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University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2013

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Who Supports Labor? The Intersection Of Race And Skill In Union Campaigns, Zachary Joseph Mckenney Dec 2013

Who Supports Labor? The Intersection Of Race And Skill In Union Campaigns, Zachary Joseph Mckenney

Masters Theses

In the past half century, there has been an unprecedented decline in labor union membership, organizing ability, political effectiveness and strike activity in the United States. As a result, the ability of labor unions to influence the debate on labor standards and social reforms has experienced a significant decline. Using a mixed method approach, this research explores differences in attitudes and orientations towards labor unions across racial groups in the United States as well as organizational strategies and capacities of a labor union in a right-to-work state. Although African Americans and Latinos have been discriminated against at the hands of …


Ncaa Division Iii Coaches’ Attitudes And Receptivity Toward Sport Psychology Consulting Services, Page Grace Allen May 2013

Ncaa Division Iii Coaches’ Attitudes And Receptivity Toward Sport Psychology Consulting Services, Page Grace Allen

Masters Theses

In this study NCAA Division III (D-III) head coaches (n = 731) completed an online survey assessing their attitudes (i.e., stigma tolerance, confidence in sport psychology consulting, personal openness, and cultural preferences) and receptivity toward sport psychology consultant (SPC) services, previous experiences with and access to SPC services, willingness to encourage and seek SPC services, support for possible SPC roles at NCAA D-III institutions, and if their attitudes predicted their willingness to use SPC services. Results indicated that coaches who had previous experiences with SPC services and perceived them to be effective were more willing to seek SPC services …