scholarly journals Taxonomía de Entornos Desarrolladores de Carrera Dual en España (A Taxonomy of Dual Career Development Environments in Spain)

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (47) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
National Level ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Support Providers ◽  
Career Support ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
Sports Clubs ◽  
Dual Careers

Este trabajo tiene por objetivo proponer una taxonomía nacional a través de la identificación y clasificación de los entornos desarrolladores de carrera dual en España. A partir de los resultados del proyecto Erasmus+ Ecology of Dual Careers se ha realizado un análisis documental de los entornos que promueven la carrera dual a nivel nacional, así como una verificación y un análisis de sus características y necesidades a través del trabajo con asesoras1 de carrera dual de estos entornos. Los resultados sugieren la existencia de tres macrosistemas: (a) centros deportivos públicos, (b) clubes deportivos privados, y (c) centros educativos. Los centros deportivos públicos incluyen centros de alto rendimiento y de tecnificación deportiva. Los clubes deportivos privados incluyen clubes de alto rendimiento profesionales y amateurs, especializados y multideportivos. Por último, los centros educativos incluyen institutos y universidades. Cada uno de estos sistemas ofrece distintos programas de asistencia a la carrera dual. La figura de la asesora se repite en gran parte de los entornos, así como la oferta fija de servicios. Los programas de asistencia abarcan, en su gran mayoría, a estudiantes-deportistas que se encuentran en las mismas etapas de desarrollo a nivel deportivo (i.e., junior) y académico/profesional (i.e., educación secundaria). Como elementos que cabría mejorar, debería trabajarse para aumentar los entornos que promuevan la compaginación de deporte y trabajo, así como también extender este ejercicio a estudiantes-deportistas que representen poblaciones vulnerables (e.g., deportistas con discapacidad). === This work proposes a national taxonomy through the identification and classification of dual career development environments in Spain. Based on the results of the Erasmus+ Ecology of Dual Careers project, a documentary analysis of the environments that promote dual careers at a national level has been carried out, as well as a verification and analysis of their characteristics and needs through work with dual career support providers. The results suggest the existence of three macrosystems: (a) public sports centres, (b) private sport clubs, and (c) educational centres. Public sport centres include high performance and sport technification centres. Private sports clubs include professional and amateur high-performance clubs, specialized and multi-sports. Finally, educational centres include institutes and universities. Each of these systems offers different dual career assistance programs. The figure of the support provider is repeated in a large part of the environments, as well as the fixed offer of services. The dual career assistance programs cover, for the most part, student-athletes who are in the same sport’s development stages (i.e., junior) and academic/professional levels (i.e., secondary education). As elements for improvement, there is a lack of environments that promote the combination of sports and work, as well as extending this exercise to student-athletes who represent vulnerable populations (e.g., athletes with disabilities).

scholarly journals Dual career of junior athletes: Identifying challenges, available resources, and roles of social support providers (Carrera dual de deportistas junior: identificando retos, recursos disponibles, y roles de apoyo social)

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (47) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Student Athletes ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Support Providers ◽  
Junior Athletes ◽  
Apoyo Social ◽  
Dual Careers ◽  
Barriers And Challenges ◽  
General Aspects ◽  
The Eu

Balancing between two different commitments, sport and education, has been demonstrated as one of the significant challenges for dual career athletes, namely student athletes. Since EU guidelines on dual careers of athletes was published, a number of studies have been conducted on the topic of dual careers. One of the Erasmus+ Sport projects, Dual Career for Junior Athletes (DCJA), has been designed to identify three main aspects regarding the dual career of junior athletes, aged between 15 and 19-year-old: the barriers and challenges, resources and skills, and the roles and views of the support staff of the student-athletes. Applying a two-fold methodology based on the literature and the EU funded projects reviews, the findings show that there is a clear need of further research on the topic of dual career focused on the junior athletes’ needs, coping strategies development, and general aspects of their life. The findings in this study will inform following studies of DCJA project to fill the research gaps identified. === El equilibrio entre dos compromisos diferentes, el deporte y la educación, ha sido evidenciado como uno de los desafíos importantes para los deportistas de carrera dual, denominados estudiantes-deportistas. Desde que se publicaron las directrices de la UE sobre la carrera dual de los deportistas, se han realizado una serie de investigaciones sobre el topic de la carrera dual. Uno de los proyectos Erasmus + Sport, Dual Career for Junior Athletes (DCJA) ha sido diseñado para identificar tres aspectos relativos a la Carrera Dual del deportista junior, comprendidos entre 15-19 años: las barreras y retos, los recursos y habilidades, y los roles y puntos de vista del personal de apoyo de los estudiantes-deportistas. Mediante una metodología de investigación doble, basada en la revisión de la literatura y de los proyectos financiados a nivel europeo, se obtuvieron hallazgos que muestran que existe una clara necesidad de más investigación en el tema de la carrera dual centrada en las necesidades, desarrollo de capacidades de afrontamiento y aspectos generales de la vida de los deportistas junior. Los hallazgos de este estudio sentarán la base para los siguientes estudios del proyecto DCJA para solventar los vacíos de investigación identificados.

