Type of education and life experiences in the dual career

Abstract

Background:The objective of this study was to check whether the type of education is related to the development of a dual career in professional sport. Material and methods:This study used the Chi-square test of independence and Student's t test to analyze 7 scenarios (not experienced and experienced) presented to the participants. A final survey-list, consisting of 38 items of competences (possession and importance) and completed by 243 young people: 218 (89.7%) athletes obtaining secondary education and 25 (10.3%) obtaining or having higher education.Results: There were statistically significant differences between people with higher education and secondary education in terms of possessed competences, but there were no statistically significant differences between higher education and secondary education in terms of the importance of competences. There were statistically significant differences between people with secondary education and people with higher education in experiencing scenario 1 and 5. Conclusions:The results of both studies confirmed three hypotheses. It turned out that the level of education is related to the course of athletes' dual career. Of particular importance are the athletes' social competences and life experience.

Make it easier: A narrative review of dual-career empirical studies (Hacerlo más fácil: Una revisión narrativa de estudios empíricos sobre carrera dual)

“…Among university students, aside from these, there is also the willingness to make sacrifices and to prioritize what one wishes to accomplish as a student-athlete. These appear owing to the concerns of this specific group about their professional future, which is both a necessity and a reality to be faced (Graczyk, Nawrocka,Wylleman & Moska, 2018;Miró Moyá, Torregrosa, Regüela, Perez-Rivases & Ramis, 2017;Perez-Rivases, Torregrosa, Pallarés, Viladrich, & Regüela, 2017). Van Rens, Ashley & Steele (2019) sought to understand the association between the athletic and academic identities of Australian elite athletes, their academic and sporting performance, and life satisfaction; their results showed that this specific sample of elite athletes not only associated higher education with future career prospects and financial security but also highlighted their athletic identity.…”