Competitive sport versus social-cultural clubs in campus life.
Research indicates that students’ participation in university-based extracurricular activities contributes to their graduate attributes such as leadership, teamwork, communication and resilience. However, it has yet to be determined which types of extracurricular activities are more impactful.
Carmel Foley, Simon Darcy, Anja Hergesell, Barbara Almond, Matthew McDonald, Lan Thi Nguyen & Elizabeth Morgan-Brett (2023) – Extracurricular activities, graduate attributes and serious leisure: competitive sport versus social-cultural clubs in campus life, Leisure Studies, 42:6, 971-988, DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2023.2168030 (link)
For Australia to compete in the global economy, our university graduates need to be career-ready. This means they need to be flexible, adaptive and able to apply their technical skills to real-world situations. To support the acquisition of these skills, universities offer a broad range of opportunities for students to engage with the workforce while they undertake their degree.
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University sport offer many opportunities for students to gain valuable skills and attributes. Whether it’s as a volunteer club office bearer navigating the complexities of sporting administration or as an employee working as a lifeguard at the uni-pool these roles are invaluable. Another key area that university sport supports the principle of university education is […]
