Preparing Sports Graduates for Employment: Satisfying Employers Expectations

Autor/in	Dinning, Track
Titel	Preparing Sports Graduates for Employment: Satisfying Employers Expectations
Quelle	In: Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 7 (2017) 4, S.354-368 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2042-3896
DOI	10.1108/HESWBL-02-2017-0017
Schlagwörter	College Graduates; Athletics; Employment Qualifications; Job Skills; Employers; Entrepreneurship; Employees; Behavior; Individual Characteristics; Skill Development; Foreign Countries; Knowledge Level; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Leichtathletik; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Produktive Fertigkeit; Unternehmungsgeist; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ausland; Wissensbasis
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore from an employer's perspective the skills, attributes and capabilities required of a sports graduate, whilst also discovering how a student is expected to demonstrate these skills in the context of a sports organisation. Design/methodology/approach: This study adopted a qualitative interpretive case study approach through the use of face-to-face interviews with six employers from sports organisations involved in the delivery of sport. Interviews lasted between 30 and 42 minutes and were recorded. This was followed by a thematic review to allow for common themes to be selected and represented. The results were then reviewed and evaluated by a further 15 industry professionals and sports educators. Findings: The results suggest employers seek skills that are characteristically enterprise/entrepreneurship skills, together with an articulation of a "sports graduate" mindset. This mindset is described by the employers as being something which is demonstrated through a combination of behaviours and attributes. The paper concluded that in the classroom, the use of case studies and challenges, where students have to respond to and solve problems by the very nature of the activity, is optimal. Originality/value: The originality of this paper lies in both the context of study and the integration of enterprise and entrepreneurship skills that are needed for the changing world of work in sport. The value of the papers is in both the employer's description of the graduate mindset and also examples of how the skills can be applied in the context of sport. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01