Tucker Center Research Reports
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Item Physical Activity & Sport in the Lives of Girls: Physical & Mental Health Dimensions from an Interdisciplinary Approach(President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport, 1997-03-28) President's Council on Physical Fitness and SportThe report compiles research information from the disciplines of psychology, sociology, and physiology. Emphasizing the importance of sport for growing girls, the report cites several studies demonstrating that girls' participation in sport enhances body image and self-esteem, increases confidence and scholastic performance, decreases school drop-out rates, and reduces the risk of many physiological and psychological conditions, such as obesity, osteoporosis, and depression. The report identifies barriers to girls' successful sport involvement including gender stereotyping and institutional barriers (e.g., lack of funding), as well as provides recommendations on how to improve girls' participation rates in athletics.Item Developing Physically Active Girls: An Evidence-based Multidisciplinary Approach(Tucker Center for Research on Women & Girls in Sport, University of Minnesota, 2007)Item The 2007 Tucker Center Research Report: Developing Physically Active Girls: An Evidence-based Multidisciplinary Approach(Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, 2007) Kane, Mary Jo; LaVoi, Nicole; Wiese-Bjornstal, Diane; Duncan, Margaret; Nichols, Jeanne; Pettee, Kelley; Ainsworth, BarbaraItem Executive Summary: The 2007 Tucker Center Research Report: Developing Physically Active Girls: An Evidence-based Multidisciplinary Approach(Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, 2007-12) LaVoi, Nicole; Wiese-Bjornstal, Diane; Kane, Mary JoItem The decline of women coaches in collegiate athletics: A report on select NCAA Division-I FBS institutions, 2012-13(University of Minnesota. Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, 2013-12) LaVoi, NicoleItem The Status of Women in Collegiate Coaching: A Report Card(University of Minnesota. Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, 2014) University of Minnesota. Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in SportItem Head coaches of women's collegiate teams: A report on select NCAA Division-I FBS institutions, 2013-14(University of Minnesota. Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, 2014-01) LaVoi, NicoleItem The status of women in collegiate coaching: A report card, 2014-15 [Infographic](Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, 2015-02) LaVoi, Nicole M.Item Head coaches of women's collegiate teams: A report on select NCAA Division-I FBS institutions, 2014-15.(Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, 2015-02) LaVoi, Nicole M.