit. The committee received a report from
staff on this issue and approved the methodology for the audit. Staff will be creating a collection instrument
to be ready by the summer of 2004.