The Experience of Minority Female Coaches Within Intercollegiate Athletics

Date of Award

Summer 8-25-2012

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Mark Aoyagi

Second Advisor

Shelly Smith-Acuna

Third Advisor

Steve Portenga

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

All Rights Reserved
All Rights Reserved.

Keywords

Minority, Qualitative research, Behavior CBT, Black, Lesbian, Coaches, Student athletes, Racism, Sexism, Homonegativity, Women, Athletics

Abstract

It has been suggested that the United States has shown an increase of acceptance and positive attitudes toward diverse cultures and populations. However, there continues to be a drought in research that examines the experience of minority women. In addition, few studies have focused on minority female coaches within athletic environments, which have been known to be both heterosexist and homonegative (Griffin, 1992; Griffin, 1998; Krane, 1996; Krane & Barber, 2003; Krane & Barber, 2005; Roper & Halloran, 2007; Schreibstein, 2010). A person who holds a minority identity has been defined by this paper as belonging to an underrepresented group, including: race, ethnicity, gender, disability, age, religion, and/or sexual orientation. This study, in particular, focused on three specific minority groups: race, gender, and sexual orientation. The proposed study assessed the experiences, challenges, and strategies to overcome obstacles of female coaches who hold minority statuses within National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletic departments.

Copyright Date

7-10-2012

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

Rights Holder

Nohelani M. Lawrence

Provenance

Received from Author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

52 pgs

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