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Women in Sports Coaching Research – An Irish Picture

Sport Ireland have published the findings of research looking in-depth at Women in Sport Coaching in Ireland from 2020, including a comprehensive survey and focus…

David Ferguson13 December 2022

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How the perceived effectiveness of a female coach is influenced by their apparent masculinity/femininity

Paula Murray et al.Published: April 24th 2020The purpose of this study was to explore how the perceived masculinity or femininity of a female coach affected…

David Ferguson17 November 2021

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Support needed to help girls return to activity post pandemic

MORE than 80% of girls surveyed in recent UK research stated that they will make a greater effort to find opportunities to be active when…

David Ferguson1 October 2021

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Developing Physically Active Girls

Tucker Centre for Research on Girls & Women in SportPublished: September 2018This report is commissioned by the Tucker Centre for Research on Girls & Women…

David Ferguson21 November 2020

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Sport for Scotland’s older generation on the up?

NEW research has suggested that many more of Scotland’s older population are taking up sport as they near or enter retirement than was previously believed.…

David Ferguson30 June 2020

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Scottish sport still in starting blocks on gender challenge

The lockdown enforced by COVID-19 has proved a perfect opportunity for sport to rethink gender bias, according to researcher Jane Dennehy of the Gender Hub.…

David Ferguson4 June 2020

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Equality and Sport Research

SportScotlandPublished: January 2016This report explores equality and sport participation in Scotland. The research aims to improve work within the sport sector in Scotland in advancing…

David Ferguson2 June 2020