An exploration of dual-careers of South African female elite student-athletes: The case of football
| dc.contributor.advisor | McGhie, Venicia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kroll, Nadia Carina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-02-28T10:19:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-02-28T10:19:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study explored factors that contributed to or hindered the dual careers of female elite student-athletes in South Africa, specifically focusing on football. The objectives were to (i) explore the perceptions and experiences of female elite student-athletes competing at national/international football competitions; (ii) identify contributing factors to success in the dual careers of these students at a South African university; (iii) identify barriers preventing success in their dual careers; and (iv) propose recommendations on how the barriers could be overcome or prevented. The primary research question was: what were the main contributing factors and barriers experienced by South African female elite student-athletes who compete at national/international football competitions? Four sub-research questions guided the data collection process: (i) what were the experiences of female elite student-athletes in their dual careers? i) which dual career policies were student-athletes aware of in South African elite sports? (iii) what role did university sports programmes play in the dual careers of female student-athletes? (iv) how could the barriers be overcome so female student-athletes can succeed in sporting competitions? | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/20143 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | |
| dc.subject | Dual-careers | |
| dc.subject | Elite student-athletes: Female | |
| dc.subject | Football | |
| dc.subject | South African university | |
| dc.subject | Female | |
| dc.title | An exploration of dual-careers of South African female elite student-athletes: The case of football | |
| dc.type | Thesis |