Understanding dual career views of European university athletes: The more than gold project focus groups
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Resumo: | Previous studies have found that student-athletes (S-As) have difficulties in achieving dual career (DC) success. However, no studies have analysed the opinion of the S-As on the functioning of DC with a qualitative methodology. The aim of the present work was to collect the opinions of elite university S-As in relation to DC policy adopted by their academic institutions in different European countries. In total, 77 athletes (F = 35, M = 42; age range: 20-25 years) participated in 15 national face-to-face focus groups in five different countries, to discuss aspects that higher education institutes should implement in relation to: 1) the athletes' needs; 2) assistance/tutorship: 2) curricula requirements; 3) financial support; 4) logistic support; 5) social support; and 6) dual career policies. Fifty of the athletes competed in individual sports and twenty-seven team sports. Of them, 57 was enrolled at undergraduate, 17 was enrolled in a master and 3 in a PhD. The athletes were presented with 13 open-ended questions one by one, and were ensured freedom to interact. All the discussions were recorded. After this, a general discussion took place in which the participants identified and agreed on a final list of statements from their focus group deemed to be relevant to DC athletes as university students. Then, at a consensus meeting, the findings were combined, repetitions were eliminated, and fragmented statements were condensed into broader ones. A final list of 31 statements, organized in six related content units, were identified in relation to the athletes' needs (n = 5), assistance/tutorship (n = 5), curricula requirements (n = 4), financial support (n = 4), logistic support (n = 4), social support (n = 6), and DC policies (n = 3), respectively. In conclusion, this cross-national qualitative research study synthesized the S-As views about their needs and the most relevant DC policies and provisions that higher education institutes should provide to ensure them with positive academic experiences towards the achievement of a degree. |
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Understanding dual career views of European university athletes: The more than gold project focus groupsPrevious studies have found that student-athletes (S-As) have difficulties in achieving dual career (DC) success. However, no studies have analysed the opinion of the S-As on the functioning of DC with a qualitative methodology. The aim of the present work was to collect the opinions of elite university S-As in relation to DC policy adopted by their academic institutions in different European countries. In total, 77 athletes (F = 35, M = 42; age range: 20-25 years) participated in 15 national face-to-face focus groups in five different countries, to discuss aspects that higher education institutes should implement in relation to: 1) the athletes' needs; 2) assistance/tutorship: 2) curricula requirements; 3) financial support; 4) logistic support; 5) social support; and 6) dual career policies. Fifty of the athletes competed in individual sports and twenty-seven team sports. Of them, 57 was enrolled at undergraduate, 17 was enrolled in a master and 3 in a PhD. The athletes were presented with 13 open-ended questions one by one, and were ensured freedom to interact. All the discussions were recorded. After this, a general discussion took place in which the participants identified and agreed on a final list of statements from their focus group deemed to be relevant to DC athletes as university students. Then, at a consensus meeting, the findings were combined, repetitions were eliminated, and fragmented statements were condensed into broader ones. A final list of 31 statements, organized in six related content units, were identified in relation to the athletes' needs (n = 5), assistance/tutorship (n = 5), curricula requirements (n = 4), financial support (n = 4), logistic support (n = 4), social support (n = 6), and DC policies (n = 3), respectively. In conclusion, this cross-national qualitative research study synthesized the S-As views about their needs and the most relevant DC policies and provisions that higher education institutes should provide to ensure them with positive academic experiences towards the achievement of a degree.Public Library of Science2022info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10316/103466http://hdl.handle.net/10316/103466https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264175eng1932-6203352135991932-6203Capranica, LauraDoupona, MojcaAbelkalns, IlvisBisenieks, UgisSánchez-Pato, AntonioCánovas-Alvarez, Francisco JoséFigueiredo, António JoséGarcía-Roca, Juan AlfonsoLeiva-Arcas, AlejandroMeroño, LourdesPaegle, AndaRadu, Liliana-ElisabetaRus, Cristian-MihailRusu, Oana-MihaelaSarmento, HugoStonis, JanisVaquero-Cristóbal, RaquelVaz, VascoGhinassi, BarbaraIzzicupo, PascalDi Baldassarre, Angelainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-11-15T21:35:46Zoai:estudogeral.uc.pt:10316/103466Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:20:17.847808Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Understanding dual career views of European university athletes: The more than gold project focus groups |
