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Dual careers and academic achievements: does elite sport make a difference?
- Source :
- Sport, Education & Society; Jul2022, Vol. 27 Issue 6, p747-760, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- In the literature on Dual Careers (DC) there has been an ongoing debate on whether there is a trade-off between being an elite athlete and achieving academically. Is the time needed to compete at the highest level a barrier to academic achievement? Or can knowledge and expertise obtained from an elite sporting career be transferred into academic performance? In this paper, we aim to answer these questions using a unique database on talented young athletes enrolled in the Danish high-performance program covering the period from 2010 to 2019. Comparing high school graduation grades from a full national sample of non-athlete high school students and elite athletes who also attend high school – and controlling for relevant covariates – our results suggest that student-athletes perform better than their fellow students who are not engaged in elite sport. We also test whether DC support initiatives make a difference in this regard. Results and implications of the study are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13573322
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Sport, Education & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157296149
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2021.1919070