Measuring the impact sport-volunteering has on university students' development [Abstract]
In the UK it is largely accepted that a higher education (HE) alone is no longer sufficient for success in the labour market with some arguing that volunteering has become a commodity sold to young people to enhance their CVs and bridge the gap between attributes gained in education and attributes needed for employment (Annette, 2005; Dean, 2014). However, policies promoting volunteering to university students, both nationally and at individual institutions, are often based on anecdotal evidence as there is a lack of empirical research. Therefore, underpinned by human and social capital theory, this study sought to measure the impact of sports-based volunteering on university students’ development of graduate attributes by addressing the following research questions. Does sport-based volunteering help develop human and social capital in university students? And Do those who have volunteered in sport have greater human and social capital than non-volunteers?
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Published in
Book of Abstracts of the 30th European Sport Management Conference 2022Pages
400 - 402Source
30th European Sport Management Conference (EASM 2022)Publisher
European Association for Sport Management (EASM)Version
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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© The AuthorsPublisher statement
This paper was presented at the 30th European Sport Management Conference (EASM 2022). The Book of Abstracts of the 30th European Sport Management Conference 2022 is available at https://easm2022.com/wpcontent/uploads/2022/09/EASM2022_Innsbruck_Book_of_Abstracts.pdfAcceptance date
2022-06-06Publication date
2022-12-31Copyright date
2022Publisher version
Language
- en