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Measuring the impact sport-volunteering has on university students' development [Abstract]

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posted on 2022-06-17, 11:09 authored by Laura BorrieLaura Borrie, James Andrew KenyonJames Andrew Kenyon, Paul DownwardPaul Downward, Cath Harvey

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?

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  • Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Published in

Book of Abstracts of the 30th European Sport Management Conference 2022

Pages

400 - 402

Source

30th European Sport Management Conference (EASM 2022)

Publisher

European Association for Sport Management (EASM)

Version

  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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© The Authors

Publisher 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.pdf

Acceptance date

2022-06-06

Publication date

2022-12-31

Copyright date

2022

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Language

  • en

Location

Innsbruck, Austria

Event dates

5th September 2022 - 8th September 2022

Depositor

Dr Jamie Kenyon. Deposit date: 15 June 2022

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