Women's Participation in Sports: Obstacles and Facilitators

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dc.contributor.advisorMather, Charles
dc.contributor.authorTiifu, Faizah
dc.contributor.committeememberHayashi, Naotaka
dc.contributor.committeememberOetelaar, Gerald
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-25T19:27:27Z
dc.date.available2016-08-25T19:27:27Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to explore the factors participants identify to influence their participation in sport. This ethnographic study used three primary data collection methods: autoethnography, interviews, and participant observation. Two non-probability sampling methods- purposive sampling and snowball sampling methods were used to select participants for the study. Seventy participants took part in the study: 25 participants were observed and 45 were interviewed. To analyse the fieldnotes and transcripts, I used inductive coding methods including frequency count, ordering, sorting, and categorisation. The factors which influenced participation in sports belonged to two categories, facilitators and obstacles. The facilitators were: interpersonal factors, intrapersonal factors, policy and physician recommendations, and environmental factors. The obstacles were: financial issues, non-support and inadequate time. Results show that there were more facilitators than obstacles influencing women’s participation in sports.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTiifu, F. (2016). Women's Participation in Sports: Obstacles and Facilitators (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28721en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28721
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3221
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectSocial Structure and Development
dc.subject.classificationSports, participation, elite, recreational, womenen_US
dc.titleWomen's Participation in Sports: Obstacles and Facilitators
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineAnthropology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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