A National Study of Nonrenewal in High School Coaching

Glenn, Angela; Lutz, Rafer; Shim, Jaeho; Fredenburg, Karen; Miller, John J.

doi:10.1080/07303084.2006.10597906

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“…Although they reported the gender of the coach hired, they did not examine the gender of the coach released or factors associated with the change. Other researchers have investigated factors related to coach dismissals in U.S. high school athletics (Miller et al 2005(Miller et al , 2006. The authors in these studies asked the athletic directors whom they had dismissed during their tenure and why, but they did not examine the interactions of gender with previous team performance.…”

Section: Stereotypes and Role Congruity Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Head Coach Changes in Women’s College Soccer: An Investigation of Women Coaches Through the Lenses of Gender Stereotypes and the Glass Cliff

2019

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Women are underrepresented in leadership positions in sport, including coaching. In the present study of women's college soccer in the United States, the authors examine the relationship between team performance and coaching changes through the lenses of gender stereotypes, role congruity theory, and the glass cliff theory. The authors collected 11 seasons of data (2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017) for all teams (n = 695) in five conferences. The results of logistic regression analyses with rare events correction show no significant differences between men and women coaches in terms of being dismissed following poor team performance. Hence, the theoretical assumptions of the gender stereotypes and role congruity literature could not be supported empirically. However, the results indicate that women coaches are significantly more likely to be hired as new coaches following poor performance of a team in terms of wins and winning percentage (but not losses) over the course of a season, providing some empirical support for a glass cliff in coaching. The findings have implications for the hiring practices of decision-makers in athletic departments and their performance expectations of women coaches.

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Section: Stereotypes and Role Congruity Theorymentioning

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Head Coach Changes in Women’s College Soccer: An Investigation of Women Coaches Through the Lenses of Gender Stereotypes and the Glass Cliff

2019

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“…More recent studies indicate that the prevalence of social studies teacher-coaches has not waned. In a national study conducted by Miller et al (2006), 29.7% of coaches identified themselves as social studies teachers, which made them the second most common teacher-coaches. Physical education/health teacher-coaches accounted for 36.1%.…”

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Role retreatism of social studies teacher-coaches: An unequal balancing act

Conner

2020

The Journal of Social Studies Research

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The current study explores role retreatism in secondary social studies teachers who coach athletics. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which social studies teacher-coaches retreat towards coaching and reasons for such prioritization. A case study relying primarily on interview and document data was conducted which included three secondary social studies teachers who coach football in the southeastern United States. Results indicate that participants prioritized coaching over teaching to cope with role conflict. The study further highlights the unequal rewards system in American schools, which promotes athletics over academics.

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“…Prior research suggests that at the secondary level, social studies teachers are the most prevalent core content teachers who coach (Conner & Bohan, 2018; Cronic, 1985; Hansen & Quintero, 2017; Knowles, Hawkman, & Nielsen, 2020; Miller, Lutz, Shim, Fredenburg, & Miller, 2006; Rodgers, 2013). Preservice social studies teachers more frequently express an interest in coaching compared to teacher candidates in other core subject areas (Brown & Sieben, 2013; Chiodo, Martin, & Rowan, 2002).…”

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“…With the passage of Title IX, there were not enough physical educators (PE) to fulfill the increasing demand for coaches; thus, teachers outside of PE were increasingly called upon to coach. In a national study of coaches, Miller et al (2006) noted that social studies teachers were more commonly athletic coaches as compared to other core content areas (math, English, science). Approximately thirty percent (29.8%) of surveyed coaches taught social studies and/or history; SSTCs accounted for more than science, English, and math teacher-coaches combined (15.3%).…”

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“…Research indicates that preservice secondary social studies teachers and teacher educators also tend to be White males (Busey & Waters, 2016; Connors et al, 2000). National coaching data also suggest a gender and racial gap as coaches are disproportionately White males (Burden, Burdette, Zwald, Czech, & Buckley, 2010; Miller et al, 2006). Despite the increasing number of female athletes, the Women's Sport Foundation (2009) indicates that 80% of high school coaches are male.…”

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Coaching to Teach: Preservice Social Studies Teachers’ Experiences with a Hiring Contingency

Conner

Bohan

2021

The Journal of Social Studies Research

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Social studies teachers are frequently athletic coaches who are often criticized for prioritizing coaching over teaching. The purpose of this study is to investigate the experiences of preservice social studies teachers regarding the relationship between coaching and teaching with respect to hiring in middle and secondary schools. The researchers employed phenomenological research methods to investigate the hiring experiences of social studies teacher candidates. Survey and interview data were collected from social studies teacher candidates at the three largest universities in a southeastern state. Results illuminate a pervasive coaching contingency that many social studies teacher candidates face. Social studies teacher candidates perceived that willingness to coach a sport is the most important factor, other than teaching, to be hired to teach—particularly at the high school level.

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A National Study of Nonrenewal in High School Coaching

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Head Coach Changes in Women’s College Soccer: An Investigation of Women Coaches Through the Lenses of Gender Stereotypes and the Glass Cliff

Head Coach Changes in Women’s College Soccer: An Investigation of Women Coaches Through the Lenses of Gender Stereotypes and the Glass Cliff

Role retreatism of social studies teacher-coaches: An unequal balancing act

Coaching to Teach: Preservice Social Studies Teachers’ Experiences with a Hiring Contingency

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