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Title: Implementing the European sports leadership programme : a vehicle to help development graduate workplace competencies
Authors: Brunton, Julie A.
Cánovas-Alvarez, Francisco José
Meroño, Lourdes
Leiva-Arcas, Alejandro
Arias-Estero, José L.
Conde, Elena
Isidori, Emanuele
Decelis, Andrew
Samantzis, Charalampos
Yildiz, Alper
Doğan, Yeliz İlgar
Fazio, Alessandra
Mallia, Oliver
Koustelios, Athanasios
Sánchez-Pato, Antonio
Keywords: Exercise -- Health aspects -- Europe
University students -- Sports -- Europe -- Attitudes
Sports -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Activity programs
Sports -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Europe
Coaching (Athletics)
Issue Date: 2022
Publisher: Universidad de Alicante
Citation: Brunton, J. A., Cánovas-Alvarez, F. J., Meroño, L., Leiva-Arcas, A., Arias-Estero, J. L., Conde, E.,...Sanchez-Pato, A. (2022). Implementing the European Sports Leadership Programme: A vehicle to help development graduate workplace competencies. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 17(3), 553-566.
Abstract: This research was part of a large intervention study implementing the European Sports Leadership Programme (ESLP). This paper reports the outcomes of the qualitative study that employed focus groups to assess the students’ perceptions of the 15 competencies determined according to the Framework for qualifications of the European Higher Education Area, before and after the ESLP. Focus groups were carried out at each of the five universities. The ESLP involved university students working as a sports leader for 24 months with the aim to engage more students in university sport, whilst they took part in a graduate employability programme. Each university recruited five sports leaders in their second year at university, to deliver 10 new sport and recreational activities targeting the wider inactive or semi-active student population. Findings highlighted that Organization and planning, Oral and written communication, Development of planning and decision making, and Teamworking, followed closely by Emotional control and Adapting to new situations, were the most commonly reported competencies. They affirmed that this programme had helped to develop these competencies. Use of information, communication and technology, Communication in a foreign language, Research and Emotional control were the most common competencies that students stated they needed to improve further. This research found that implementing the ESLP helped to develop students’ perceptions of their workplace and career competencies. The ESLP is therefore, recommended as one approach to helping universities to develop student’s workplace and career competencies.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/113366
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