Research question: The purpose of this study was to examine how group diversity was associated with subsequent outcomes, and whether these associations varied by the type of diversity, setting, sport role, or type of outcome. Research method: The authors implemented a meta-analytic technique to...

The purpose of this study was to examine the presence of homologous reproduction in the community college context. The authors analyzed the gender of the athletic director, women's basketball head coach, softball head coach, and volleyball head coach at 611 community colleges. Results indicate that ...

Women's participation in sports and physical activities lags behind that of men, particularly among members of underrepresented or marginalized groups. Pakistani women from the rural areas of southern Punjab represent one such group. The aim of this study was to examine how traditional sports that...

Rationale/Purpose: The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has taken gender equality¹ initiatives by inaugurating a female leadership development programme (FLDP)² as well as appointing women³ in leadership positions. As such, we draw from a new theoretical notion, glass cliff...

In following the resource-based view of the firm, the purpose of this study was to examine the impact of coaching staff characteristics on team performance in the US intercollegiate sport context. Specifically, the effects of codified knowledge, previous playing experience, previous coaching...

The purpose of the study was to examine the media coverage of newly hired NCAA Division I-FBS football coaches through the investigation of media releases (n=191) related to their hires. Results indicate that (a) African Americans were under-represented in the hiring process, when compared to the...

This issue includes 5 papers that focus on a variety of diversity-related topics within the context of sport and leisure, including: prejudice and patriarchy in golf; gender equity; gendered social processes in sport organizations; job performance evaluation bias; and attitudes and sexual prejudice ...

Moderators are variables that affect the relationship between a predictor and outcome. They help to clarify otherwise ambiguous patterns of results, extend theory, and signal the growth of a field. Given the importance of moderators, the authors offer an overview of methodological and statistical...

The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that influenced participation in a community program designed to enhance leisure participation among children and young adults with disabilities. The authors grounded their work in a sport development framework and recent work on inclusive and...

This study examines the factors that can be associated with social justice advocacy in the field of sport and explains why the activists get involved in the social justice advocacy. The authors implemented a phenomenological research approach, interviewing 12 active social justice activists. In...