Sociology of Physical Educator/Coaches: Personal Attributes Controversy
- 1 March 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
- Vol. 51 (1) , 110-121
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.1980.10609278
Abstract
In the first article, John W. Loy discusses the identification of sport sociology as an academic specialty and describes its stages of development. Loy identifies problems confronting future developments in sport sociology, in particular critical mass, academic status, and ideological orientation, both in physical education and in sociology. This analysis is followed by a sociological analysis of sports occupations, by George H. Sage. Sage discusses the personal attributes of physical educators and coaches, focusing on personality characteristics, leadership styles, attitudes, and value orientations. The paper is concluded with an attempt to resolve the controversy between the stereotype of physical educator/coach in the popular literature and the findings from empirical research.Keywords
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