Conference presentation
High performance athletes at high school: A study in conflicting demands
University of Queensland, School of Education's Postgraduate Conference: Building Bridges: Educational Research and Knowledge Pathways, 2010 (Brisbane, Australia, 25-Sep-2010)
University of Queensland
2010
Abstract
This paper introduces research which explores the competing demands on young people who are both high performance athletes yet still at school. How they cope, and what models of schooling may best support them are the main questions. Three phenomena have resulted in a growing number of school students who are also high performance athletes. One is the increasing range and number of international sports competitions; second is the younger age of many competitors; and the third is the requirement for young people to stay at school until they are 17 years old. These young people have to meet the demands and commitments of being both a full time high school student and a full time high performance athlete. In essence, these young high performace athletes at school are trying to fit two lives into one. This paper introduces the study which is qualitative, within an interpretivist paradigm. Using in-depth interviews and field observations to gather data, the research aims to develop theory around the conflicting needs of the high school, high performance athlete. These young people go well beyond the ordinary in their endeavours and understanding better their situations and possible predicaments may welll help them to cope better in their demanding lives.
Details
- Title
- High performance athletes at high school: A study in conflicting demands
- Authors
- Maureen O'Neill (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and EducationBill Allen (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and EducationAngela Calder (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
- Conference details
- University of Queensland, School of Education's Postgraduate Conference: Building Bridges: Educational Research and Knowledge Pathways, 2010 (Brisbane, Australia, 25-Sep-2010)
- Publisher
- University of Queensland
- Date published
- 2010
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2010 The Authors. Reproduced here with permission of the authors.
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Support and Advancement of Learning and Teaching; School of Education - Legacy; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449729202621
- Output Type
- Conference presentation
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