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Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni And Friends (Summer 1998), Taylor University
Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni And Friends (Summer 1998), Taylor University
The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)
The Summer 1998 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.
Retracing Gender Bias And The Validity Of Believed Differences Between Male And Female Coaches Of Women's Basketball, Melissa Baile
Retracing Gender Bias And The Validity Of Believed Differences Between Male And Female Coaches Of Women's Basketball, Melissa Baile
Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education
Leaders in higher education and athletics are concerned with the decline in the number of female coaches. The lack of role models for young women athletes and the inability for young women to be hired into, and remain in, coaching is problematic to the development of women in society.
The results of Acosta's 1985 study indicated that athletic directors held two stereotypical beliefs regarding the decline in the number of female coaches: a lack of qualification and time constraints due to family responsibilities. The purpose of the current research is to address two questions: (1) are male athletic administrators correct …