Exploring the Motivations and Challenges West African Female Students Experience Engaging in University Sport

Autor/inn/en	Leslie-Walker, Anika; Mulvenna, Claire; Bramble, Oneida
Titel	Exploring the Motivations and Challenges West African Female Students Experience Engaging in University Sport
Quelle	In: Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 14 (2023) 2, S.190-206 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Leslie-Walker, Anika)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2574-2981
DOI	10.1080/25742981.2022.2073458
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Motivation; Affordances; Barriers; Females; College Students; Extracurricular Activities; Athletics; Physical Activities; Cultural Influences; Psychological Patterns; Foreign Students; Blacks; Immigrants; Student Participation; Preferences; Knowledge Level; Scheduling; Gender Bias; United Kingdom (England); Africa; Ghana; Guinea-Bissau; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schulische Motivation; Weibliches Geschlecht; Collegestudent; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Leichtathletik; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Black person; Schwarzer; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Wissensbasis; Disposition; Geschlechterstereotyp; Afrika
Abstract	This study sought to explore the motivations and challenges to the engagement of female West African university students, whilst participating in competitive and non-competitive extra-curricular sport and physical activity (ECSPA). The study was situated at a university in the North West of England that has a culturally diverse student population. The ECSPA program that operates at the university seeks to enable individuals to embark upon activities away from their academic schedule, wherein engagement in such activities is thought to nurture health, well-being and social development. Drawing on the intersections of ethnicity, culture and gender, the study aimed to identify the dominant constructs that influence West African students' motivations towards ECSPA. An online cross-sectional survey of 168 participants with an average age of 34 years complimented by two focus group interviews involving 15 participants, was the primary data source for this study. The women in the study evidenced their key motivations for engaging in ECSPA, such as enjoyment, affiliation and appearance. However, a range of structural barriers to participating in ECSPA was identified including cultural insensitivities, unrelatable marketing and the non-alignment of ECSPA scheduling to the academic timetable. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01