The Canadian sport system is challenged by the lack of representation of female leaders and coaches. This is, in spite of statistics showing that female athletes account for almost half of all participants in sport, a number that is still growing (Sport Canada, 1999). Women have acquired equity in many areas of life and are accepted in leadership roles, however in the area of sport, women have yet to gain the full credibility and professional respect equal to their male counterparts. Previous research indicates that women who pursue a career in coaching face many adversities and struggle to attain a level of leadership where they can achieve their highest potential (Acosta & Carpenter, 2002). The purpose of this research is to gain an u...
The purpose of this study was to investigate coaches’ perspectives on the personal development of st...
Like many leadership positions, women hold very few head coaching positions in sport. This does not ...
Coaches learn from a number of different situations and their past experiences influence what they c...
The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of expert coaches on the key elements for bu...
Women are often seen as needing to be good at everything and sometimes even better. The numbers of w...
Previous research has highlighted the under representation of women in coaching, focusing primarily ...
The purpose of this study was to explore elite coaches' perspectives on the athlete-centred approach...
Elite coaching is predominantly a male vocation with many of New Zealand’s most successful women’s t...
Explores women's under-representation from sports coaching roles in general and from high status rol...
Explores women's under-representation from sports coaching roles in general and from high status rol...
In shifting our gaze to the sociological impact of being in the minority, the purpose of this study ...
The purpose of this study was to explore elite coaches ' perspectives on the athlete-centred ap...
With a lack of women in leadership positions in sport, there are limited role models for women pursu...
Rationale/Purpose: High-performance sport systems offer athletes access to a range of experts includ...
Underpinned by critical feminist psychology and in response to repeated calls to explore how the dyn...
The purpose of this study was to investigate coaches’ perspectives on the personal development of st...
Like many leadership positions, women hold very few head coaching positions in sport. This does not ...
Coaches learn from a number of different situations and their past experiences influence what they c...
The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of expert coaches on the key elements for bu...
Women are often seen as needing to be good at everything and sometimes even better. The numbers of w...
Previous research has highlighted the under representation of women in coaching, focusing primarily ...
The purpose of this study was to explore elite coaches' perspectives on the athlete-centred approach...
Elite coaching is predominantly a male vocation with many of New Zealand’s most successful women’s t...
Explores women's under-representation from sports coaching roles in general and from high status rol...
Explores women's under-representation from sports coaching roles in general and from high status rol...
In shifting our gaze to the sociological impact of being in the minority, the purpose of this study ...
The purpose of this study was to explore elite coaches ' perspectives on the athlete-centred ap...
With a lack of women in leadership positions in sport, there are limited role models for women pursu...
Rationale/Purpose: High-performance sport systems offer athletes access to a range of experts includ...
Underpinned by critical feminist psychology and in response to repeated calls to explore how the dyn...
The purpose of this study was to investigate coaches’ perspectives on the personal development of st...
Like many leadership positions, women hold very few head coaching positions in sport. This does not ...
Coaches learn from a number of different situations and their past experiences influence what they c...