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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Intercollegiate Sport"”.
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Contrasting Models of Sport and the Intercollegiate Sport Experience of Female Athletes
… this study was to examine various facets of the intercollegiate sport experience of female athletes who had participated in sport programs which emulated the male sport model to different degrees. Four general premises from feminist perspectives served as the conceptual framework from which to …
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Exploring the representation of women in leadership roles within intercollegiate sport in Puerto Rico
… representation women in leadership positions in sport. Female underrepresentation in leadership positions in sport is not a new issue nor is it one specific to the United States (Cui, 2007; Hoeber, 2007; West, Green, Brackenridge, & Woodwart, 2001). The continued growth of male head coaches for …
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DISCLOSURE AS INTERACTION: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF LESBIAN ATHLETES' SEXUAL IDENTITY DISCLOSURE IN INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORT
Sport sociologists have longed defined sport as a heterosexist institution where gay and lesbian athletes are stigmatized. However, the number of active gay and lesbian athletes who have disclosed their sexual identities in sport is increasing, and therefore deserving of attention and …
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PERCEPTIONS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SPORT: A CASE STUDY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS (1965-1970)
… gain insight into the effect of participation in intercollegiate sport on the leadership success of former student-athletes who played intercollegiate basketball for The University of Western Ontario between 1965 and 1970. Thirty participants from these teams, twenty men and ten women, completed …
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The Experiences of Senior Level Female Administrators at NCAA Division I FBS Institutions
Intercollegiate athletics has become a business enterprise which exists and thrives on higher education campuses. As the growth of intercollegiate sport has continued, women have been noticeably absent from leadership roles in this extremely male-dominated profession. With the passage of Title IX …
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A Department of the Modern University: Discipline, Manliness, and Football in American Intellectual Culture, 1869--1929
"Football, the first so-called ""big-time"" intercollegiate sport, illustrates the historical tensions that accompanied the growing divergence of ""intellectual culture"" and popular culture in modern America. This dissertation shows how professional academic psychologists and social scientists, …
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A Comparison of Enjoyment Levels between NCAA Division I, Division III, and NJCAA Division I College Football Players
… of one of three college football teams. The Intercollegiate Sport Enjoyment Inventory (ISEI) was administered to all participants. The following research questions were posed: 1) Will athletes receiving a scholarship, either partial or full, have significantly less enjoyment than those not …
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Changes in Gait Characteristics Following a Concussion
… subjects were divided into groups; 15 concussed intercollegiate athletes (CONCs), 15 non-concussed teammates (NONCs), and 15 normal controls (NORMs) who did not participate in an intercollegiate sport. The NONCs were matched according to sport and gender, and the NORMs were matched to gender of …
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International Student-Athletes in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS): Motivations and Experiences
… participating in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) with respect to number, sport, and gender breakdown, and to determine the motivations of these athletes for migrating to a Canadian academic institution as well as their experiences. Of the over 10,000 CIS student-athletes, approximately …
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Examining perceptions of leadership and the student-athlete experience
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-12-01