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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ______________________________________________________iii<br />

ABSTRACT _________________________________________________________________ iv<br />

TABLE OF CONTENTS ______________________________________________________ vi<br />

LIST OF TABLES __________________________________________________________viii<br />

CHAPTER ONE _____________________________________________________________ 1<br />

Introduction _______________________________________________________________ 1<br />

Higher Education <strong>and</strong> Intercollegiate Athletics ______________________________________________ 3<br />

Purpose Statement____________________________________________________________________14<br />

Research Subproblem _________________________________________________________________14<br />

Statistical Subproblems ________________________________________________________________14<br />

Statistical Hypo<strong>the</strong>ses _________________________________________________________________15<br />

Assumptions ________________________________________________________________________15<br />

Delimitations________________________________________________________________________16<br />

Terms _____________________________________________________________________________16<br />

Significance <strong>of</strong> This Study______________________________________________________________18<br />

CHAPTER TWO ____________________________________________________________ 19<br />

Literature Review __________________________________________________________ 19<br />

Cognitive Development Theory__________________________________________________________23<br />

Measuring Moral Development in Sport Populations __________________________________________29<br />

Moral Reasoning <strong>and</strong> Gender ___________________________________________________________32<br />

Moral Reasoning <strong>of</strong> Athletic Training Students ______________________________________________33<br />

Brief history <strong>of</strong> doping ________________________________________________________________35<br />

Safety <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Athlete __________________________________________________________________36<br />

Types <strong>of</strong> Doping _____________________________________________________________________36<br />

The Effects <strong>of</strong> Doping on <strong>the</strong> Moral Integrity <strong>of</strong> Sport_________________________________________43<br />

Fairness <strong>of</strong> Competition as an Argument Against Doping in Sport________________________________44<br />

CHAPTER THREE _________________________________________________________ 47<br />

Methodology ______________________________________________________________ 47<br />

Research Method_____________________________________________________________________47<br />

Participants _________________________________________________________________________47<br />

Instruments _________________________________________________________________________47<br />

Procedures _________________________________________________________________________53<br />

Data Analysis _______________________________________________________________________53<br />

CHAPTER FOUR___________________________________________________________ 55<br />

Results __________________________________________________________________ 55<br />

Results <strong>of</strong> Hahm-Beller Values Choice Inventory ____________________________________________56<br />

Results <strong>of</strong> Ergogenic Aids Moral Competence Inventory _______________________________________57<br />

CHAPTER FIVE ___________________________________________________________ 68<br />

Discussion ________________________________________________________________ 68<br />

Hahm-Beller Values Choice Inventory (HBVCI)_____________________________________________69<br />

Ergogenic Aids Moral Competence Inventory (EAMCI) _______________________________________72<br />

Conclusion _________________________________________________________________________80<br />

REFERENCES _____________________________________________________________ 83<br />

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