DISCUSSION 7.1 MORAL COURAGE
Jan Kemp was a former student and loyal employee of the University of Georgia until the early 1980s. An English professor, Kemp and some of her fellow faculty members complained to authorities that nine members of the college football team who had received failing grades in an English class were allowed to pass so they could be eligible to play in the Sugar Bowl against Pittsburgh. Kemp was subsequently demoted and then dismissed. She filed and won a lawsuit against the university, which awarded her $2.5 million for lost wages and mental anguish. The university president eventually resigned, and the athletic director was found to have been engaging in a pattern academic misconduct for the athletes, which led to the university tightening its standards. This may seem as if Kemp’s “whistle blowing,” as this action is called in the vernacular, had a happy ending; however, Kemp’s initial dismissal and loss of career status, in addition to the death threats from those who reviled her for intervening, haunted her; she said it caused her much emotional turmoil to the point of suicidal thoughts.
Kemp’s actions are one example of moral courage in sport. This week, you examine the work of Rushworth Kidder and others who explore the concept of moral courage. You examine three key elements of moral courage: endurance, principles, and danger. You will learn what each means in terms of moral courage and explain how they are demonstrated in a sport example of your choosing.
Goldstein, R. (2008, December 11). Jan Kemp dies at 59; exposed fraud in grades of players. The New York Times.
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Instructions
For this Discussion, review Kidder’s Moral Courage Model depicted in Mullane (2015, p. 23) in the Learning Materials. Then, with these three concepts illustrated in the model’s Venn diagram in mind, research an example on your own that you believe illustrates moral courage in sport.
Post a description of your chosen example of moral courage:
• How were the principles of Kidder’s Moral Courage Model used?
• Which of the concepts was demonstrated the strongest, and which the weakest?
Justify your responses. Then, explain how you would apply the concepts in this model to your career.
• PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS ATTACHMENT.