Facilitating Sports and University Study: The Case of a Dual Career Development Environment in Sweden

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-107
Author(s):  
Lukas Linnér ◽  
Natalia Stambulova ◽  
Louise Kamuk Storm ◽  
Andreas Kuettel ◽  
Kristoffer Henriksen
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Career Support ◽  
Whole Person ◽  
Support Team ◽  
Performance Development

This case study of a dual career development environment (DCDE) was informed by the holistic ecological approach (HEA) and aimed at (a) providing a holistic description of a DCDE at university level in Sweden and (b) investigating the perceived factors influencing the environment’s effectiveness in facilitating the development of student-athletes. The authors blended in situ observations, interviews, and document analysis to explore the case, and HEA-informed working models were transformed into empirical models summarizing the case. Findings show a well-coordinated DCDE with the key role of coaches in daily dual career support and how efforts were integrated through a dual career-support team sharing a philosophy of facilitating healthy performance development and life balance, with a whole-person and empowerment approach. This study adds to the literature by identifying features of a successful DCDE, and insights from the case can be useful for practitioners in their quest to optimize their DCDEs and support.

scholarly journals The Experience of Dual Career through Slovak Athletes’ Eyes

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Geraniosova ◽  
Noora Ronkainen
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Career Support ◽  
Sport Science ◽  
Athletic Career

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine how Slovak athletes experience dual career (the combination of an athletic career with education and/or work). The study strived to gain an understanding of the athletes’ attitudes towards education as well as perceived difficulties and supporting elements in pursuing dual career. Five athletes were interviewed once for approx. 105 min. The interviews and data analysis were based on Intepretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) and the interviews were focused on their experience in combining an athletic career with education or work. The athletes experienced dual career as manageable as long as they were assisted by at least simple supportive structures and provided flexible arrangements. Peers had played an important role in athletes’ decision-making concerning dual career and in providing social support when facing challenges within dual career. The teachers’ prejudice against the athletes based on their athletic role and the lack of dual career structures appeared to be significant deficiencies in dual career support. Finally, the analysis revealed the negative perception of athletes and sport science students by educational representatives. This perception may be a hurdle to be overcome in future dual career development.

scholarly journals Sport and education: how to develop a proper dual career (Deporte y educación: cómo desarrollar una carrera dual adecuada)

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (47) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Development Process ◽  
The State ◽  
Academic Training ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Documentary Analysis

This study aimed at analyzing the legislation on High-Performance Sports (HPS) and educational training in Brazil under the concept of Dual Career (DC). Through a documentary analysis, reflection questions about a national sports project capable of supporting the successful conciliation between sports and school/academic training in dual career dynamics were raised. Since the Constitution ensures equal conditions for access and continuation of education, clarity and understanding about the HPS development process and its demands regarding the conciliation with school/academic training is necessary. The analysis of the legislation in force in Brazil shows that student-athletes are not supported and that although some proposals in progress are advancing, they do not fully address the needs of DC. Therefore, alignment among the State, sports institutions, and school institutions is essential for developing specific rules so that athletes make the most of their sporting condition without losing sight of school/academic opportunities. === El objetivo del estudio fue analizar la legislación sobre el deporte de alto rendimiento (DAR) y la formación educacional en Brasil bajo el concepto de carrera dual (CD). A través del análisis documental, se plantearon preguntas para reflexionar sobre un proyecto deportivo nacional capaz de sostener la construcción exitosa de la conciliación entre el deporte y las formaciones escolares/académicas en la dinámica de la CD. Para garantizar la igualdad de condiciones de acceso y permanencia a los estudios presentes en la Constitución Federal es necesaria la claridad y la comprensión sobre el proceso de formación y desarrollo del DAR y sus demandas en relación con la conciliación con los estudios. El análisis de la legislación vigente en Brasil ilustra la falta de apoyo para el estudiante atleta y demuestra la existencia de propuestas que significan un avance, pero que no abordan completamente las necesidades de la CD. La alineación entre el Estado, las instituciones deportivas y las instituciones escolares es esencial para el desarrollo de normas específicas para que el atleta aproveche al máximo su condición deportiva sin perder las oportunidades escolares-académicas.

scholarly journals Social-Ecological Determinants of Elite Student Athletes’ Dual Career Development in Hong Kong and Taiwan

SAGE Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824401770779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Kim Wai Sum ◽  
Hsiu-Hua Tsai ◽  
Amy Sau Ching Ha ◽  
Chih-fu Cheng ◽  
Fong-jia Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Social Ecological

scholarly journals Exploring the Life Form of a Student Athlete Afforded by a Dual Career Development Environment in Finland

