超越磨砂:在MiLB的跨文化挑战和凝聚力努力
Claire Sandman Malcomb1, Emily M Zitek1, Samuel Grossman1
1School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.
Frontiers in psychology
|April 28, 2025
概括
小联盟棒球 (MiLB) 为国际拉丁裔球员带来了独特的挑战,包括语言障碍和群体间关系. 虽然球队提供支持计划,但一些球员面临着进入大联盟的额外障碍.
科学领域:
- 运动科学 运动科学 运动科学
- 体育社会学运动的社会学.
- 在田径运动中的文化研究.
背景情况:
- 小联盟棒球 (MiLB) 拥有多样化的球员基础,许多人渴望达到大联盟水平.
- 玩家来自不同的背景,包括美国和拉丁美洲,面临着多年的发展.
- 了解球员的体验对于解决职业棒球发展中的系统性挑战至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索小联盟棒球 (MiLB) 球员的生活经历.
- 识别 MiLB 玩家所面临的挑战,并根据玩家背景调查差异.
- 为促进关于文化多样性和包容性在职业体育中的话语做出贡献.
主要方法:
- 使用专题分析进行定性研究.
- 采访了18名MiLB球员,9名教练和2名球队教育协调员.
- 数据分析的重点是确定玩家体验中反复出现的主题和模式.
主要成果:
- 语言障碍显著影响西班牙语球员,限制他们从教练中受益的能力.
- 跨群体关系带来了挑战,包括集团形成和教练的潜在偏见.
- 国际拉丁裔球员和其他少数群体与他们的同行相比,面临着独特和额外的障碍.
- 尽管面临挑战,但许多团队实施了语言课程等支持计划,并报告了对多样性的积极态度.
结论:
- 对于所有渴望进入大联盟的球员来说,MiLB提供了一个苛刻的环境.
- 国际拉丁裔球员和少数民族运动员遇到不同的障碍,可能阻碍他们的成功.
- 努力加强多样性和包容性正在进行中,但持续存在的障碍需要持续关注.
- 解决这些独特的挑战对于促进职业棒球中公平机会至关重要.
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