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Bigger, Faster, Stronger: How Racist and Sexist Ideologies Persist in College Sports
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Hextrum, Kirsten – Gender and Education, 2020
US college sports are prime cultural sites of racist and sexist ideological production [Coakley, Jay. 2015. "Sport in Society: Issues and Controversies." 11th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; Eitzen, Stanley D. 2016. "Fair and Foul: Beyond the Myths and Paradoxes of Sport." 5th ed. Landham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield]. Much of…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Racial Bias, Gender Bias, Athletes
Impact of Type of Institutions and Athletic Activity on the Academic, Social, and Personal Development of College Athletes (Male and Female)
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Proctor, Jirmar – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study examined the extent to which student-athletes' academic preparation, social interaction and personal development are affected by gender, type of institution and athletic activity. Specifically, the study is concerned with the independent and combined effect of gender, type of institution, and athletic activity on the academic…
Descriptors: College Athletics, College Students, Athletes, Institutional Characteristics
Effects of Warm-Up Stretching Exercises on Sprint Performance
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Makaruk, Hubert; Makaruk, Beata; Kedra, Stanislaw – Physical Education and Sport, 2008
Study aim: To assess direct effects of warm-up consisting of static and dynamic stretching exercises on sprint results attained by students differing in sprint performance. Material and methods: A group of 24 male and 19 female physical education students, including 12 and 9 sprinters, respectively. They performed warm-ups consisting of dynamic…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Gender Differences, College Students, Exercise