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Comparison of Communal Sex Roles of Female Sports Students Studying in Different Universities in Turkey
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Gerek, Zinnur – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
We investigated whether doing sports has any effect on the androgynous characteristics of women. In 15 universities from different regions of Turkey, a questionnare was administered to 341 students (170 elite sportlers from nine sport categories and 171 sedantary controls) during the 2012-2013 study period. The Bem sex role inventory was used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Womens Athletics, Gender Differences
Where Are the Women in Women's Sports? Predictors of Female Athletes' Interest in a Coaching Career
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Moran-Miller, Kelli; Flores, Lisa Y. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2011
In this study, we used social cognitive career theory (Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994) to examine the development of female athletes' career interest in coaching and, specifically, the impact of contextual factors (female coaching role models, working hours, and perceived discrimination) on coaching self-efficacy and outcome expectations.…
Descriptors: Role Models, Womens Athletics, Females, Self Efficacy
Athletics in Higher Education: Some Comparisons.
Richardson, Howard D. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1979
The growing role of athletics in our society brings into focus many questions concerning the training of sports personnel. (LH)
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Higher Education, Professional Personnel
Sex Differences in College Students' Acceptance of Females in Sport.
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Nixon, Howard L., II; And Others – Adolescence, 1979
This survey report focuses on sex differences in response to 11 attitude items concerning the female opportunity structure in sport, females in traditionally male sports, and sex role socialization in relation to sport. On all items, females were more accepting of women in sports than males were. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Athletics, College Students, Females, Males
Injuries in Female Gymnasts: Trends Suggest Prevention Tactics.
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Mackie, Susan J.; Taunton, Jack E. – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1994
Survey of 100 young female gymnasts examined injuries over a 40-month period. Injury rates were similar to those found in other studies of female competitive gymnasts, but there were several notable findings regarding injury patterns. Prevention methods to reduce injury include modifying mat design and prescribing strengthening and stretching…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Athletes, Females, Foreign Countries
Gender Differences in Coaching Philosophy: The Case of Female Basketball Teams.
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Eitzen, D. Stanley; Pratt, Stephen R. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1989
Differences between male and female coaches of female high school basketball teams in five areas of coaching philosophy were examined. The coaches shared a similar philosophy on most issues, regardless of gender. Female coaches were somewhat more conventional than male coaches of female teams. (JD)
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Basketball, Females, Higher Education
Women in Athletic Leadership
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Moore, Sandra L.; Gilmour, Suzanne L.; Kinsella, Mary P. – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2005
Despite significant increased participation opportunities for girls and women in sport following the passage of Title IX, women remain underrepresented in athletic leadership roles. Thirty eight female and 158 male high school athletic directors responded to a 19-item Athletic Director Survey (ADS) designed to elicit information on the following:…
Descriptors: Womens Athletics, Physical Activities, Females, Leadership