On June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon signed into law Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits gender discrimination in any federally financed education program or activity. Title IX is far-reaching, but the law is most often associated with school and college athletics. Title IX allows schools to prove their athletic…

Various Chinese "physical culture" programs are recounted along with observations regarding the role of girls and women in the multilevel sports activities. (LH)

A collection of articles is offered that examines the history and current status of women in the Olympic Games. Included is a brief historical account of women's participation, criteria for adding sports, examination of women's status, and an explanation of rhythmic gymnastics which was recently added for women. (DF)

A new magazine focusing exclusively on issues facing Black, Hispanic and other athletes of color is set to hit the news-stands at the end of the year. "The Color of Sports can fill a significant void and have a tremendous influence on shaping the agenda of the sports industry," says Aaron Brooks, one of the magazine's investors and quarterback for…

The successful women's sports publicist communicates the legitimacy of women's intercollegiate athletics to the media and to the public. Because the field of women's sports has not had the amount of media exposure compared to that of professional sports, collegiate men's revenue sports, and high school sports, the women's sports publicist must…

This document examines equal opportunity for women in athletic programs--one of the most closely scrutinized and least understood issues of Title IX. Areas considered are: (1) basic provisions of Title IX; (2) the self-evaluation requirement; (3) grievance procedures; (4) the "adjustment period"; (5) overall equal athletic opportunity;…

The record of action in high schools, two-year colleges, and four-year colleges in response to Title IX is described. A clear indicator of progress toward equity for women is the amount of money budgeted for their athletic programs. Some examples are presented. (MLW)

UNESCO has given serious attention to the contribution that physical education and sport can make to the life enrichment of the people of the world. The developing nations, in particular, regard the expansion of lifelong opportunity for participation in physical education and sport to be among their highest national aspirations. (JN)

A winning collegiate field hockey coach was observed across seventeen practice sessions through one complete competitive season. A category system for the event recording of verbal and nonverbal behaviors delivered to the team and to the sixteen individual players produced descriptive-analytic information about relative behavior frequencies for…

The papers included in this collection focus on two topics: teaching behavior in physical education, or women in sport. The papers include the following: A Model for the Study of Pygmalion Effects in Physical Education; A Need to Look at Dyadic Interactions; An Observational Study of Teacher's Expectancy Effects and Their Mediating Mechanisms;…

This annual report summarizes the college services activities of Glendale Community College during the 2000-2001 academic year. It describes changes and accomplishments in the following areas: (1) admissions and records; (2) college services division; (3) disabled students programs and services; (4) extended opportunity programs and services; (5)…

The value of a strong athletic program to the academic community is discussed along with proper methods of recruitment, uses of grants-in-aid, renewal and reform of sports programs, and solutions to the countless problems the "Big Game" generates. Replete with examples from literature, anthropology, psychology, and sociology, as well as…

Educational theories and practice in the field of physical education and sport in various countries are discussed and compared. Chapters address: (1) comparative physical education and sport; (2) history and methodology of comparative education; (3) history and methodolog of comparative physical education and sport; (4) physical education in the…

Information on the impact of implementing Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments at Florida A and M University, a predominantly Black public university, is presented. Title IX assures everyone regardless of sex an equal opportunity to learn a skill, choose a course of study, advance in status, participate in a sport, receive a scholarship, or…