Format:
Online Ressource (xxix, 282 pages)
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illustrations, portraits
ISBN:
9780888647863
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0888647867
Content:
In an extensive and frank exploration, leaders in women's coaching discuss the values women bring to the coaching profession, their quest for equal access, ways career aspirations and motherhood are juggled, how to negotiate contracts, and encounters with homophobia, harassment, and bullying. They also identify the challenges to progress and highlight the essential changes that need to be made. This volume will be of interest to sports organizations, leaders, and educators; athletes and parents; researchers in sports and gender studies; and politicians and policy makers. Women in leadership roles in business, public service, education, and their communities will find the wisdom contained in Taking the Lead readily transferable to their respective arenas
Content:
Part one. Issues. The perils and pleasures of coaching and motherhood / Sheila Robertson -- Changing the androcentric world of sport : is it possible? / Penny Werthner, Diane Culver, and Rose Mercier -- Female coaches' experience of harassment and bullying / Gretchen Kerr -- Homophobia in sport : fact of life, taboo subject / Guylaine Demers -- part two. Skills. Communicating with clarity : guidelines to help female coaches succeed / Penny Werthner and Shaunna Taylor -- Understanding mentoring as a development tool for female coaches / Dru Marshall and Dawn-Marie Sharp -- Political advocacy in coaching : why engage? / Rose Mercier and Dru Marshall -- part three. Advice. Coaching as a viable career path for women / Penny Werthner and Bettina Callary -- Developing the next generation of female coaches / Dru Marshall, Guylaine Demers, and Dawn-Marie Sharp -- The business of greatness / Rose Mercier -- Contracts and contract negotiations / Hilary Findlay.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
0888645422
Additional Edition:
0888647867
Additional Edition:
9780888645425
Additional Edition:
9780888647863
Additional Edition:
Available in another form Taking the lead (University of Alberta)
Additional Edition:
Available in another form Taking the lead (University of Alberta)
Language:
English
Keywords:
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