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

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  • Philip X Fuchs
  • Mojca Doupona
  • Kinga Varga
  • Marta Bon
  • Cristina Cortis
  • Andrea Fusco
  • Loriana Castellani
  • Niko Niemisalo
  • Heikki Hannola
  • Patrice Giron
  • Jörg Förster
  • Laura Capranica
  • Herbert Wagner

Abstract

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

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  • Philip X Fuchs & Mojca Doupona & Kinga Varga & Marta Bon & Cristina Cortis & Andrea Fusco & Loriana Castellani & Niko Niemisalo & Heikki Hannola & Patrice Giron & Jörg Förster & Laura Capranica & Herb, 2021. "Multi-national perceptions on challenges, opportunities, and support structures for Dual Career migrations in European student-athletes," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(6), pages 1-18, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0253333
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253333
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