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Understanding dual career views of European university athletes: The more than gold project focus groups |
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Understanding dual career views of European university athletes: The more than gold project focus groups Capranica, Laura |
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Understanding dual career views of European university athletes: The more than gold project focus groups |
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Understanding dual career views of European university athletes: The more than gold project focus groups |
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Understanding dual career views of European university athletes: The more than gold project focus groups |
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Understanding dual career views of European university athletes: The more than gold project focus groups |
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Understanding dual career views of European university athletes: The more than gold project focus groups |
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Capranica, Laura |
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Capranica, Laura Doupona, Mojca Abelkalns, Ilvis Bisenieks, Ugis Sánchez-Pato, Antonio Cánovas-Alvarez, Francisco José Figueiredo, António José García-Roca, Juan Alfonso Leiva-Arcas, Alejandro Meroño, Lourdes Paegle, Anda Radu, Liliana-Elisabeta Rus, Cristian-Mihail Rusu, Oana-Mihaela Sarmento, Hugo Stonis, Janis Vaquero-Cristóbal, Raquel Vaz, Vasco Ghinassi, Barbara Izzicupo, Pascal Di Baldassarre, Angela |
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Doupona, Mojca Abelkalns, Ilvis Bisenieks, Ugis Sánchez-Pato, Antonio Cánovas-Alvarez, Francisco José Figueiredo, António José García-Roca, Juan Alfonso Leiva-Arcas, Alejandro Meroño, Lourdes Paegle, Anda Radu, Liliana-Elisabeta Rus, Cristian-Mihail Rusu, Oana-Mihaela Sarmento, Hugo Stonis, Janis Vaquero-Cristóbal, Raquel Vaz, Vasco Ghinassi, Barbara Izzicupo, Pascal Di Baldassarre, Angela |
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Capranica, Laura Doupona, Mojca Abelkalns, Ilvis Bisenieks, Ugis Sánchez-Pato, Antonio Cánovas-Alvarez, Francisco José Figueiredo, António José García-Roca, Juan Alfonso Leiva-Arcas, Alejandro Meroño, Lourdes Paegle, Anda Radu, Liliana-Elisabeta Rus, Cristian-Mihail Rusu, Oana-Mihaela Sarmento, Hugo Stonis, Janis Vaquero-Cristóbal, Raquel Vaz, Vasco Ghinassi, Barbara Izzicupo, Pascal Di Baldassarre, Angela |
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Previous studies have found that student-athletes (S-As) have difficulties in achieving dual career (DC) success. However, no studies have analysed the opinion of the S-As on the functioning of DC with a qualitative methodology. The aim of the present work was to collect the opinions of elite university S-As in relation to DC policy adopted by their academic institutions in different European countries. In total, 77 athletes (F = 35, M = 42; age range: 20-25 years) participated in 15 national face-to-face focus groups in five different countries, to discuss aspects that higher education institutes should implement in relation to: 1) the athletes' needs; 2) assistance/tutorship: 2) curricula requirements; 3) financial support; 4) logistic support; 5) social support; and 6) dual career policies. Fifty of the athletes competed in individual sports and twenty-seven team sports. Of them, 57 was enrolled at undergraduate, 17 was enrolled in a master and 3 in a PhD. The athletes were presented with 13 open-ended questions one by one, and were ensured freedom to interact. All the discussions were recorded. After this, a general discussion took place in which the participants identified and agreed on a final list of statements from their focus group deemed to be relevant to DC athletes as university students. Then, at a consensus meeting, the findings were combined, repetitions were eliminated, and fragmented statements were condensed into broader ones. A final list of 31 statements, organized in six related content units, were identified in relation to the athletes' needs (n = 5), assistance/tutorship (n = 5), curricula requirements (n = 4), financial support (n = 4), logistic support (n = 4), social support (n = 6), and DC policies (n = 3), respectively. In conclusion, this cross-national qualitative research study synthesized the S-As views about their needs and the most relevant DC policies and provisions that higher education institutes should provide to ensure them with positive academic experiences towards the achievement of a degree. |
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