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Stakeholders’ perceptions and recommendations of a high school leadership development programme for athletes in Singapore
Citation
Koh, K. T., Koh, L. S. M., Bloom, G. A., & Loughead, T. M. (2020). Stakeholders’ perceptions and recommendations of a high school leadership development programme for athletes in Singapore. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 40(2), 197-211. http://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2019.1677217
Abstract
This study examined the perceptions of key stakeholders of a high school athlete leadership development training programme. Participants included 36 athletes (males = 23, females = 13) from two team sports (rugby n = 11 and volleyball n = 6) and two individual sports (bowling n = 8 and table tennis n = 11), as well as four coaches representing each of these sports and four teachers. Individual interviews were conducted for coaches, teachers, and athlete leaders, while athletes took part in focus group interviews. Inductive thematic analysis was used to analyse all data sets. Results showed that the athlete leadership programme developed qualities such as responsibility, role modelling, motivation, communication, perseverance, and team unity that would help athlete leaders perform their roles and responsibilities. The results also highlighted some limitations including earlier involvement from key stakeholders, tailored training for athlete leaders, and a more effective transfer of learning.
Date Issued
2020
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Journal
Asia Pacific Journal of Education