Dual Careers and Academic Achievements: Does Elite Sport Make a Difference?

Autor/inn/en	Storm, Rasmus K.; Eske, Mette
Titel	Dual Careers and Academic Achievements: Does Elite Sport Make a Difference?
Quelle	In: Sport, Education and Society, 27 (2022) 6, S.747-760 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Storm, Rasmus K.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1357-3322
DOI	10.1080/13573322.2021.1919070
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Athletes; High Achievement; Academic Achievement; High School Graduates; Grades (Scholastic); Stress Variables; Academic Support Services; Denmark + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Athlet; Schulleistung; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Notenspiegel; Dänemark
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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01