Date of Award
1-1-2025
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D. in Higher Education
First Advisor
Macey Edmondson
Second Advisor
Kerry Melear
Third Advisor
Whitney Webb
School
University of Mississippi
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
The purpose of this qualitative content analysis was to examine how amici curiae frame policy preferences in amicus briefs submitted before the United States Supreme Court in NCAA v. Alston (2021). The questions addressed in this study were what dominant policy frames did interest groups use to frame policy preference in NCAA v. Alston (2021), and which (if any) policy frames in the amicus briefs emerged in the written opinions of the United States Supreme Court? This analysis indicates the complexities and intricacies of competing vision of student-athlete compensation within the persuasive lens of amicus briefs through interest groups. In addition to assessing amicus briefs, this study contributes to our understanding and perspectives of NCAA scope of power, student-athlete designation, student-athlete compensation, and the long-standing tradition of amateurism through a legal lens.
Recommended Citation
Sutton, Stuart A., "Framing NCAA v. Alston: Amicus Briefs’ Competing Visions of Student-Athlete Compensation" (2025). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3397.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/3397