’s role as a faculty member in higher education, and it heavily influenced my own career trajectory. I recall as a young boy asking Ron, a professor of philosophy, to explain the meaning of the word “philosophy.” With Ron and I both having careers in higher education, we frequently discussed the issues
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Reflections on a Career Spanning Kinesiology and Athletic Training
David H. Perrin
Serious Sport Tourism and Event Travel Careers
Donald Getz and Aaron McConnell
This article seeks to advance theory pertaining to serious sport tourism, through the application of serious leisure and ego-involvement theory and the analysis of a survey of participants in the TransRockies Challenge mountain-bike event. Participants were questioned postevent about their motives, involvement in their sport, event-related travel, and destination and event preferences. Analysis revealed that most respondents were highly involved in competitive mountain biking, and were primarily motivated by self development through meeting a challenge. Many respondents also participated in a portfolio of other competitive sport events that provided similar personal rewards. Results suggest that many serious sport tourists develop travel careers centered on competitive events. A hypothetical framework for assessing six dimensions of event travel career trajectories is developed, leading to consideration of practical management implications and research needs.
Career Patterns of Athletic Directors: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom
Maureen P. Fitzgerald, Mary Ann D. Sagaria, and Barbara Nelson
This study used a sociological career trajectory model to examine the career patterns of 200 male and female NCAA Division I, II, and III athletic directors. A normative career pattern derived from the literature on athletic directors was posited to compare the histories of incumbent NCAA athletic directors (ADs). The actual career experiences of ADs challenged the norm of the posited five-position sequence that begins with collegiate athlete; progresses through high school coach, collegiate coach, and associate or assistant director; and culminates with athletic director. Competing as a collegiate athlete and coaching at the college level were the two most frequent experiences underpinning the AD position. Differences from the posited norms were most likely to be associated with directors of NCAA Division II and III institutions and with women.
Reflections and Lessons Learned From a Career in Sport Psychology
Judy L. Van Raalte
Books editor that I could co-edit the book, and the editor said, “great.” Authors were recruited, a proposal was submitted, chapters were written, and the final Exploring Sport and Exercise Psychology was produced ( Van Raalte & Brewer, 1996 ). The career trajectory that led to my first published book
Brazilian Gymnastics in a Crucible: A Media Data Case Study of Serial Sexual Victimization of the Brazilian Men’s Gymnastics Team
Michelle E. Seanor, Cole E. Giffin, Robert J. Schinke, and Diana A. Coholic
, practitioners engaged in organizing elite sport development systems could consider decentralizing the power and control of coaches by dispersing career trajectory decision-making responsibilities ( Kerr et al., 2019 ). Creating selection committees comprised of coaches, sport psychology practitioners, medical
The Impact of Agentic and Communal Exercise Messages on Individuals’ Exercise Class Attitudes, Self-Efficacy Beliefs, and Intention to Attend
Timothy C. Howle, James A. Dimmock, Nikos Ntoumanis, Nikos L.D. Chatzisarantis, Cassandra Sparks, and Ben Jackson
development and functioning . Educational Psychologist, 28 , 117 – 148 . doi:10.1207/s15326985ep2802_3 10.1207/s15326985ep2802_3 Bandura , A. , Barbaranelli , C. , Caprara , G.V. , & Pastorelli , C. ( 2001 ). Self-efficacy beliefs as shapers of children’s aspirations and career trajectories
Final Thoughts on Women in Sport Coaching: Fighting the War
Nicole M. LaVoi, Jennifer E. McGarry, and Leslee A. Fisher
—gendered systems influence women’s career trajectories and choices of women. Two of the articles addressed career pathways into and through women’s NCAA Division-I basketball. In Wasend and LaVoi’s article ( 2019 ), the power of same- versus cross-sex role models, a possible interpersonal-level support in the
Promoting Physical Activity Through Kinesiology Teaching and Outreach: An Eye Toward the Future
Nancy I. Williams and Alan L. Smith
main workshop was preceded by two preworkshops focused on “Undergraduate Recruitment, Retention, and Career Trajectories” and “Facilitating and Highlighting Faculty and Student Research in Kinesiology.” Over 200 academic leaders from 86 institutions participated in these leadership gatherings. The
Charting Their Own Path: Using Life Course Theory to Explore the Careers of Gay Men Working in Sport
Jeffrey D. MacCharles and E. Nicole Melton
those with whom their lives are linked, shape the career trajectories of gay men in sport? RQ2: What were the “turning points” that altered the participants’ perspectives and their career trajectories in the sport industry? RQ3: How did the participants navigate the perceived paradox between their
What’s Holding Them Back? Informing Retention and Success of Kinesiology Undergraduates
Jessica L. Kutz, Melissa Bopp, and Lori A. Gravish Hurtack
examine issues related to their students’ success within their undergraduate programs and career trajectories. For today’s kinesiology student, there are issues associated with finances, fulfillment of academic or clinical prerequisites, preparation for certifications and career trajectories, and other
