Besturing van autonomie’. Dat was de titel van de oratie die prof. dr. Edith Hooge als bijzonder hoogleraar aan de TiasNimbas Business School (Universiteit van Tilburg) afgelopen juni uitsprak. Vooral de ondertitel wekte nieuwsgierigheid: ‘Over de mythe van bestuurbare onderwijsorganisaties’. Zou ze bedoelen dat we het maar op moeten geven, dat onderwijsorganisaties toch niet te beheersen zijn? Reden voor Hartger Wassink om er wat dieper in te duiken met een analyse van de oratie, gevolgd door een interview met prof. Edith Hooge zelf.
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Rationale/Purpose: High-performance sport systems offer athletes access to a range of experts including excellent coaches. This study examines the macro-, meso- and micro-level factors associated with coaching elite women athletes within a high-performance sport system. Design/methodology/approach: This research was underpinned by constructionism and critical feminism. The data were collected via semi-structured in-depth interviews with 10 international male elite rowing coaches with experience in coaching men and women athletes and analysed using thematic analysis. Findings: The data shows that at the micro-level, coaches differentiate their practices based on the gender of the athlete. These practices are influenced by meso-level factors (perceived value of sport participated by women) and shaped by macro-level factors (socio-cultural background of the coaches). Practical implications: Coaches’ socio-cultural experiences influence their construct of gender and affect their approach to coaching women athletes. Hence identifying macro-level factors can help managers understand coaches’ perspectives, philosophy and practice at a micro-level. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2019.1641139 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-de-haan/
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