Marlene A Dixon
Biographic Data
| ID | 1876241 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marlene A Dixon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marlene A |
| FAMILY NAME | Dixon |
| SIGNATURE | DIXON M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4273-9239 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
On mowing over a snake
On mowing over a snake M. Christine Benner Dixon (bio) The narrow fellow in the grasslost his head today. I, glutton for experience,stared at the severed tube and tubes in tubes bleeding. But his head was gone,and, without, he seemed base, the devil crushed, defeated, like a casualty of revolution. I mourned a slow dayfor the lost headof a little friend, as I walked mymeasured circles. [End Page 113] M. Christine Benner Dixon M. Christine Benner …
Sport for Development and Covid-19: Responding to Change and Participant Needs
As COVID-19 hit in the Spring of 2020, substantial challenges began to emerge for individuals around the world. In this empirical piece we examine the impacts of COVID-19 in the sport for development (SFD) context, as it relates to the individual participant, as well as how those individual needs impact the organization itself. This case study, explores a hybrid SFD organization, Highway of Hope (HOH) in Kenya, and the actions of local leadership…
Competition, gender and the sport experience: An exploration among college athletes
Worldwide, sport and physical activity rates of women generally lag behind those of men. One reason for this could be the way that sport cultures typically frame and value competition. This study provides an examination of the meaning and impact of ‘competition’ on the sport participation experiences of men and women. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, individual and group interviews were conducted with 76 current and former male and…
The Impact of Formal Versus Informal Sport: Mapping the Differences in Sense of Community
As the popularity of sport continues to grow, more community developers, planners, and leaders are recognizing the ability for sport to foster community. Similar to other community contexts, understanding the structure and management of sport remains central to community building. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explain how sport system structural variations affect the sense of community experienced by those in and around sport. Eight focu…
More than Just Letting Them Play: Parental Influence on Women’s Lifetime Sport Involvement
This qualitative study uses expectancy-value and life course theories (Giele & Elder, 1998) to examine both the proximal and distal impact of early family socialization on enduring female participation in sport. Seventeen National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I female head coaches from the U.S. participated in interviews regarding parental influence on their sport involvement. Participants revealed three general mechanisms of s…
Situating Work–Family Negotiations Within a Life Course Perspective: Insights on the Gendered Experiences of NCAA Division I Head Coaching Mothers
Rule Violations in Intercollegiate Athletics: A Qualitative Investigation Utilizing an Organizational Justice Framework
Central American Impasse
The New Nomads: From Immigrant Labor to Transnational Working Class
This collection of papers by different authors originally published as the Summer 1982 issue of Contemporary Marxism is concerned with international migration in the Caribbean basin including Mexico and the United States. Topics covered include emigration from Puerto Rico Cuba and Mexico; the relationship between capitalism and migration; and the immigrant labor force in the United States. (ANNOTATION)
Professionalism in the Social Sciences: Institutionalized Repression
Letter of Resignation
More On Washington University
Academic Roles and Functions
More than Just Letting Them Play: Parental Influence on Women’s Lifetime Sport Involvement
This qualitative study uses expectancy-value and life course theories (Giele & Elder, 1998) to examine both the proximal and distal impact of early family socialization on enduring female participation in sport. Seventeen National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I female head coaches from the U.S. participated in interviews regarding parental influence on their sport involvement. Participants revealed three general mechanisms of s…
The Impact of Formal Versus Informal Sport: Mapping the Differences in Sense of Community
As the popularity of sport continues to grow, more community developers, planners, and leaders are recognizing the ability for sport to foster community. Similar to other community contexts, understanding the structure and management of sport remains central to community building. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explain how sport system structural variations affect the sense of community experienced by those in and around sport. Eight focu…
Situating Work–Family Negotiations Within a Life Course Perspective: Insights on the Gendered Experiences of NCAA Division I Head Coaching Mothers
Competition, gender and the sport experience: An exploration among college athletes
Worldwide, sport and physical activity rates of women generally lag behind those of men. One reason for this could be the way that sport cultures typically frame and value competition. This study provides an examination of the meaning and impact of ‘competition’ on the sport participation experiences of men and women. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, individual and group interviews were conducted with 76 current and former male and…
Sport for Development and Covid-19: Responding to Change and Participant Needs
As COVID-19 hit in the Spring of 2020, substantial challenges began to emerge for individuals around the world. In this empirical piece we examine the impacts of COVID-19 in the sport for development (SFD) context, as it relates to the individual participant, as well as how those individual needs impact the organization itself. This case study, explores a hybrid SFD organization, Highway of Hope (HOH) in Kenya, and the actions of local leadership…
Central American Impasse
Rule Violations in Intercollegiate Athletics: A Qualitative Investigation Utilizing an Organizational Justice Framework
Letter of Resignation
Academic Roles and Functions
More On Washington University
Academic Roles and Functions
Letter of Resignation
Professionalism in the Social Sciences: Institutionalized Repression
The New Nomads: From Immigrant Labor to Transnational Working Class
This collection of papers by different authors originally published as the Summer 1982 issue of Contemporary Marxism is concerned with international migration in the Caribbean basin including Mexico and the United States. Topics covered include emigration from Puerto Rico Cuba and Mexico; the relationship between capitalism and migration; and the immigrant labor force in the United States. (ANNOTATION)
Central American Impasse
Rule Violations in Intercollegiate Athletics: A Qualitative Investigation Utilizing an Organizational Justice Framework
Situating Work–Family Negotiations Within a Life Course Perspective: Insights on the Gendered Experiences of NCAA Division I Head Coaching Mothers
More than Just Letting Them Play: Parental Influence on Women’s Lifetime Sport Involvement
This qualitative study uses expectancy-value and life course theories (Giele & Elder, 1998) to examine both the proximal and distal impact of early family socialization on enduring female participation in sport. Seventeen National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I female head coaches from the U.S. participated in interviews regarding parental influence on their sport involvement. Participants revealed three general mechanisms of s…
The Impact of Formal Versus Informal Sport: Mapping the Differences in Sense of Community
As the popularity of sport continues to grow, more community developers, planners, and leaders are recognizing the ability for sport to foster community. Similar to other community contexts, understanding the structure and management of sport remains central to community building. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explain how sport system structural variations affect the sense of community experienced by those in and around sport. Eight focu…
Competition, gender and the sport experience: An exploration among college athletes
Worldwide, sport and physical activity rates of women generally lag behind those of men. One reason for this could be the way that sport cultures typically frame and value competition. This study provides an examination of the meaning and impact of ‘competition’ on the sport participation experiences of men and women. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, individual and group interviews were conducted with 76 current and former male and…
Sport for Development and Covid-19: Responding to Change and Participant Needs
As COVID-19 hit in the Spring of 2020, substantial challenges began to emerge for individuals around the world. In this empirical piece we examine the impacts of COVID-19 in the sport for development (SFD) context, as it relates to the individual participant, as well as how those individual needs impact the organization itself. This case study, explores a hybrid SFD organization, Highway of Hope (HOH) in Kenya, and the actions of local leadership…
On mowing over a snake
On mowing over a snake M. Christine Benner Dixon (bio) The narrow fellow in the grasslost his head today. I, glutton for experience,stared at the severed tube and tubes in tubes bleeding. But his head was gone,and, without, he seemed base, the devil crushed, defeated, like a casualty of revolution. I mourned a slow dayfor the lost headof a little friend, as I walked mymeasured circles. [End Page 113] M. Christine Benner Dixon M. Christine Benner …
Political science (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (4 works) · Politics (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (3 works)