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Korhonen ◽  
Aku Nikander ◽  
Tatiana V. Ryba
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Recent Effort ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Ecological Dynamics ◽  
Private Domain

The current paper introduces a case study conducted in one of the most well-established athletic talent development environments in Finland, with the focus on the environment’s ecological dynamics and organizational culture, in light of its recent effort to rebrand itself as a dual career development environment. Our analysis has been inspired by the holistic ecological approach and ecological dynamics, wherein the authors have considered a dual career development environment from the point of view of its transactions with agentic individuals and affordances for student athletes in the study domain, the sports domain, and the private domain. The authors believe our findings can provide other sports environments with insight into what to consider when transforming the organizational culture of an environment to better aid their student athletes in realizing their dual career goals.

scholarly journals Multi-national perceptions on challenges, opportunities, and support structures for Dual Career migrations in European student-athletes

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0253333
Author(s):  
Philip X. Fuchs ◽  
Mojca Doupona ◽  
Kinga Varga ◽  
Marta Bon ◽  
Cristina Cortis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Support Services ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
High Ratio ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
European Student ◽  
Dual Careers

Despite Dual Careers (sports and education) and mobility of students being priorities in the funding policies of the European Commission, migrating student-athletes report severe challenges and decreased performance or dropouts at sport and academic levels. The objective of this study was to depict and assess the perceptions on challenges, support services, and their effectiveness in consideration of specific characteristics of participants and migrations. Based on a meta-synthesis and previous findings, a 50-items questionnaire was developed and completed by 245 student-athletes in 5 European countries. Participants with Dual Careers migration experience (n = 140) were considered for analyses of qualitative and quantitative (ordinal 5pt-Likert-scaled and metric) data on the Dual Career status, migration characteristics, received services, and outcomes. Chi-square-tests were conducted for differences between countries and genders at a significance level of p < .05. Country-related differences were found for experiences and intentions to migrate (X2(12) = 50.52, p<0.001), duration of the migration (X2(16) = 38.20, p = 0.001), financial support (X2(8) = 29.87, p<0.001), and decreased performances in academics (X2(16) = 56.12, p<0.001) and sports (X2(16) = 31.79, p = 0.01). Gender-related difference emerged in financial support (X2(4) = 10.68, p = 0.03), duration of the migration (X2(4) = 14.56, p = 0.01), and decreased academic performance (X2(4) = 10.57, p = 0.03). Tutoring and counselling support was ranked as the most effective support, especially when received from the academic field (4.0±1.0 pt) and others (4.1±0.8 pt), followed by online services from sport and academic sectors (both: 3.9±0.9 pt). Considering the pervasive globalization of sport and education, Dual Career migration can contribute to the development of a European sport culture. The high ratio of migrating student-athletes underlines the relevance of migrations in the field of Dual Careers. This study contributes to the literature by adding insights on practices, challenges, supports, and outcomes perceived by student-athletes migrating in Europe. Moreover, country- and gender-related differences support the consideration of specific characteristics and reveal critical factors in specific target groups. The findings contribute to identifying requirements and effective support measures in Dual Career migrations and can be used to improve support services.

scholarly journals Dual Career Support Activities of High-Performance Students-Athletes in the Project “More than Gold”

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilvis Abelkalns ◽  
◽  
Laura Capranica ◽  
Mojca Doupona ◽  
Anda Paegle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Career Support ◽  
Support Provision ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

One of the European Union’s (EU) priorities in sports is the holistic development of athletes through combining high-performance sports with higher education. Within the ERASMUS+Sport Collaborative Partnership “More than Gold” (MTG, 603346-EPP-1-2018-1-LV-SPO-SCP), the aim of the empirical research was to clarify and analyse the opinions of high-performance athletes of five Member States on the opportunities for Dual Career (DC) implementation as well as support provision for high-performance athletes within their DC implementation. Survey as the research method was chosen applying questionnaire, interview and focus-group discussion as data collection methods. The research sample included in this work comprised 284 athletes. The data obtained revealed the challenges related to overlapping schedules, long distance from the university to the training venue, and the lack of understanding and flexibility from the academic staff, which was especially challenging in the first academic year. The respondents appreciated the support of DC tutors. Finally, the opinion of experts allowed to identify 9 aspects to be implemented within the DC perspective (e. g., access to educational facilities, tutorship, psychological support). Findings urge to implement DC programmes at higher education institutions (HEIs) comprising DC guidance, flexible study and training schedules, customized curricula, distance learning, proximity of training facilities and sports services, psychological and career support services tailored for elite-athletes. Therefore, the More Than Gold Guidelines for HEIs are crucial for the development of the European DC culture.

Competencies of dual career support providers (DCSPs): A scenario-specific perspective

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
S. Defruyt ◽  
P. Wylleman ◽  
N. Stambulova ◽  
S. Cecić Erpič ◽  
M. Graczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dual Career ◽  
Support Providers ◽  
Career Support
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