This article reports the level of androgynous development found in university students attracted to the sport experience. The Bem's Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) was administered to 45 female physical education majors 20 female varsity athletes, 35 male physical education majors and 45 male varsity athletes at the University of Pittsburgh. Percentages…

This guide for teachers, in English and Spanish, examines how assigned sex roles affect grade school girls in competitive sports, simple games, pastimes, and other extracurricular activities. A pre-test and post-test are included to measure the user's awareness of sexual stereotypes. Five object lessons cover the following topics: (1) myths that…

This study reflects the feelings and impressions of women physical education teachers in 1975 at a time when many departments were in the process of merging. At that time few of the women held major administrative positions. Most women taught, published, and foresaw future graduate work in the areas of teacher preparation and curriculum. Only…

Elementary school students were interviewed with the goal of determining characteristics and behavioral patterns they considered appropriate for one sex or the other in participation in sports. Children from kindergarten through the sixth grade were examined and compared by grade, sex, and race in their gender-related attitudes. The instrument…

This volume is divided into seven parts; an introductory section (which includes a discussion of girls and women in track and field as well as principles of conditioning and training) and sections on running, hurdling, jumping, throwinq, pentathlon, beginning a track and field program, and managing and planning aspects. In each section, where…

This history of sports and athletic activities in America covers a time span from the close of the sixteenth century to the present time. It is divided into three major sections. The first, "Colonial and Early American Sport," narrates the early moral and ethical attitudes of the Puritans and follows the changes in attitudes and introduction of…

This book is an autobiographic account of thirty years spent in the field of physical education. Relating her personal experiences from her student days at the turn of the century through her years as a physical education teacher, the author traces the history of women's involvement in sports and health education and their contributions to this…

Argues that there is a hormonal difference which exists between males and females which precludes the females from developing the same degree of strength, speed and power as her equally trained male counterpart. Nonetheless, the female has the ability to develop a high level of skill in any sport. (NG)

The 12 issues of this newsletter focus on issues concerned with women students, faculty, and administrators in higher education. Each issue includes feature articles, news items, and profiles of significant people. The issues' main articles address: women in athletics; leadership development for women; the first year in academic administration;…

This paper presents data from a 25-year study of women in intercollegiate sports. The opportunity for female athletes to participate in intercollegiate athletics generally increased over time. The same six sports continue to be the most popular: basketball, volleyball, soccer, tennis, cross country, and softball, with soccer exhibiting the…

The effects of the menstrual cycle on the performance, heart rate, and body temperature of female athletes are discussed. Biological causes of menstrual problems such as dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea are explained. Research indicates that the higher the level of training achieved, the less effect each cycle phase has on physical performance. (PP)

Reviews the general provisions of the sex discrimination section of the Education Act of 1972 (Title IX) as they pertain to the funding of women's athletics and describes the phases by which the Florida comparability plan equalizes the cost of athletic programs for male and female athletes. (JW)

The heritage of physical education and its possible directions for the future are explored. The changing interrelationship of athletics and physical education are presented in relation to their place among academic disciplines in the higher education curriculum. (JN)

It is suggested that institutional control of intercollegiate athletics has been eroded, partially due to athletic governance structures, federal controls, the transformation of recreational activities to big business, and television. Recommendations for reestablishing institutional authority over intercollegiate athletics are offered. (JMD)

Results indicate a significant relationship between several motor performance variables and perceptual cognitive style in athletes. (JD)