The growth and development of Women's Athletics has generated a need for a certain kind of person who possesses expertise in administering women's intercollegiate athletic programs. The literature indicated that there were a small percentage of women administrators in educational institutions due to a diversity of variables which included society's sex role stereotyping and second-rate citizen status, and a lack of administrative preparation and experience in business as well as academic affairs. Additionally, the duties and responsibilities of athletic directors revealed they can have literally hundreds of duties depending on the size and philosophy of their institutions. This person coordinates the program and is recognized as an expert in a highly specialized area of administration. Therefore, his/her perceptions are viewed as facilitators through which new and expanding programs are created and maintained. However, because there is a dearth of research assessing the duties, responsibilities, and functions of athletic directors at large, medium, and small institutions of higher education, a comparison of the perceived degree of involvement in administrative duties was investigated. A survey questionnaire was developed and results were summarized from three-hundred and ninety-nine male and female athletic directors. The findings indicated that male and female athletic directors perceived the degree of involvement now being fulfilled in the areas of planning, budgeting, and personnel as "often" and facilities and equipment, public relations, and role modeling as "sometimes," and that should be fulfilled in the areas of planning, personnel, and public relations as "often," budgeting as "always," facilities and equipment as "seldom," and role modeling as "sometimes." / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-06, Section: A, page: 1878. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74856 |
| Contributors | THOMPSON, BARBARA ANN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 167 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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