384 Measuring Title IX Literacy Among Female College Coaches

Thursday, March 18, 2010: 11:45 AM-12:45 PM
Convention Center: 103-104
NAGWS/(also known as GWS) National Association for Girls and Women in Sport
Speakers: Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY; and Erianne Weight, Bowling Green State University, Bloomington, IN
For all of the attention paid to Title IX and its impact on college and university athletic programs, very litlle attention has been paid to the question of how female college coaches learn about Title IX and how much Title IX instruction they receive. This presentation presents findings from a study assessing Title IX literacy among female college coaches, possible impediments to female college coaches serving as Title IX advocates, and implications for best practices.